Study Abroad Photo Contest
Fall 2025 Study Abroad Photo Contest
What wowed you on your study abroad experience? Share with us your favorite people, moments, and destinations!
The annual Study Abroad photo contest will collect submissions from October 6 until 11:59 pm on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
If you studied abroad during Fall 2024 through and including Summer 2025, you can submit your photos!
- Categories
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- People (portrait)
- Place (sense of place)
- Culture (an image that you think encapsulates a cultural moment)
- Photographer's Choice (an image of your choice)
- Epiphany (a moment that changed the way how you see things -- must include a narrative explanation)
For each photo category, a winner will be selected by a panel of judges.
- Stipulations
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- Submitters must be SUNY Geneseo students
- Photos must be taken during a Fall 2024 through and including Summer 2025 SUNY-sponsored study abroad program
- Must be new photos - cannot have submitted to a previous SUNY Geneseo Study Abroad Photo Contests
- One submission per category (maximum of 5 total photo submissions per person)
- File size: Must be minimum of 1.0 MB and maximum 100 MB.
- No panorama photos
- How to Submit
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Submissions will be collected beginning at 10:00 am on October 6 until 11:59 pm on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
By submitting via the Google Form, you must agree to the following:
I consent and authorize SUNY Geneseo College or any entity authorized by SUNY Geneseo College (such as the Geneseo Scene Magazine or Center for Global Engagement) to copyright, use and publish any of the images submitted through this form on this day. I understand these images may be used for a variety of purposes and may appear on the SUNY Geneseo website, the Geneseo Scene website, in the Geneseo Scene magazine, promotional materials or any other media now known or to be invented. I also understand that SUNY Geneseo College or any entity authorized by SUNY Geneseo will use the images exclusively for SUNY Geneseo-related purposes and not for any commercial gain. Since anyone can download an image from the Internet or make copies from printed materials, I agree that SUNY Geneseo is not responsible for unauthorized use of the images. I am aware that I am not entitled to any compensation and that the images may appear with or without my name.
- Judging
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Photo submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges based on the following criteria:
- How well the photo fits the category description
- Visual impact
- Technical excellence of the photo
- Creativity and originality of the photo
- Photos submitted to the Epiphany category will also be judged on the quality of the photographer’s written narrative
Winners from each category will be announced Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the Gallery Opening. Details below.
- Cultural Sensitivity
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Photos have the power to tell stories and provide unique perspectives, therefore, it is important to be mindful of what messages your photo is conveying and to share them ethically. Photos must be culturally appropriate and sensitive.
Please do not submit photos that:
- Stereotype
- Disrespect
- Convey misrepresentations of the host country, people, or setting
Try to share photos that capture the daily life of locals and are in the pursuit of cultural understanding.
[Adapted from University of Denver Office of Internationalization]
Gallery Installation
All acceptable photos submitted will be printed and displayed in Milne Library beginning November 1 and remain on display through the end of the fall 2025 semester.
Gallery Opening
November 19, 2025
4:30-5:20 pm
Milne Library
Join the Center for Global Engagement, Study Abroad staff on November 19 at 4:30 pm in Milne Library for the "Gallery Opening" where the winners of each category will be announced and light snacks will be served!
Enter Milne Library on the main floor through the main entrance and photos will be displayed on the wall just past the circulation desk on the right.
International Education Week (IEW)
The Gallery Opening is part of a larger series of events called International Education Week.
Visit the International Education Week website for a full list of events!