Awards presented in foreign student Taiwan photo contest @ 愛薇塔樂學英文

Awards presented in foreign student Taiwan photo contest (2014/05/23)

Awards were presented today in the Fabulous Taiwan photography contest, open only to foreign students receiving either the Taiwan Scholarship or the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship. A wide range of beautiful photos were on display featuring everything from popular sights such as Lungshan Temple to views of Tamsui.

Holding this GoPro camera, which can film in all directions, this 19-year old student from El Salvador, named Juan Andres Durler, loves nothing better than traveling with friends and taking snapshots.

During his stay in Taiwan of one year, Durler traveled to both the mountains and the ocean, and he fell in love with Nantou. One day, when he was returning to his campsite, he realized that the most beautiful part of Taiwan was not just the mountains.

Juan Andres Durler
NCCU Student
When we went to Mt. Hehuan, we didn’t bring much food. Someone invited us to have a bite, and later we had a nice conversation. Now we still communicate with each other and have become good friends.

Ngoc Thanh Nguyen from Vietnam thought Taiwan is a place only known for its high technology, and wasn’t aware of its natural beauty, like the sun setting in Tamsui. These images left a deep impression on him.

Ngoc Thanh Nguyen
NTNU Student
Something that left a deep impression on me was when I just arrived in Taiwan, there was a convenience store clerk who helped me. Though I couldn’t speak Chinese he was very patient and enthusiastic, and helped me locate what I want to buy.

The photo competition featured many beautiful images from Taiwan’s mountains as well as urban scenes. Through the eyes and lenses of these foreign students, the beauty and humanity of Taiwan radiates for the rest of the world to see.

外生拍台灣

為台灣獎學金及華語文獎學金受獎生舉辦的"Fabulous Taiwan 圖文攝影大賽"今天頒獎並舉辦攝影展，這些喜歡攝影的外籍學生，足跡遍佈全台，有人拍龍山寺、有人拍淡水，他們都不約而同認為，台灣最美的其實是「人情味」。

拿著GoPro相機，東拍西拍，19歲的約翰，來自薩爾瓦多，最愛和朋友帶著相機到處溜達。

來台1年，上山下海，約翰最愛南投的壯麗地形，不過有一回上山露營發生小插曲，讓他發現，台灣最美的並不是高山。

[[政大薩爾瓦多學生杜約翰]]
我們去合歡山的時候，沒有帶太多食物，有個人請我們吃小吃，然後我們聊天。現在我們還討論(聯絡)，因為我們成為很好的朋友。

來自越南的阮玉清，本以為台灣只是一個科技之島，沒想到，來台後不只醉心淡水夕照，但台灣的溫暖，更令他感動。

[[台師大越南生阮玉清]]
讓我印象最深的，我剛剛來台灣的時候，有一位超商男店員，他幫我找東西，因為剛剛來我還不懂中文，所以我想買什麼什麼，他都幫我很熱心。

拍過許多台灣的山川美景、城市建築，透過鏡頭，他們看到的，還有台灣難得的淳樸人情味。