Opening: December 14, 2019
Deadline: January 19, 2020
Entry fee: $50
Prizes: $1,000, Tiffany crystal trophy, certificates
POY is the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program and competition in the world. Each year, POY recognizes excellence in photojournalism, multimedia, and visual editing. It is committed to engaging citizens worldwide with great documentary work by hosting educational programs and public exhibitions. POY believes it is critical for people to experience your coverage of news events and social issues facing our world. When you enter Pictures of the Year, your work is recognized worldwide and becomes part of our collective visual history.
Photographs entered must have been taken or published for the first time, either in print or online, between Jan. 1, and Dec. 31, 2019.
POY accepts two photographic modes: color and black and white.
Categories
- Science and Natural History
- Science and Natural History Picture Story
- General News
- Impact 2019 – Immigration Status
- Spot News
- Daily Life
- Portrait
- Portrait Series
- National/International News Picture Story
- Issue Reporting Picture Story
- Daily Life Picture Story
- Local News Picture Story, formerly called Newspaper Local Picture Story
- Sports Action
- Sports Life
- Recreational Sports
- Sports Picture Story
- Sports Portrait
- Documentary News Reporting, formerly called Multimedia News & Issue Reporting Story
- Documentary Daily Life, formerly called Multimedia Feature Story
- Documentary Journalism
- Online Storytelling: News Reporting
- Online Storytelling: Daily Life
- Online Storytelling Project of the Year
- Newspaper Picture Editing
- Magazine Picture Editing
- Visual Editor of the Year
- Photographer of the Year, International
- Photographer of the Year, Local
- Sports Photographer of the Year
- Documentary Storyteller of the Year, formerly called Multimedia Photographer of the Year
- Environmental Vision Award
- Community Awareness Award
- World Understanding Award
- Photography Book of the Year
- Angus McDougall Excellence in Editing Award
Dates
- On Dec. 14, 2019, POY opens for online registration and entry
- Deadline is Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, 11:59 p.m., U.S. Central Standard Time. (5:59 a.m. GMT)
Entry Fee
Enter payment of $50 (U.S. dollars) for each registration: photographer, editor or team.
Two premier categories require an additional $50 payment. Please note, if a contestant is only entering one of the following categories, then only a single $50 payment is required.
- Documentary Project of the Year
- Photography Book of the Year
Website: https://poy.org/
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