Introducing the 2021 Mass General Research Institute Image Awards

By Gloria Rosado | Events | 0 comment | 21 July, 2021 | 0

The 2021 Image Awards have ended, thank you to all who entered!

The Mass General Research Institute (MGRI) Image Contest was created in 2018 to showcase the breadth of research occurring across Massachusetts General Hospital.

Every day, our clinicians and investigators are pushing the boundaries of science and medicine to develop solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges. What better way to provide a window into their world?

We receive so many great images each year that it’s become increasingly difficult to select one winner. So this year, we’re proud to reimagine the MGRI Image Contest into the MGRI Image Awards.

With the new name comes new categories and more opportunities to highlight the many faces of research at Mass General.

We hope to use this as an opportunity to not only share stunning images, but also to share meaningful stories about the science and people who make this organization one-of-a-kind. In past years, some of the most popular images were selected as finalists because of their accompanying story, so we highly encourage creativity and speaking from the heart when creating your image description!

Learn more about the 2021 Awards below and get those images ready—the submission period opens on August 4!

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Submission period

August 4 – September 24

People’s Choice voting

October 11 – October 22

Image Awards announcement

November 12

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[ultimate_heading main_heading=”People’s Choice (automatic entry)” alignment=”left” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:28px;”]In past years, we have held a live, public vote on Facebook, and a panel of judges select the winner from the top vote getters. This year, the image with the most votes will receive the People’s Choice award.

All eligible images entered into the Awards will automatically be included in an album on the MGRI Facebook page. Images will go live on Monday, October 11, 2021, and public voting (via likes/reactions) will continue through October 22.

*See below for rules about public voting
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[ultimate_heading main_heading=”Russell Museum Selections (automatic entry)” alignment=”left” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:28px;”]The Russell Museum team have been wonderful partners in helping us bring MGRI Image Awards images to life in professionally-installed exhibits across the Mass General campus.

With their help, image contest submissions have been displayed in the museum, the glass cases of Building 149 in the Charlestown Navy Yard and in a new display on the main campus between Yawkey and Lunder (if you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check it out).

Automatic entry into this category means your work may be selected for one of their many display locations across campus![/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”A Closer Look” alignment=”left” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:28px;”]This category is dedicated to images that provide an up-close look into the world of science that the public doesn’t often see. Images in this category can include cells, tissues, high resolution scans, images of devices and equipment or anything else related to your research that deserves a closer look.[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”Humans of MGRI” alignment=”left” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:28px;”]The MGRI would be nothing without the incredible people in our research community. This category is dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the scientists and support staff who make invaluable contributions to our understanding of medicine, and showcasing the human side of research and life in the lab. Submissions can include team photos and candid shots to interesting glimpses into life as a scientist and maintaining a work-life balance.[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”Science As Art” alignment=”left” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:28px;”]Every year, we are consistently blown away by the beauty of science and the versatility of our research community.

Many of our researchers have expressed interest in art and photography outside of their scientific roles, making the Science As Art category a perfect opportunity to blend the two worlds. This category celebrates creativity, so almost anything goes as long as it is the original work of a Mass General community member!

Images we have previously received that would fit into this category include, drawings, paintings, digital illustrations, photography or mixed medium pieces.[/ultimate_heading]

Image Award Rules

To be eligible for the Image Awards, you must be a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital or an affiliated center. Participants can submit a maximum of three images, and a complete form must be submitted with each image/entry.

All photos should be submitted as a high-quality JPEG or TIF file at a minimum of 300 dpi. To check the quality of the image, right click on the image and check the properties. The DPI will be listed in the details. We reserve the right to exclude entries based on image quality.

In order to be considered for use in public-facing materials (e.g. an ad in Proto magazine), images must be copyright free. If the image has been used by a journal or other entity, it is reserved for internal use only (internal display in research spaces).

By entering the 2021 Mass General Research Institute Image Awards, you retain the rights to your works while granting Massachusetts General Hospital and its affiliates the unrestricted, royalty-free, perpetual right to use, reproduce, communicate, modify and display the works (in whole or in part) for any purpose without any fee or other form of compensation, and without further notification or permission.

MGRI team members constantly monitor the performance of Image Awards entries during the voting process. If a participant is suspected of artificially inflating their People’s Choice vote tally during the contest (e.g. buying bots for votes or spamming), MGRI reserves the right to disqualify the participant/entry. Play fair and have fun!

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