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Only current Miami ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs, faculty, and staff are eligible for this contest. Photos taken within the past year will be accepted for this contest. Photos must be high quality, preferably with a resolution of 300 DPI. Each applicant may submit up to one (1) photo per category but they do not have to submit a photo for each category.

Recommendations:

• Candid photos sometimes work better than a posed shot
• Find a unique background
• Outdoor images usually have better lighting than indoor ones
• Take a variety of unique photos and submit your best work

• Representation of the intercultural or international experience
• If applicable, sensitivity toward the host culture
• Appropriateness to the category
• Technical merit (clarity, focus, lighting, etc.)
• Photos should be appropriate for public viewing and reflect Miami’s values and code of conduct. The following are prohibited and may be cause for disqualification:
  • Images that depict alcohol
  • Images in unsafe locations and/or poses
  • Images that include bathing suits or inappropriate clothing

Tips

• Review your photo to make sure it fits the selected category.
• Remember that your photo should reflect your perspective on your study abroad experience or your perspective as an international ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in the United States.
• If your photo is of what might be considered a tourist attraction, make sure it provides a different perspective than what you might see on a postcard.

Cross-Cultural Moments

This may include cultural events, interactions with a culture different from your own, or defining moments of a cross-cultural experience. This may also include photos of common day-to-day places like grocery stores, libraries, hospitals, churches and/or people going about their daily lives in those places that are in contrast to similar places in your own country/culture.

Global Classroom

A photo that illustrates a learning experience you had in a cultural context different from your own. It could be an educational setting either inside or outside of the classroom.

Love & Honor

Photos that exhibit Miami pride in an intercultural context.

People and Portraits

Artistic shots of a person or group of people you have engaged with outside of your own cultural context. Make sure you have consent of others depicted in the photos.

Photos submitted to this contest will become public and could be shared broadly via social media or in promotional materials. By submitting photos, you give ºÚÁÏÉçÇø permission to use your submissions for publicity and promotional purposes, including, but not limited to, brochures, websites, social media, and presentations. Before submitting any photo, please consider the following questions:

• Is your photo culturally sensitive and respectful of the host culture?
• Have you considered possible negative ways it might be interpreted by others?
• Did any people in the photo consent to the photo being submitted?

Prizes will be awarded to both ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs (must be currently enrolled to win) and faculty/staff.

First Prize

• Faculty/Staff: $500 professional development funds
• Graduate Student: $500 scholarship
• Undergraduate Student: $500 scholarship

Honorable Mentions

• Faculty/Staff: Global Initiatives Gift Bag
• Graduate Student: Global Initiatives Gift Bag
• Undergraduate Student: Global Initiatives Gift Bag

Photos must be submitted by Friday, November 15 at 5:00 pm. Winners will be announced at the International Education Week panel on Monday, November 18.