Congratulations, Fajar! The Community College Initiative Program reports: "While participating in the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program, participants learn how to build technical skills in applied fields and enhance their leadership capabilities, but they also have to learn how to advocate for themselves and their skills when they return to their home countries after their exchange year. For Fajar Kristianto, a 2013-14 CCI alumnus who studied Business at Mesa Community College, his confidence in his art led him to enter the world’s largest photography competition—the Sony World Photography Awards. This year, his initiative, persistence, and talents were recognized and Fajar was announced as a National Awards winner for the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards."

CCI Alum Wins Photo Award.pdf

https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/winners-galleries/2017/national-awards/winnershttps://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/winners-galleries/2017/national-awards/winners