Vote Now for the Summer 2025 Windows Lock Screen!

Each season, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) installs a custom image on 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 to showcase their photography.

Voting is open now through Sunday, June 29th

Don’t miss the chance to vote for your favorite photo! Visit the Lock Screen Photo Contest page on the OCIO Prism site to cast your ballot for one of the six finalists. All SI-affiliated personnel with an SI email address are welcome to participate.

Vote for one of these images

How to Vote

1. Go to Office of the Chief Information Officer – Lock Screen Photo Contest (sharepoint.com)
2. Scroll to the voting box
3. In the left field labeled Please Vote, click the purple Vote button beneath the photo you would like to select
4. The photo you choose is displayed in the right field titled My Vote
5. You can change your vote at any point while the voting period is open.

The winning photo will be announced, and the lock screen changed the week following the end of voting.

Want to Submit Your Photo?

Staff can submit their photo(s) throughout the quarter, and the top submissions will be open for an institution-wide vote. Review the Lock Screen Photo Contest page photo requirements, voting and submission deadlines, and more information.

OCIO wholeheartedly thanks everyone who submitted photos!