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Title : Lunch time in hard days

Location : Medical campus BJCIH 11th floor dining room , WUSTL

Device : iPhone 8

Description : Photo shot on Nov 10th 2020 12:12pm. I captured this precious moment when I happened to pass by the dining room. It seemed that one of our scientists was sitting at a table that was intentionally placed way to comply with social distance. He was sitting still, as he waited for his food to heat up in the microwave. He seemed to be in the middle of a deep thought,  and was so focused that did not even noticed I was there. Perhaps he was thinking about his family , or the next experimental design, or even the COVID pandemic and how it has affected this country and his life . His thoughts maybe complicated and uncertain, but the one thing I noticed is the presence of a mask on his desk. In the United States today, these masks are the barriers to keep the outbreak under control, they ensure our ability to continue to work,  and they lead us back to our homes safely every day.

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To me, my favorite place is not a place, or a building. It is always on my way, captured by eyes, remembered in heart.
p.s. The picture was taken on my way to the Seigle Hall this summer. It is a 🌈 moment. I hope to fill my life with these splendid moments ☀️.
Happy Thanksgiving！

🦃️，
Merry May

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Miami Beach in March.
When I knew it was cloudy in Miami, I was upset at first because I expected to enjoy the sunshine on the beach. However, the cloudy weather made everything slow down. The sea, seagull, and visitors together formed a harmonious picture. I loved the cloudy Miami Beach.

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This is picture I took at a small local temple in Japan. Inside the temple there is a place where you can hang these small wooden boards with a wish. I love reading through some wishes in this tranquil place. Often the city life becomes too noisy and tiring, and there's something so soothing about having a place of quiet where people share their hopes, dreams and desires.

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It’s my hometown. A beautiful place in the very west of China.

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i was just walking through campus and thinking about something and suddenly realized i was in such a beautiful scene.

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Beautiful spot for observing sunset. Gorgeous colours of sunset observed near the creve coeur lake, Maryland Heights, MO.

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She's like fire in the first snow - 2019 WashU.

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The elders told me :'Do not go to Chengedu when you are young'.

But I went there. Still loving the place and missing her...

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I took this picture spring of 2019 on an idyllic walk in Forest park, I saw a nest on a little tree, I couldn’t see what was in it so I clicked a picture on my tippy toes and was pleasantly surprised at the beauty of this shot!

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It is a part of my daily life in 2020

10/22/20  Forest Park

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2018

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We don't have such fall colors back at home. This is my first time experiencing it. The photo is the street towards my home here in STL. This new home also feels good :)

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Check out the contest description, instructions for uploading your own photos, contest dates, and more!

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OISS Photo Contest Pictures, Places & (W)U

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Party for chairs.
location: Danforth campus.
This photo was taken in Sep. The campus was ready to fight with covid 19. Unlike before, I could only see a very small number of students on the campus. The chairs were for students who wanted to study outdoors, but they were very available at that moment.
It was like an outdoor party for chairs.

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Kuldeep Singh- "Motion: An absolute sign of amelioration"

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Kuldeep Singh- "Motion: An absolute sign of amelioration"

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Mudd Field (view from Seigle Hall)

The view presents a stark contrast between hope and gloom. How beautiful it is to witness willingness so strong that a whole blanket of snow just like the covid world cannot weigh you down. How beautiful it is to encounter motion against cold feet.

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comet Neowise from Forest Park, STL, MO

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Ginkgo trees at WashU

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What an amazing city! Miss that place and the people there.
Mia Zhang

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Lake Nam,  in the  in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China,

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On my way from WashU to Delmar Loop, I suddenly captured it. Amazing

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The most interesting picture I've taken @WASHU. The bicycle parking lot at the northern entrance of Olin Library looked like an ET 👽 in the first snow of 2019.

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Nothing but start light

Took this picture while camping last month (Jackson lake state park). I have always wanted to view milky way, but couldn't go at the appropriate season. I was finally able to go and camp under the stars, away from the light pollution. The best part was the moonless night, which made the night sky more vivid. No picture that I took comes close to the view I had that night.
Shot on Pixel 3 XL astrophotography mode.

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The bird garden where I took the hummingbird snap! My favourite place this summer, my backyard!

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This is a picture of Comet he is a young juvenile ruby throated hummingbird, highly competitive and territorial he and his other young friends delighted us with their antics in my little bird garden this summer.

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This photo was taken on the winery trip in Hermann. The view and the cozy weather made me feel like walking into a movie.  People sat in the sunshine, chatting and laughing with friends and family.
One more thing: When I tried to buy some postcards but did not bring any cash with me,  the museum staff just bought them for me as a gift.
For me, this was an amazing trip to help me escape from stress.

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This was in Laumeier Sculpture Park right before covid19 lockdown. When I looked at this big tire sculpture, on the other side two people with their dogs unintentionally walked into the tire's frame. Without any thought, it just felt natural to capture that unique moment with my phone.

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Fall season @Forest Park

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Fall colours @Forest Park

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First fall season together @Forest Park, Saint Louis

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View of busy life of STL from quiet forest park -2019

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How great is this city no matter when!

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Title: Golden Hour in Adelaide
Cam : Afga Optima 335+Portra 400
I've come home to Australia to work remotely during the pandemic. I miss my friends at WashU and it's hard working alone. But coming back to the little unit that my partner still rents, even after I moved away for work many years ago, was an unexpected joy for this strange year.

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The most interesting picture I've taken @ WASHU. The bicycle parking station at the northern entrance of Olin Library looked like an ET 👽 in the first snow of 2019.

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Landscape of Nanjing, home of 50+ of us.

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Home sweet home. This is my favorite room at my parent's house. I don't get to visit them as often as I would like, especially this year, but I always love spending time in this room, curled up with a book or playing at the piano.

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Lake Thun @Interlaken Switzerland, summer 2019. Gives me peace of mind during this particularly turbulent time.

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Even we are in the challenging time, nature still nurtures us

10/22/20   Forest Park

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Sunrise at Lake Michigan, from a morning walk.
It was the moment I got what "refreshing" means.

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Location: Delmar Loop
Order and Chaos
I took this picture on June 1st, a night before the curfew

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Farmer's market, Barcelona, Spain. On a nice Sunday afternoon.

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We met there
We lost there
Farewell there

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It was during the summer of 2018, when I attended the overseas summer program offered by the College of Architecture. My friends and I were walking along a mountain road in Amalfi, Naples, Italy. We saw our reflections in a traffic convex mirror and took this image. Italy is my favorite place in Europe because of the happy times I had with my WashU friends there. Guess where I am in this photo!

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A tree in front of my apartment on a sunny day

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One of my favorite places to be is walking in the park with my sweet pup, Coco. This picture is from a walk we took last fall in Tower Grove Park. The leaves were so beautiful!

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I am used to sitting next to my living room window and watching outside while I am drinking a cup of coffee or tea. Here I captured this photo of lightning through that window.

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Location : Michigan Lake
One of the most characteristic lake shores in America, surrounded by rocks with paintings by people around the world. These rocks whisper their creators’ passion and enthusiasm about the lives they live and the ones they love . Far away stands the city of Chicago, silently watching over everything for days and nights ...

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Horseshoe lake is a great place for sightseeing. Reed at dusk is a symbol of missing home in Chinese literature, and it makes me peaceful every time watching it.

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Location: Iseltwald, Switzerland
Serenity on the lake

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Location: Lake Glendale
I like camping, and photography and here is the place that helps calm my mind.

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A mother and her child pedaled along a path strewn with fallen leaves.

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Each year, this is what autumn looks like on my block.
Although this year has been turbulent, it makes me happy to see that some things have remained constant and hopeful for what will come next.

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Last day before daylight saving, when everything is about to change, when the day makes way for the night, when the vine leaves are at their brightest gold color, just before falling down. This has been the most peaceful moment of the Fall semester, a moment I was lucky enough to share with my sister. (Katzenthal, Alsace, France)

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Golden Times.
The ginkgo tree is my favorite place in the Forbidden City.

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After woking alone a whole afternoon in the lab, I saw the beautiful sunset as I walked out of Whitaker Hall. During the pandemic, this is a small thing to enjoy.

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Painting galaxy with aurora. Photographed in Wiseman, AK.
The amazing polar light is fading, but the three hours spent in arctic circle at 4F with distant wolf howl has been carved into my mind forever. The goal is in your eyes already, but you can't reach it without paying the price.

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A golden swirl looking down from the dome of Ameristar Casino.

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A bee on an aster flower, in the small park beside my apartment.

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Autumn on Art Hill

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Near the house of McKloskey's, the

couple waving guns at black lives matter protesters.
The street does look good though :)

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"Its always good to rest in the cradle of Mother Nature" Observed this squirrel resting on the tree in front of my apartment's window.

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East of Olin library. As one of my friend said, "gingko never wrongs the Fall".

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Martha Turner (Associate Director of OISS)

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Martha Turner (Associate Director of OISS)

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Working remotely means instead of sitting at a desk, I sit at home on a sofa with my laptop. Window views are important to me in my office in the DUC or working from home. I feel very lucky that this is my view while working remotely.

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Forest Park in St. Louis has brought me so much comfort and joy during these long months of isolation. The park in fall, as pictured, is vibrant and lovely and never fails to lift my spirits. I took this photo during a long walk in the park at the top of Art Hill.

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Pavilions at S40 at a foggy night.

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Sunset at BD

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One of my favorite parks in the St. Louis area - Bluff View Park. I equally enjoy its scenic overlook and the winding nature trails. A great place to either relax or get some exercise!