Alum Photo Essay

Where in the World?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Staff
Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection

One of nearly 7,000 photographs from the CU-Boulder Libraries Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection, this photo’s location is unknown. Do you recognize it?
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Frozen Assets

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Staff
James Balog/Extreme Ice Survey

James Balog (MGeog’77) photographs Adam Lewinter (MechEngr’06) as he surveys the 150-foot-deep Birthday Canyon carved by meltwater in the Greenland Ice Sheet in June 2009.
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Whiteout

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Staff
Aurora Photos

Ethan Welty, a doctoral student in environmental studies at CU-Boulder, took this shot of Kevin Steffa walking across the Sulphide Glacier below the summit of Mount Shuksan on Sept. 2 in Washington’s North Cascades.
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All you need is joy

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Staff
Photo by Chris Ryan (Geog, Soc’97)

Chris Ryan (Geog, Soc’97) captured these boys playing in Durbar Square in Katmandu, Nepal, in April 2002.
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Wandering the wave

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Staff
Jeff Diener (EPOBio’92)

Jeff Diener (EPOBio’92) photographed this hiker exploring “The Wave,” a stunning rock formation on the border of Utah and Arizona.
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Herding cattle

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Staff
©2007 David Litschel

David Litschel (Art’74) photographed this traditionally dressed Maasai youth watching a herd of cattle in Sinya Private Wildlife Conservancy outside of Arusha in northern Tanzania.
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Reflections

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Staff
Photo by Greg Summers

Greg Summers (Econ’70) captured this scene at Sawhill Ponds, five miles east of Boulder, as the sun rose on May 17, 2001.
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Parting Photo – Desert Solitaire

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Staff

Kevin Moloney (Jour’87) captured this scene in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park on the border of Utah and Arizona while on assignment for The New York Times.
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Dusting on the Duomo

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Staff

Alan DeGrand (EnvDes’10) captured this rare view of a snow-covered Florence, Italy, while studying abroad there in 2009. He took the photograph after hiking to the Piazzale Michelangelo for its view of the historic center.
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Fearlessly floating through fields of powder

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Staff

Lucas Gilman (Jour’00) captures Sean Tonozzi as he floats through fields of fresh powder after a bountiful winter storm in the Jackson Hole, Wyo., backcountry. Cold Wyoming temperatures keep the snow fluffy — ideal for powder-hungry skiers.
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