Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies

Photography Prize

Deadline: March 25, 2025

The Jane's Photography Prize is awarded annually to a student for the best photograph from Latin America or a Latinx community. It carries a $200 cash prize.

Deadline and Submission

Deadline for submission is March 25, 2024, before midnight. Please upload your submission to this folder. Please also upload a word document with the name of the photographer and title of each photo. Photo filenames should include last name of photographer and identifying keyword for photo, such as "He_Surrender" for Xuantong He's photo, "I Surrender." Please submit up to five photographs. Only the winner(s) will be notified.

Photography Winners

Fricolandia

2024 Jane's Photography Prize Winner

Photo Credit: Alanis Gonzalez

peruvian woman

2023 Jane's Photography Prize Winner

Photo Credit: Kathryn Messenger

sunset with two paddleboarders in the water

2022: "Te Alcanzo"

Photo Credit: Delaine Gneco La Cruz

View of back of a person with hands up in surrender in front of military trucks

2021: "I surrender," Santiago, Chile

Photo Credit: Xuantong He

Beautiful image of a small house up in a valley of Peru overlooking the field.

2020: "Un paseo de bote de miles de colores en Xochimilco que no se debe perder."

Photo Credit: Ruby Carlon ‘20

Beautiful image of a small house up in a valley of Peru overlooking the field.

2019: "La casita y su valle;" Peru

Photo Credit: Ethan Stone '19

Colorful skull or calaverita earrings hanging on a display.

2018: "Calaveritas;" Mexico

Photo Credit: Nina Rosenblatt '19

Two blue tethered boats with motors floating in a lake surrounded by mountains.

2018: "Soñando en Azul;" Mexico

Photo Credit: Nina Rosenblatt '19

Pack of alpacas wandering in a mountainous landscape.

2017: "Pac of Alpacas;" Pitumarca Province, Peru

Photo Credit: Sophie Grutzner '18

Llamas grazing in a colorfully mountainous area.

2017: "Llanas con Llamas;" Pitumarca Province, Peru

Photo Credit: Sophie Grutzner '18

Man getting a shave at a barber shop.

2017: "Barbero;" Havana, Cuba

Photo Credit: Alex Ashley '19

Bicycle taxi driver resting and smoking.

2017: "Fumando;" Havana, Cuba

Photo Credit: Alex Ashley '19

Scenic view of a lake with a snowcapped mountain in the distance.

2016: "Lago Chungara;" Chile

Photo Credit: Rebecca Groner '17

Barber cutting a man's hair in a salon.

2016: "Tijeras;" Waltham, MA

Photo Credit: Alex Ashley '19

A cactus surrounded by small grey blocks in the afternoon fog.

2015: "Huaca Pucllana in the Lima Afternoon Fog;" Lima, Peru

Photo Credit: Adam Gamwell, PhD'18