The submission period is now closed.
See all the submissions at our photo sharing website!
Contest period runs from July 5-August 31
Highlight your LTER site and compete against other LTER researchers for prizes
Generate images for the LTER’s new photo sharing website!
Criteria
Judging criteria is broadly focused on photos that highlight the unique research that occurs at LTER sites. From vast landscape to the small details of fieldwork, from immense machinery to the people that run them, we seek all photos that convey what LTER research is.
Prizes
First, second, and third place prizes are awarded to the three photos that best capture life at an LTER site. An additional prize goes to the top graduate student submission that does not win a general prize.
First prize: DJI Osmo phone stabilizer
Second prize: Xenvo phone lens kit
Third Prize: JOBY Grip Tight tripod
Grad Prize: Xenvo phone lens kit
All winners will receive an LTER hat and a, 8×10 print of their winning photo!
Additionally, 5 random participants will win an 8×10 print of their submitted photo and an LTER hat!
Photo Usage
All photos uploaded in the photo contest are publicly viewable, downloadable, and available for use via a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work (even commercially), as long as you are credited for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, and is recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.