Capture your summer: Share your photos for a chance to win a prize!
With summer just around the corner, we are launching our annual UF at Play photography contest.
Whether you stay close to home or travel the world, we invite you to capture your summer and submit your photos for a chance to win a prize! At the end of each month, our judges will review all submissions and pick three winners.
Read on to learn about contest rules, prizes and how you can help choose our winners.
Prize Sponsors
- Adam’s Rib Co | Five $20 gift cards
- Bragging Rights Amusements | 25 unlimited free day passes
- Dave and Buster’s | Gift basket with $50 gift certificate included
- Escapology | Game for up to 8 people
- Moe’s | Four taco meal kit certificates
- Park Place Car Wash | Gift card for five Works Exterior washes
- Pepsi, through UF Business Services | 26″ Kent blank cruiser bicycle
- Pinspiration | $25 gift card
- Shrunk3D | $25 gift card
- Tickets at Work | Four $25 gift certificates
- UF Bookstore | Five UF lunchboxes, five UF luggage tags and five UF flags
- UF Performing Arts | Two tickets to a 26-27 season show
- University Press of Florida | Three books:
- Zip at Haile Quarry | Two three-line tickets
Prizes are subject to taxation on the winning employee’s paycheck.
A big thank you to our campus partners and GatorPerks vendors who have generously sponsored contest prizes.
Submission rules and guidelines
The contest is open only to University of Florida faculty, non-student employees, and graduate assistants. Please only submit photos that you have personally taken. Entries will be accepted from Monday, May 4, through Sunday, Aug. 16. Employees may submit two photos per category, per month, but no more than one giveaway will be awarded per employee. All entries must be submitted using the submission form below.
The entrant accepts all responsibility for the content provided and has the right to share the photo(s). If a person or people are pictured in the photo, the entrant is the person pictured and/or has the permission of those pictured to share this photo publicly. AI-generated or altered photographs are not accepted. By submitting, the entrant gives permission for the photo to be shared on the UF at Work website and newsletter, as well as on UF at Work’s social media accounts, and via other means at UF at Work’s sole discretion.
Categories
Daily Life: Your photograph captures people engaged in routine activities, spontaneous moments or gatherings that reflect our everyday experiences.
Nature: Your photograph showcases the beauty of our natural world — from stunning landscapes to beautiful plants and animals.
Travel: Whether near or far, local or international, your photograph transports us to new places, showcasing the unique cultures, landscapes and experiences encountered on your adventures.
Judging criteria
The judges will look at technical quality, composition, impact — is the image eye-catching — and whether your photo reflects its respective category.
People’s Choice: The winner is selected based on which photograph resonates most with the UF community. Each month, contest submissions will be uploaded to the UF at Work Facebook page, where people will react to the photograph they want to win. The photograph that has the most reactions will win a prize.
All photo(s) must be submitted using the form below:
Social media:
We welcome and encourage you to share your photos with us through social media! Be sure to include the hashtag #UFAtPlay and tag us on X @UFatWork, Instagram @UF_AtWork and Threads @UF_AtWork.
Please note, images shared only through social media will not be considered entries to the contest. All entries must be submitted via the submission form.
Judges
Brianne (Bri) Lehan — Bri is a documentary and commercial photographer and videographer in Gainesville. She previously worked as the lead photographer/videographer in the UF Strategic Communications and Marketing department, where her work was featured across the UF flagship social media accounts and other outlets.
Christina Cozart — Christina is the Graphic Designer at the University of Florida International Center (UFIC), where she assists the Communications Manager in implementing UFIC’s marketing and promotion strategies.
Angeline Neo — Angeline is a graphic designer for the UFHR Communications and Worklife unit, where she creates digital and print graphics, captures and edits photos and video content and ensures all visual assets meet branding and accessibility standards.