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Call for Entries:
58th Annual College Photographer of the Year Competition
58 CPOY
: Call For Entries :
Contest Categories
SINGLE PICTURE CATEGORIES
01. Spot News - A picture of an unscheduled event for
which no advance planning was possible. Ex: fires, accidents or
natural disasters.
02. General News - A picture of a scheduled political,
social or cultural event for which advance planning was
possible. Examples: demonstrations, staged entertainment and
promotional events.
03. Feature - Usually a “found” situation with strong
human interest. Should be unposed and should celebrate
life. Respect for the dignity of the subject is important.
04. Sports Action - An action photograph that captures
the competitive spirit. Should increase understanding of and
appreciation for individual and team sports.
05. Sports Feature - An unposed sports-related picture
with strong human interest. Should celebrate the role athletics
play in the lives of athletes and fans.
06. Portrait - A picture of a person that reveals the
essence of the subject’s character.
07. Pictorial - A graphic image: composition, tonal or
color qualities are as important as subject matter. Sometimes of
places but may include people.
08. Illustration* - A food, product, still life, fashion
or concept picture. Each entry must have a title.
09. Personal Vision* - A photograph that showcases a
photographer's unique perspective on the world. May be an
abstraction, a construction or other non-traditional photograph.
*If you used digital manipulation to create your image,
please indicate so in your captions.
MULTIPLE PICTURE CATEGORIES**
10. Picture Story - A series of pictures of a subject
that together provide an overall understanding of the subject.
May be news, feature or sports. Eight pictures maximum per
story.
11. Sports Portfolio - Demonstrate versatility. Submit a
maximum of eight action and feature photographs that include at
least three different sports. No stories.
12. Documentary - A photographic essay or extended story.
Entries in this category should portray contemporary concerns,
such as rights of the underprivileged, racism, gender equality,
ecological dangers or other topics of similar importance. For
this category only: To encourage long-term projects, pictures
may be from previous years’ work. But, half of the pictures must
have been taken, or first published, between September 1, 2002,
and September 1, 2003. Maximum 15 photos.
13. Portfolio - A portfolio must include at least one
multiple picture entry (picture story, sports portfolio or
documentary) as well as entries that represent at least four of
the single categories. 15 entries (50 images) maximum.
14. On-line or Multimedia Photo Story or Essay - A story
or essay that is meant to be viewed on the Internet or on a
CD-ROM. The photography, sound collection, editing AND creation
of the web site or multimedia project MUST be entirely the work
of the entering photographer. No more than one story per entry.
Cannot be part of a portfolio.
**All multiple picture entries must include
a story summary.
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