Student Photography Brings Study Abroad Experience Into Focus

Morgan Bramwell is a senior at Tisch. She snapped this photograph while traveling to Morocco with friends during her semester at NYU Madrid. “I took a three-day tour from Marrakesh to see the Sahara Desert during my final weekend,” she shares. This was one of two trips to Morocco that Morgan took during her semester away. The other was organized through NYU. “We did a homestay during Ramadan and met other college students,” she adds.

Naysa Escobar, a junior at Stern, spent a full year abroad at NYU London and NYU Madrid. While in London, she took this photograph of historic St. Paul’s Cathedral. “The photograph encourages a moment of introspection about our place in the world, the impact of our creations, and the beauty that lies in the harmony between the built environment and the natural world,” says Naysa. “It speaks to the persistence of London’s history and the ever-present influence of nature.”

Camille Lizcano, a senior at Tisch, studied away at NYU Shanghai. During fall break, she traveled with friends to the city of Zhangjiajie in Hunan, China. There, she took this photo of a building within the famous 72 Strange Buildings scenic area. “At night, the building lights up with lots of color and is a central hub for the people of Zhangjiajie to gather and socialize,” says Camille.

Journalism and Global Liberal Studies double major Tahra Khanuja spent a semester studying at NYU Madrid. While there, she snapped this shot and many others in Madrid’s Malasaña neighborhood.

While studying away at NYU Berlin, Tisch senior Max Van took this experimental shot of Fernsehturm Berlin, the historic TV tower. “Its distortion is inspired by TV static and public media information,” says Max.

Neisa Brito Barbosa is a sophomore in the Silver School of Social Work. She spent a semester studying away at NYU Accra, and caught this elephant in action during a school-organized trip to Mole National Park.

College of Arts and Science junior Gabrielle Zimerman has studied away three times during her undergraduate education. She’s traveled to NYU Tel Aviv, NYU Prague, and NYU London. On a school break during her semester in London, she and a friend journeyed to Venice, Italy, where she captured this photo of the sun setting over the iconic canals.

Anna Corporon, a senior in the College of Arts and Science, spent a summer studying away at CAS Summer Abroad program in Dublin. A school-organized weekend trip to Kylemore Abbey in County Galway, where Anna took this beautiful shot, was a highlight of her summer.