Career Center

Experiences Photo Contest

All experiences teach you something - even if it's what you don't like or aren't good at! And those transferable skills add real substance to your resume.

So, show us what you've been up to... How have you been building your experience?

2023 - 2024 Experiences Photo Contest

Capture and share your "resume-building" experience from this academic year and/or this coming summer. The contest is open to UVM students gaining 75+ hours of hands-on, beyond-the-classroom experience (think: internship, research, job, fellowship, service-learning, etc.). Your fellow students will vote on the best photos and winners will be eligible for some fabulous prizes. A picture is worth a thousand words, and maybe $250 too!

12 Prizes!

Winners will be featured online, on social media, and will take home one of the following:

$250 Outdoor Gear Exchange gift certificate (2 winners)
$100 UVM Bookstore gift certificate (5 winners)
$75 Co-Op gift certificate (7 winners)

Photos will be voted on by UVM students in the Fall 2024.

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. 2023 - Aug. 2024,

entrants must be UVM students enrolled at UVM in 23/24 AND Fall 2024,

photos should capture the essence or nature of your experience: composition, title, and description matter,

entries must respect the confidentiality of the subject/project - those you work with may NOT wish you to be in your picture.

ONE submission per student. Submission window closes at 11:59pm on September 2, 2024.

Photo Contest Entry form

2023 Photo Contest Winners

Dive #42 (by Annika Parrish)

Annika spent 720 hours @ Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association in Calabash Caye, Belize. She wrote: "This was the fourth dive of the day near the 'elbow' of Turneffe Atoll. Descending from the surface to about 70 feet to examine the mooring network placed along the barrier reef. This photo exemplifies the beauty of diving and all of the unknown of the ocean. This experience has allowed me to see and experience firsthand conservation and sustainability work in Marine Protected Areas. My love for the ocean grew as I lived and worked on it daily. I was able to see Belizeans' passion and love for the world around them, and that was further instilled into me."

Capturing Commitments (by Emily Kobus)

Emily, like many small business owners, engaged in the "all the time endeavor" running a small photography business in CT and VT. She wrote: "This summer I photographed my first wedding which was a really big deal for me a smaller photographer. Previously I had mostly done smaller events, couples, and portraits. The wedding took place about 30 minutes from campus by a beautiful farmhouse and pond. I love this photo taken by my friend and assistant photographer because of the heartwarming scene it captured during the couple’s vows. I remember feeling so fully present in that moment and this photo really takes me back to that feeling. This experience gave me a lot of knowledge in large event photography that I had never previously had. I’ve never photographed an event for 7 hours straight before and it was definitely a learning curve. I feel the large time block helped me to focus more on the details of what I was doing and I hope to carry that on into the photography I do personally, professionally, and with the Vermont Cynic in the future."