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Experiences Photo Contest

The Contest is open mid-October thru early September every year.

We look forward to seeing/learning about all the great experiences that 2024/2025 brings!  We are currently working on gathering 24/25 prizes - check back soon for details to enter experiences from this fall, as well as spring and summer 2025...

2024-2025 Contest Criteria

Entries must capture your experience - and your learning - through your snapshot and a very brief reflection. 

To be eligible experiences must 

  • involve 75+ hours of hands-on learning outside the classroom between Sept. 2024 - Aug. 2025; 
  • entrants must be ¶¶Òõ̽̽ students enrolled at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ in 24/25 AND Fall 2025 (open to undergraduate & graduate students);
  • photos should capture the essence or nature of your experience: composition, title, and description matter; 
  • respect the confidentiality of the subject/project - those you work with may NOT wish you to be in your picture. 

ONE submission per student.

Check out our 2023-2024 Winners below!

2024 Winners

Congrats 2023-2024 Photo Contest Winners!

All experiences teach you something and it looks like these Catamounts learned a lot!  A big thanks to EVERYONE who participated. Experiences like these add real substance to your resume AND can help you feel more confident about your career prospects.

How are YOU getting experience this coming year? Check back mid-Oct for details on how to enter our 2024-2025 Experiences Snapshot Photo Contest...

Top 4 Winners!

“Taken during one of my last weeks interning with Senator Becca White at the Vermont Statehouse. My focus was helping her manage constituent inquiries, sitting in on senate testimonies, and of course, building queer representation in Vermont politics! This photo represents the joy I felt by showing up as my authentic self in often intimidatingly professional settings.â€
Zane is a senior Political Science & Sociology major.

 

Amaya Carrasco. Guardians of the Land. At 10,000 feet in the highlands of Ecuador, this photograph captures a ceremony honoring Pachamama, or Mother Earth, a central tradition in Indigenous cultures. The ritual expresses gratitude for the land’s life-giving power and opened a native seed exchange fair, a crucial initiative for preserving local food diversity — a focus of my research in the region. This moment of unity reflects a profound ancestral worldview that sees the earth as a living being deserving o
Amaya is a PhD Candidate in Food Systems

 

Ella Gingras. Tufts Wildlife Clinic at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. “Handling a baby Virginia Opossum duo that had just been cleared to be transferred to a licensed MA wildlife rehabilitator. When babies come into the clinic, we treat their injuries like any other animals, except they get special round-the-clock attention in our nursery ward. I've been learning how to care for these medically complex baby animals that require tube feeding, oral and injectable medications, and niche incubation
Ella is a sophomore Animal Science major.

 

Rory Stein. Vermont Humanities. “This summer, I was able to combine my love for the humanities and my love for photography. In addition to nonprofit development research, I traveled across Vermont, taking photos of grantee projects, poetry readings, and our Summer Humanities Camps. I took this candid photo in a 'bookmobile' at a summer camp in Lyndonville, VT. I love how the child's hands plainly display the book choice being made, but also represent a more metaphorical choice to continue a pursuit of learn
Rory is a senior Philosophy major
Fiona Legg submitted photo: student researching coral Neil Rohan submitted photo: lion roaring Sophia Carpenter submitted photo: Sophia holding baby osprey

Submit Your Photo for 2024-2025!

Check out last year's submissions and submit your own photo!