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Photography Contest
2020 Photography Contest: Cities and Contagion
October 27, 2020
Winner: Friday Prayer during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Muslims attend Friday prayers in congregation at Hazrat Shahjalal Dorgah mosque while following health protocols and maintaining proper social distance under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Location: Sylhet, Bangladesh. Date: June 5, 2020.
— Mohammad Rafayat Haque Khan
Runner up: The COVID Hero
A cleaner from Dhaka North City Corporation spraying disinfectant at the Farmgate street market.
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Date: May 23, 2020.
— Mithail Afrige Chowdhury
Runner up: Thermal Checking at the Gates
Description: Thermal checking at the gates of government offices and institutions has become mandatory under the new normal situation.
— Debdatta Chakraborty
Runner up: Boats in Quarantine
Hundreds of boats are resting in peace because people are in self-quarantine with their families.
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Date: March 27, 2020.
— Azim Khan Ronnie
Finalist: Protester Defying the Plague of Racism
Location: City Hall, Philadelphia, PA. Date: June 6, 2020.
— Gabriel Ben-Jakov
Finalist: Silent Swings
Location: Clark Park, West Philadelphia. Date: April 13, 2020.
— Lauren Bridges
Finalist: Stillness
Barren and unaffected, the stripped basketball court portrays a seeming stillness that balances the discord and turbulence of the new normal.
Location: Schuylkill River Park, Philadelphia, PA. Date: April 15, 2020.
— Michael Chambers
Finalist: Bus Ride
— Michael Chambers
Finalist: Burning PPE
Description: The abundant PPE is being burnt to protect people from COVID transmission.
— Hashinur Reza
COVID-19 Testing for Filipino Seafarers
Medical personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard test seafarers onboard the Sapphire Princess amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Location: Manila, Philippines. Date: May 8, 2020
— Jophel Botero Ybiosa
As part of its Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19 initiative, Penn IUR held a photo contest on the impact of the pandemic on cities around the world. Participants were asked to capture the ways that urban places have adapted in both planned and unexpected ways. The top ten images were sorted based on adherence to the theme and composition quality. Guest judges included Francesca Ammon, Associate Professor, Departments of City and Regional Planning and Historic Preservation, Weitzman School of Design; David Hartt, Carrafiell Assistant Professor in Fine Arts, Weitzman School of Design; Kimberly Noronha, PhD Candidate, Department of City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design; and Anne Teitelman, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Nursing. The winning photo, by Mohammad Rafayat Haque Khan, is featured above. The three runners-up and remaining finalists are featured below.
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