Joanne Leese is the winner of the Spring Lock Screen Contest

Congratulations to Spring 2025 Windows Lock Screen Contest winner Joanne Leese (Office of Advancement), for this stunning photo of orchids in bloom.

“This image was taken in the Arts and Industries Building during the September 2024 launch of the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future. The building’s architecture and Rotunda have always interested me and combined with the beautiful display of specimens from Smithsonian Gardens orchid collection, I was inspired to take this photograph.”
— Joanne Leese

The new lock screen will be in place on all SI-managed Windows computers until June. OCIO wholeheartedly thanks everyone who voted. Congratulations once again to Joanne!

Submit your Photo to the Windows Lock Screen Photo Contest

Each season, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) installs a custom image on SI-managed Windows computers for the lock screen. This custom image is necessary to block Microsoft advertising on your desktop and creates a fun and exciting opportunity for Smithsonian professional and amateur photographers alike to showcase their photography. Staff can submit up to two photos throughout the quarter, and the top submissions will be open for an Institution-wide vote.

Review the Lock Screen Photo Contest page on Prism for all the photo submission requirements. The submission deadline for the Summer 2025 contest is Friday, June 6th.

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