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- Spot News
- Ramsay De Give - Brooks Institute of Photography
- A picture of an unscheduled event for which no advance planning was possible. Examples: fires, accidents or natural disasters.
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- General News
- Jason Fritz - San Francisco State University
- A picture of a scheduled political, social or cultural event for which advance planning was possible. Examples: demonstrations, staged entertainment and promotional events.
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- Feature
- Yoon Byun - Ohio University
- Usually a found situation with strong human interest that is unposed and shows respect for the subject's dignity.
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- Sports Action
- Mario Ruiz - Brigham Young University
- An action picture that captures the competitive spirit. Should increase understanding of and appreciation for individual and team sports.
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- Sports Feature
- Jeffrey Furticella - Ball State University
- An unposed sports-related picture with strong human interest that celebrates the role athletics play in the lives of athletes and fans.
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- Portrait
- Andrew Henderson - Western Kentucky University
- A picture of a person that reveals the essence of the subject's character.
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- Pictorial
- Andrew Henderson - Western Kentucky University
- Matt Mallams - Brooks Institute of Photography
- A graphic image that expresses beauty, tension, harmony, chaos and other abstract concepts through composition, tonal and color relationships more than through human interaction.
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- Illustration
- Alexander Verhave - Syracuse University
- A food, product, still life, fashion or concept picture. Each entry must have a title.
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- Personal Vision
- Elyse Butler - Brooks Institute of Photography
- A picture that showcases a photographer's unique perspective on the world. May be an abstraction, a construction or other non-traditional photograph.
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- Domestic Picture Story
- Benjamin Reed - University of Missouri
- A series of pictures taken in your home country that together provide an overall understanding of the subject. May be news, feature or sports. Eight pictures maximum per story.
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- International Picture Story
- Andrew Henderson - Western Kentucky University
- Dominic Nahr - Ryerson University
- A series of pictures taken in a foreign country that together provide an overall understanding of the subject. May be news, feature or sports. Eight pictures maximum per story.
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- Sports Portfolio
- Parker Eshelman - University of Missouri
- Demonstrate versatility and include at least three different sports. No stories. Eight images maximum.
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- Documentary
- Eric Kayne - Ohio University
- A photographic essay or extended story portraying important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, pictures from previous years' work may be included, but half of the pictures in the entry must have been taken or first published between Sept. 1, 2005 and Aug. 31, 2006. 15 images maximum.
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- Portfolio
- Matt Eich - Ohio University
- A portfolio should showcase your vision as well as demonstrate versatility, expertise and depth. It must include submissions from at least 4 single picture categories (cat. 1 - 9) and one multiple picture category (cat. 10 - 13). 50 images maximum. Entries from categories 15 and 16 may not be included.
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- Individual Online Multimedia
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- A story or essay where the addition of new media tools work to enhance understanding of the subject. No more than one story per entry.
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- Team Online Multimedia
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- A project where the addition of new media tools work to enhance understanding of the subject. Content, production, and presentation must be the work of students.
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