The Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites currently enrolled undergraduate students to submit their world travel photos to our annual photography contest. The top three winners receive prizes and recognition in our Intercultural Gallery!
Congratulations to our 2025 contest winners! See more details on the photographers that won below.
Submission Guidelines
Photographers are invited to submit up to three photos which may fall in any of the following categories:
- People
- Places
- Arts & Culture
Photographs must:

- be the student's original work, of high quality, and taken outside of the United States
- include a photo commentary explaining the story of your image
- be submitted via our online submission form
- be an acceptable image type for the online submission form (jpg or png)
- be no larger than 16MB and no smaller than 1MB
By submitting a photo and reading and agreeing to the rules, entrants are agreeing to grant the Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures use of the photographs in the Intercultural Gallery display related to the contest and in other printed and electronic publications.
Prizes
- 1st place: $200
- 2nd place: $150
- 3rd place: $100
Photos that win first, second and third prizes will be printed, displayed and framed on a 30x30 poster in the Intercultural Gallery. Winners will also be recognized on the CLLC website and social media channels. If your photo is chosen for the exhibition, you will be notified via email.
Questions?
For questions, please contact Julia Mains at mains.26@osu.edu
