Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Student Photo Contest
The Washington University Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce its 2013 annual
undergraduate photography contest. We invite submissions from all Washington University
undergraduates and recent graduates.
Submission deadline: November 8th, 2013
Guidelines for submission:
1. Photos should be related to your research or studies in anthropology and you must have
been a Washington University undergraduate in the 2012-2013 academic year;
2. Anthropology majors and minors, and public health minors, are especially encouraged to
apply, although the contest is open to all students;
3. We encourage photo submissions that speak to anthropological concerns, such as culture,
human history, ritual, place and landscape, and the diversity of human society and experience;
4. By submitting photos you grant permission to the Department of Anthropology to publish
them online or in brochures and to display them;
5. You may submit up to 8 photos and they must be in digital form. Each photo should be
accompanied by a word processing document that includes your name and a short description
of when and where the photo was taken, what you were doing there, and what it depicts;
6. Photos will be judged first on artistic merit and secondarily on anthropological content;
7. First prize will be $150; second prize will be $100; and third prize will be $50. The winning
photos (and possibly honorable mentions) will be featured on the department website;
7. All participants must have obtained permission to photograph any human subjects in the
submitted images;
8. Submit your photos to [email protected].
For more information, please contact Leah Miles in the Department of Anthropology at the
above email address.