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    • Spot News
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      • Emil Hougaard
      • Troy Enekvist
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      • Gabriella Angotti-Jones
      • Troy Enekvist
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      • Simon Læssøe
      • James Wooldridge
      • Ólafur Steinar Gestsson
      • Kayla Wolf
      • Ivan Boll
      • Nanna Navntoft
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      • Michael Owens
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      • Rhianna Gelhart
      • Bryan Bennett
      • Jacob Gonzalez
      • Evan Cobb
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      • Riley Joslin
      • Michael Reaves
      • Bryan Cereijo
      • Lynzee Dorrenbacher
      • Ryan Michalesko
      • Jacob Wiegand
      • Marlena Sloss
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      • Marcus Wiechmann
      • Gabriel Scarlett
      • Melissa Kühn Hjerrild
      • Sergey Nazarov
      • Erik Nylander
      • Casey Sykes
      • Eslah Attar
      • Xiang Wei
      • Clarissa Sosin
    • Interpretive Eye
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      • Michael Noble
      • Alexander Leck
      • Claire Clarke
      • Shannon Outing
    • Illustration
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      • Aubrey Moore
      • Addy Liu
      • Yunzhi Zhang
    • Interpretive Project
      • Zachary Krahmer
      • Mathias Svold
      • Ekaterina Balaban
    • Domestic Picture Story
      • Chris Donovan
      • Joel Angel Juarez
      • James Wooldridge
      • Bryan Cereijo
      • Ryan Michalesko
      • Nanna Navntoft
    • International Picture Story
      • Erik Nylander
      • Ulrik Hasemann
      • Mateusz Baj
      • Troy Enekvist
      • Mads Joakim Rasmussen
    • Documentary
      • Sharafat Ali
      • Kayla Wolf
      • Mikkel Hørlyck
      • Gabriel Scarlett
      • Nick Wagner
    • Sports Portfolio
      • Ryan Michalesko
      • Bryan Bennett
      • Bryan Bennett
      • Michael Owens
      • Matthew Starkey
    • Portfolio
      • Mathias Svold
      • Mateusz Baj
      • Gabriel Scarlett
      • Chris Donovan
    • Online Multimedia Storytelling
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      • Carolina Photojournalism
      • Ekaterina Blaban
      • Lauren Nolan
      • Lindsay Abrams, Sheba Anyanwu, Setareh Baig, Emma Cillekens, Alessandra Freitas, Levi Gikandi, Sanjana Gupta, Stephanie Ho, Maria Jose Lavandera, Anissa Pierre, Ayesha Shakya, Andrew Urodov, Andi Wang and Shelley Xinyu Hu
    • Documentary Short Video
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      • Uwa Iduozee (University of Tampere) Anton Thompson Coon (Arcada University of Applied Sciences) Sandra Itäinen (School of Visual Arts)
      • Louise Herrche Serup / Andreas Haubjerg
      • Anna Spelman
      • Malene Anthony Nielsen
      • Anne Bæk / Morten Lau-Nielsen
    • Group Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone
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      • Daniel Vasta & JuliAnna Patino
      • Kreibig Lukas / Christine Simon
      • Bridgette Cyr & Kira Dalman
      • August Frank
    • Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone
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      • Rune Aarestrup Pedersen
      • Cameron Hart
      • Javier Auris
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    • Spot News
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    • Emil Hougaard - Danish School of Journalism
    • A picture of an unscheduled or breaking event for which no advance planning was possible. Examples: fires, accidents or natural disasters.
      • Gold Emil Hougaard
      • Silver Troy Enekvist
      • Bronze Ólafur Steinar Gestsson
      • Award of Excellence Patrick Connolly
      • Award of Excellence Alex Driehaus
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    • General News
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    • Gabriella Angotti-Jones - City College of San Francisco
    • A picture of a scheduled political, social or cultural event for which advance planning was possible. Examples: demonstrations, staged promotional or political events and other daily news.
      • Gold Gabriella Angotti-Jones
      • Silver Troy Enekvist
      • Bronze Ulrik Hasemann
      • Award of Excellence Chris Donovan
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    • Feature
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    • Simon Læssøe - Danish School of Journalism
    • A candid picture of a "found situation" containing strong human interest, a fresh view of the ordinary or humor. In all cases the dignity of the subject must be respected.
      • Gold Simon Læssøe
      • Silver James Wooldridge
      • Bronze Ólafur Steinar Gestsson
      • Bronze Kayla Wolf
      • Award of Excellence Ivan Boll
      • Award of Excellence Nanna Navntoft
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    • Sports Action
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    • Michael Owens - Rochester Institute of Technology
    • A picture that increases understanding of and appreciation for sport through the capture of peak action and the competitive spirit.
      • Gold Michael Owens
      • Silver Ólafur Steinar Gestsson
      • Bronze Rhianna Gelhart
      • Award of Excellence Bryan Bennett
      • Award of Excellence Jacob Gonzalez
      • Award of Excellence Evan Cobb
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    • Sports Feature
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    • Riley Joslin - Rochester Institute of Technology
    • A sports-related picture with strong human interest or pictorial quality that celebrates the role athletics play in the lives of athletes and fans. Examples: The joy of victory or agony of defeat, fan reaction and interaction, athlete portraits.
      • Gold Riley Joslin
      • Silver Michael Reaves
      • Bronze Bryan Cereijo
      • Award of Excellence Lynzee Dorrenbacher
      • Award of Excellence Ryan Michalesko
      • Award of Excellence Jacob Wiegand
      • Award of Excellence Marlena Sloss
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    • Portrait
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    • Marcus Wiechmann - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover
    • A picture of a person that reveals the essence of the subject's character.
      • Gold Marcus Wiechmann
      • Silver Gabriel Scarlett
      • Bronze Melissa Kühn Hjerrild
      • Award of Excellence Sergey Nazarov
      • Award of Excellence Erik Nylander
      • Award of Excellence Casey Sykes
      • Award of Excellence Eslah Attar
      • Award of Excellence Xiang Wei
      • Award of Excellence Clarissa Sosin
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    • Interpretive Eye
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    • Michael Noble - Western Kentucky University
    • A picture that showcases a photographer's distinctive perspective on the world. May express beauty, tension, harmony, chaos and other abstract concepts through composition, tonal and color relationships or may be an abstraction or non-traditional photograph. This category is open to images created with the use of software capture filters (such as those used by Hipstamatic, CameraBag or Instagram) or non-traditional analog processes and equipment, but not to digital alteration of content through the use of post capture editing software.
      • Gold Michael Noble
      • Silver Alexander Leck
      • Bronze Claire Clarke
      • Award of Excellence Shannon Outing
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    • Illustration
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    • Aubrey Moore - Syracuse University
    • A food, product, still life, fashion or concept picture demonstrating tight control of lighting, esthetics and purpose. Each entry must have a title. Digital alteration through post capture editing software or software capture filters is allowable in this category.
      • Gold Aubrey Moore
      • Silver Addy Liu
      • Bronze Yunzhi Zhang
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    • Interpretive Project
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    • Zachary Krahmer - Syracuse University
    • A photographic essay, story or series that showcases a photographer's distinctive perspective on the world and in which that vision creates cohesion and voice in the multiple image presentation. This category is open to images created with the use of software capture filters (such as those utilized by Hipstamatic, CameraBag and Instagram) or non-traditional analog processes and equipment. However, it is NOT open to the digital alteration of content through the use of post capture editing software.
      • Gold Zachary Krahmer
      • Silver Mathias Svold
      • Bronze Ekaterina Balaban
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    • Domestic Picture Story
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    • Chris Donovan - Loyalist College
    • A narrative picture story or thematic essay photographed in your home country that either reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics. 8 photos maximum per story.
      • Gold Chris Donovan
      • Silver Joel Angel Juarez
      • Bronze James Wooldridge
      • Award of Excellence Bryan Cereijo
      • Award of Excellence Ryan Michalesko
      • Award of Excellence Nanna Navntoft
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    • International Picture Story
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    • Erik Nylander - Mid Sweden University
    • A narrative picture story or thematic essay photographed in a foreign country that reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics. 8 photos maximum per story.
      • Gold Erik Nylander
      • Silver Ulrik Hasemann
      • Bronze Mateusz Baj
      • Award of Excellence Troy Enekvist
      • Award of Excellence Mads Joakim Rasmussen
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    • Documentary
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    • Sharafat Ali - Indira Gandhi National Open University
    • A long-form photographic essay or extended narrative story which portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, images from previous year's work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award. At least half of the photographs in the entry must have been taken between September 1, 2016 and August 31, 2017. 12 photos maximum per entry.
      • Gold Sharafat Ali
      • Silver Kayla Wolf
      • Bronze Mikkel Hørlyck
      • Award of Excellence Gabriel Scarlett
      • Award of Excellence Nick Wagner
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    • Sports Portfolio
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    • Ryan Michalesko - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    • Demonstrates versatility and includes at least three different sports. No stories. Eight images maximum.
      • Gold Ryan Michalesko
      • Silver Bryan Bennett
      • Silver Bryan Bennett
      • Bronze Michael Owens
      • Award of Excellence Matthew Starkey
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    • Portfolio
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    • Mathias Svold - Danish School of Journalism
    • A body of work that showcases a photographer's vision and demonstrates versatility, expertise and depth. Minimum Requirements: Must include at least one entry from a multiple picture category (9-12) and entries from at least two other still image categories (1- 12). 50 images maximum. Multimedia stories (15-18) may not be included.
      • Gold Mathias Svold
      • Silver Mateusz Baj
      • Award of Excellence Gabriel Scarlett
      • Award of Excellence Chris Donovan
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    • Online Multimedia Storytelling
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    • Carolina Photojournalism - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • A website or collection of stories utilizing multiple mediums (still photography, video, audio, etc.). This category is open to work produced in a class or workshop setting with input and supervision by faculty or collaboration with other students, but outside professional help is not allowed. Judges will evaluate projects based on the strength of individual story components, editing, user interface, and overall effectiveness.
      • Gold Carolina Photojournalism
      • Silver Ekaterina Blaban
      • Bronze Lauren Nolan
      • Award of Excellence Lindsay Abrams, Sheba Anyanwu, Setareh Baig, Emma Cillekens, Alessandra Freitas, Levi Gikandi, Sanjana Gupta, Stephanie Ho, Maria Jose Lavandera, Anissa Pierre, Ayesha Shakya, Andrew Urodov, Andi Wang and Shelley Xinyu Hu
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    • Documentary Short Video
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    • Uwa Iduozee (University of Tampere) Anton Thompson Coon (Arcada University of Applied Sciences) Sandra Itäinen (School of Visual Arts)
    • A single documentary short with flexible run time of up to 30 minutes that uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio) in pursuit of enriching and enhancing the understanding of the subject. This is not open to a collection of stories or multi-chaptered websites. Documentary storytelling is grounded in truth, and docu-dramas, re-enactments, or television news reports are not allowed. This category is open to individuals or to groups of up to 5 students, but the content, production, and presentation must be done without the input and guidance of outside professionals. May be a single component of category 15, Online Multimedia Storytelling, but it may not be entered in any other category.
      • Gold Uwa Iduozee (University of Tampere) Anton Thompson Coon (Arcada University of Applied Sciences) Sandra Itäinen (School of Visual Arts)
      • Silver Louise Herrche Serup / Andreas Haubjerg
      • Bronze Anna Spelman
      • Award of Excellence Malene Anthony Nielsen
      • Award of Excellence Anne Bæk / Morten Lau-Nielsen
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    • Group Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone
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    • Daniel Vasta & JuliAnna Patino
    • A single story or essay created by a group of students, which uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio) and where the media choice and its utilization enrich and enhance the understanding of the subject. No more than one story per entry. All photography, audio, video and multimedia production must be solely the work of eligible students. May be a single component of category 15, Online Multimedia Storytelling, but it may not be entered in any other category. Each entry should have a short run time (flexible up to about 8 minutes).
      • Gold Daniel Vasta & JuliAnna Patino
      • Silver Kreibig Lukas / Christine Simon
      • Bronze Bridgette Cyr & Kira Dalman
      • Award of Excellence August Frank
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    • Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone
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    • Rune Aarestrup Pedersen - Danish School of Journalism
    • A single story or essay created by one student, which uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio) and where the media choice and its utilization enrich and enhance the understanding of the subject. No more than one story per entry. All photography, audio, video and multimedia production must be the work of a single student. May be a single component of category 15, Online Multimedia Storytelling, but it may not be entered in any other category. Each entry should have a short run time (flexible up to about 8 minutes).
      • Gold Rune Aarestrup Pedersen
      • Silver Cameron Hart
      • Bronze Javier Auris
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