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SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO ONLINE

Bad hair day? Submit your photo online for your campus ID card and skip the line your first week on campus!

READ BEFORE YOU SUBMIT

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2019

Browser Requirements: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer.

We have a full list of guidelines and a handy cheatsheet for submitting your photo. Check out our easy to follow guide for submitting your ID Card photo

 

WIN A NINTENDO SWITCH!!!

Submit your photo and you will be automatically entered into a drawing to win a Nintendo Switch!

PHOTO TOOL IS CLOSED

The UC San Diego Photo Tool is now closed for the 2019-2020 academic year. If you were unable to submit your photo, please visit the Campus Cards Office to take your photo. Please be sure to read our submission guide (above) to learn how and when you will receive your ID card.

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GUIDELINES

Be sure to check our do's and don't's list before submitting your photo.

YES!

  •   Chrome, Safari, Mozilla or IE browser
  •   Plain white background
  •   Even lighting
  •   Face is clearly visible and directly facing camera
  •   Color photos
  •   One person in photo only
  •   JPG format

NO!

  •   Hats, sunglasses, costumes or pets
  •   Hand gestures, signs or props
  •   Photo filters or portrait mode
  •   Photocopies or scanned images
  •   Black and white pictures

 

Acceptable Picture

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Unacceptable Picture

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2018 PRIZE WINNERS

Last year's winners took home an Apple Watch or Polaroid camera

 

2018 Photo Submission contest winners

2018 Photo Tool Winners from left to right: Yufei Sheng, Christopher Dimitropoulos, (SFS Director, Gayle Ta) and Daria Zavyalova.

Photo Tool Contest Terms and Conditions

  • Only new/incoming students to UC San Diego are eligible for the annual Photo Tool Contest.
  • Photo must be approved by the Campus Card Office in order for the student to be eligible. 
  • Students who drop/withdraw from UC San Diego are not eligible. 
  • Winning student(s) must respond to "Congratulations" email within stated time frame to win prize.

QUESTIONS?

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