Only Student and Associate members may enter this category. Entries may be of any subject. Winning photos will receive recognition, but are not eligible for Best of Show and no points will be awarded towards ranking.
Hologram in a student-run art exhibition at UW-Madison's School of Human Ecology. The hologram, which was a student narrating their own eulogy, functioned by rotating in a circle, which created an interference pattern visible at certain shutter speeds. There was minimal editing done to the photo, primarily cropping and slight exposure adjustments.
Our campus features a reusable cup program, where coffee shops provide drinks in reusable plastic cups. Students return the cups for a discount on their next drink. This composite of 7 images shows the repeating fill-empty-clean-reuse lifecycle of these cups.
The Milky Way rises above Trinity Hall on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. This image is the result of merging 31 individual exposures for a total exposure time of 15 minutes, allowing our galaxy to be visible through the urban light pollution.
900s (15min), f/5, ISO6400, 18mm
Twin sunstars peak above Trinity Hall on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
1/1000 f/22 ISO100
Grayson Souza is silhouetted in front of the "Portal", a setpiece built for an upcoming rave in the Bell Memorial Union (BMU) Auditorium, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. Souza and other employees of the BMU's A/V Tech department have worked together to create the Zeitgeist Visual Society, a student organization dedicated to to providing an inclusive space where campus and community members can learn about and experience professional lighting and sound. Zeitgeist held their first rave in the auditorium at the end of September.
1/400 f/6.3 ISO80, 18mm
A pre-law student thinking about his exciting future!
An engineering student reflecting on his career and the possibilities ahead of him.
A humanitarian trip to Belize, building a home for a family in need.
A student pondering up in the mountains.
A contrasty image of a student from swimming and dive.