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Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest

The winning picture in the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest was submitted by Shrinishtaa Srinivas, an undergraduate student studying film and communications at Penn State Harrisburg. This photo, taken by Srinivas for their COMM 215 basic photography course in late summer 2024, shows canna lily flowers in front of the Vartan Plaza fountain at the Harrisburg campus. Credit: Shrinishtaa Srinivas. All Rights Reserved.

Thank you to all who participated in the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest! We received an incredible selection of photos showcasing summer at Penn State. The winning photo was submitted by Shrinishtaa Srinivas, an undergraduate student studying film and communications at Penn State Harrisburg, of blooming canna lilly flowers in front of the Vartan Plaza fountain at the Harrisburg campus. 

See more top overall submissions, as selected by Penn State Today editors, in the gallery below. 

Last Updated August 1, 2025