A one-vote margin decided the People’s Choice winner in Gettysburg College’s fourth annual Photo of the Day contest.
The winner, Raksmeymony Yin '14, used a 10-second timer to snap a picture of himself in the Dominican Republic during an immersion trip offered by the College’s Center for Public Service. As he gazes toward a bright sky, a historic sugar cane mill curls darkly around him. The shot garnered 91 of 396 votes cast online.
When balloting closed Sept. 19, a shot by Cam Nguyen '13 trailed by a single vote, but the image’s mystical beauty earned it the Editors’ Choice award. In dramatic light, Nguyen captured a sunrise yoga session atop Annapolis Rocks in Maryland during one of the College’s Ascent pre-Orientation trips for first-year students.
Each winner will receive a $250 gift card at the College Bookstore, which co-sponsored the prizes along with the College’s Office of Communications & Marketing. The latter judged the Editors’ Choice award.
The remaining four finalists were chosen from among dozens of entries.
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Gettysburg College (then known as Pennsylvania College) moved into Pennsylvania Hall (then known as the College Edifice) in 1837, five years after the College’s founding. Penn Hall was built on land provided by abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, whose illustrious career in Congress included authorship of the 14th Amendment. The American Greek Revival building's designer was architect John Cresson Trautwine.