Student Microphotograph Contest
As part of the ViMi3 workshop, we are holding a contest for students (from undergraduate to PhD levels) to show their skills in capturing interesting and informative microphotographs. The contest will be judged and voted on by the participants of the workshop during the conference with the winner announced at the end of the ViMi.
Submissions to vote on at ViMi3:
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 29th 23:59 (GMT).
What to submit
The microphotograph should be an original photo taken by the student (not previously published) of anything that is found within an archaeological thin section. This can include interesting minerals, artefacts or sedimentary microstructures. Microphotographs should be both aesthetically and archaeologically interesting. The microphotograph should also include a caption, of up to 100 words, explaining what the image is and highlighting its archaeological and contextual significance. The caption will also be evaluated.
Example Image and Caption:
(Black Arrow) Partially deformed slaking crust within the post-abandonment fill of an Iron Age Kiln. The slaking crust is evidence that the kiln fill was deposited over an extended period of time which allowed for the formation of natural surfaces in the open air. This seems to be evidence that the kiln was likely abandoned and left to degrade with time, rather than being intentionally demolished and backfilled.
How to Submit
Submissions should be sent to vimimeeting@gmail.com by the deadline with the Email Subject Line reading “ViMi 3 Student Microphotograph Contest: [Insert Full Name of Applicant]”. The email should contain an attachment of the submitted microphotograph in a JPEG format (300 to 600dpi) with a max size of 5 MB. The body of the email should include 1) The full name of the applicant, and the name and country of the university or research institute, and 2) A caption for the microphotograph, of up to 100 words.
Prize
The applicant with the submission that has the most votes at the end of the conference will be awarded a physical copy of ‘Guidlines for Analysis and Description of Soil and Regolith Thin Sections’ by Georges Stoops (Secon Edition, 2021).
