Photocompete

• Copyright: You grant permission to Pictures of the Year International and the Missouri School of Journalism to use your submitted photographs in exhibitions, in publications, and in promotions of the competition itself, and for educational, research, and historical record purposes concerning Pictures of the Year International. Pictures of the Year International (POY) recognizes and respects that copyrights are held by the photographer and/or news organization.
• Entry fee: $50
• Entry deadline: 14th January 2019
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers, worldwide.

Awards:

• Awards:$1,000 cash prizes & Tiffany crystal trophies awarded to:
  • Photographer of the Year
  • Newspaper Photographer of the year
  • World Understanding Award
  • Community Awareness Award
  • Environmental Vision Award
• Tiffany crystal trophy awarded to:
  • Multimedia Photographer of the Year
  • Sports Photographer of the Year
  • Newspaper Visual Editor of the Year
  • Magazine/Media Photographer of the Year
  • Documentary Project of the Year
  • Best Photography Book

Winners will be posted after 1 March 2019.

The mission of Pictures of the Year is to recognize excellence in documentary photography and photojournalism, within still photography, motion photojournalism (videography) and visual editing in both print and online formats.

Photographers may enter a maximum of 15 submissions in any combination of categories. A picture story consists of 3 – 12 photos and counts as one entry. Online submission of digital photographs via the website.

Image requirements: JPG format; 3,000 to no more than 5,000 pixels on the longer side — width or height; 300 dpi, minimum.

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