Preview Photo and Video Contest | Arcadia University

Group of Global Expo Winners of the Preview Photo Contest pose with giftcard prizes

As you face the impossible task of sorting through your iCloud when you return from Preview, we hope you’ll share your favorite moments with us. Here are a few examples of photo and video submissions, followed by some tips for winning Arcadia’s Preview Photo and Video Contest.

Student looking away from camera in cute Greek town with water and mountains in background

students in South Korea taking a picture together

student in front of the Partenon in Athens, blue sky,

Students pose in an old care in Costa Rica

Students stand arm to arm on a stone bridge in Ethiopia.

Arcadia students take a selfie in Shanghai, China.

Preview Contest Honorable mention: Kayla Smith ’21, Oman

Grand prize winner: Gertrude Smith '24, Greece

Honorable Mention: Anna Albrecht '24, South Korea

Honorable Mention: Anjali Dyer '24, Greece

Grand prize winner: Carly McElroy '22, Costa Rica

Class photo winner: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Grand prize winner: Riley Crouthamel ’21, China

Honorable mention: Aquilla Lee ’21, Oman

Honorable mention: Kayla Smith ’21, Oman

Two Arcadia students stand by a brick Spanish structure in Barcelona.

An Arcadia student poses on a balcony in Europe.

Do:

Submit high-quality photos and videos (minimum resolution: 1200×1800 or 2MB).
Get permission from the subject(s) of the photos/videos before submitting.
Capture the community, culture, natural beauty, and spirit of your host country.
Feel free to create vlog-style videos, such as “A Day in the Life.”
Wear Arcadia swag, if possible.
Include a caption or a description of the video / photo so we can best depict and describe it.

Don’t:

Submit photos or videos shot by someone other than you.
Enter pictures of landmarks unless you or your classmates are prominently featured. We want to see you exploring your Preview destination.
Send us the same subject from different angles. Be selective with your submissions.
Submit photos of cats, dogs, flowers, camels—we love ’em, but we also have those here!

How to Enter

Upload up to 10 submissions by 5 p.m. by Friday, April 4, 2025. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in both the photo and video categories; additionally, honorable mentions will be given for each class, and select entries will be showcased on social media.

ENTER CONTEST

Each photo entry should include a brief description (one to two sentences) detailing where you are, what you’re doing, and who you’re with. Images must be high-resolution (at least 2MB) and can be lightly modified (color-corrected, cropped). Entries that are visibly Photoshopped will not be considered.