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CCE Photo Contest!

Calling all Community Engagement Organization members: the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) invites you to submit photos to be considered for the Community Engagement Photo Contest. Please share your favorite images from experiences grounded in community with the CCE that we will then celebrate and share with others!

Contest Guidelines

  • Photos must be from the 2025-2026 academic year.
  • All photos should follow guidelines of ethical photography, prioritizing the respect, dignity and consent of those being represented.
  • No more than five submissions per person.
  • Submit now through April 29th.
  • Winners will be announced on May 11th.

Judging Criteria

Photos will be reviewed by a team of CCE Fellows. Consideration will be given to the representation of the community engagement experience, image impact (imagination, poignancy, or “wow”-factor), technical merit, and sensitivity towards the subject (see ethical photography above).

Photo Awards

#1 Best in Show - 

  • Featured on the homepage of the CCE website and Stories from the Field webpage
  • Print of photo permanently displayed at the CCE’s offices
  • Shared with Middlebury Community via CCE’s social media.
  • Gift Certificate to Campus Store for $? Or $50 declining balance? 

2nd and 3rd Runners Up - 

  • Featured on the CCE’s Stories from the Field webpage
  • Shared with Middlebury Community via CCE’s social media 

Honorable Mentions - 

  • Featured in a virtual photo gallery.

*All photo entries (winners and non-winners) may be used by the Center for Community Engagement for marketing purposes. 

How to Submit

All photos must be submitted using the CCE Photo Contest Form. If you are having trouble submitting your photos, please email them along with photo descriptions to communityengagement@middlebury.edu.

FAQs

Any image that encapsulates a meaningful moment inspired by your community work– a photo of a place of connection, a special outing with a mentee, an action shot as a volunteer, a picture of community members working together, being together… We are looking for images that spark a feeling of connection, collaboration, or hope; images that might inspire the viewer to pause and ponder, or to take action and make change. The possibilities may seem endless but the guiding theme is Community Engagement.