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      • Daniel Cole
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      • Maranie Staab
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      • Alex Kormann
      • Matteo Bracco
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      • Morgan Hornsby
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      • Nanna Navntoft
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      • Anya Miroshnichenko
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      • Hieu Nguyen
      • Maranie Staab
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      • Daniel Linhart
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    • Interpretive Project
      • Michael Swensen
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      • Ekaterina Balaban
      • Maddie Davis
    • Domestic Picture Story
      • Jacob Moscovitch
      • Kenneth Koustrup
      • ihar hancharuk
      • Nathaniel Bailey
    • International Picture Story
      • Jens Hartmann Schmidt
      • Andreas Merrald
      • Gabriel Scarlett
    • Documentary
      • Rafael Heygster
      • Maximilian Mann
      • Jan Richard Heinicke
      • Maranie Staab
    • Sports Portfolio
      • Alex Kormann
      • Eakin Howard
      • Mads Claus Rasmussen
      • Andy Bao
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      • Graham Dickie
      • Maranie Staab
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    • Multimedia: Online Storytelling
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      • Carolina Photojournalism
      • Yutao Chen, Francesca Fenzi, Lucio Villa, Susie Neilson, Diep Pham, Diep Nguyen, Alexandre Bui
      • Morgan Hornsby, Gabriel Scarlett
    • Multimedia: Group Story or Essay - Standalone
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      • Deepti Asthana (Danish School of Journalism), Michelle Hanks (Western Kentucky University)
      • Haley France, Zayrha Rodriguez, Diane Adame, Sally Dillon
      • Tenley Garrett, Peggy Mullin
    • Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay - Standalone
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      • Liz Moughon
      • Michelle Hanks
      • Maranie Staab
      • Meiying Wu
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      • Ashton Eleazer, Andie Rea
      • Traci Westcott
      • Yutao Chen, Francesca Fenzi
      • Yutao Chen, Javaria Khan
      • Katinka Klinge, Mads Frost, Oscar Scott Carl
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    • Spot News
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    • Daniel Cole - Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)
    • A picture of an unscheduled or breaking event for which no advance planning was possible. Examples: fires, accidents or natural disasters.
      • Gold Daniel Cole
      • Silver Alex Kormann
      • Bronze Josephine Norris
      • Award of Excellence Hannah Ruhoff
      • Award of Excellence Daniel Cole
      • Award of Excellence Istiak Karim
      • Award of Excellence Jacob Moscovitch
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    • General News
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    • Jason Armond - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • 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 Jason Armond
      • Silver Rafael Heygster
      • Bronze Arden Barnes
      • Award of Excellence Rafael Heygster
      • Award of Excellence Mustafa Hussain
      • Award of Excellence Yehyun Kim
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    • Feature
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    • Maranie Staab - Syracuse University
    • A candid picture of a "found situation" with strong human interest, a fresh view of the ordinary, a celebration of life or humor. In all cases the dignity of the subject must be respected.
      • Gold Maranie Staab
      • Silver Antranik Tavitian
      • Bronze Maranie Staab
      • Award of Excellence Nathaniel Bailey
      • Award of Excellence Kai McNamee
      • Award of Excellence Kendall Warner
      • Award of Excellence Maranie Staab
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    • Sports Action
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    • Alex Kormann - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • A picture that captures peak action and the competitive spirit of team or individual sports. Should increase understanding of and appreciation for sport.
      • Gold Alex Kormann
      • Silver Matteo Bracco
      • Bronze Madeleine Cook
      • Award of Excellence Rebecca Slezak
      • Award of Excellence Eakin Howard
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    • Sports Feature
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    • Morgan Hornsby - Western Kentucky University
    • 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 Morgan Hornsby
      • Silver Bobby Goddin
      • Bronze Sara Diggins
      • Award of Excellence Nickolas Oatley
      • Award of Excellence Bobby Goddin
      • Award of Excellence Nicole Neri
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    • Portrait
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    • Nanna Navntoft - Danish School of Journalism
    • A picture of a person that reveals the essence of the subject's character.
      • Gold Nanna Navntoft
      • Silver Traci Westcott
      • Bronze Hanne Marie Solbø
      • Award of Excellence Kenneth Koustrup
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    • Interpretive Eye
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    • Anya Miroshnichenko - DocDocDoc
    • 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 Instagram) or non-traditional analog processes and equipment, but not to digital alteration of content through the use of post capture editing software.
      • Gold Anya Miroshnichenko
      • Silver Andrej Ivanov
      • Bronze Nicole Neri
      • Award of Excellence Laura Oliverio
      • Award of Excellence Jordan Larson
      • Award of Excellence Marlena Sloss
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    • Illustration
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    • Hieu Nguyen - 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 Hieu Nguyen
      • Silver Maranie Staab
      • Bronze Gabrielle Cavallaro
      • Award of Excellence Daniel Linhart
      • Award of Excellence Nanna Navntoft
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    • Interpretive Project
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    • Michael Swensen - Ohio 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 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 (12 photos maximum per entry).
      • Gold Michael Swensen
      • Silver Peter Nygaard Christensen
      • Bronze Ekaterina Balaban
      • Award of Excellence Maddie Davis
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    • Domestic Picture Story
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    • Jacob Moscovitch - University of Missouri
    • 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 Jacob Moscovitch
      • Silver Kenneth Koustrup
      • Bronze ihar hancharuk
      • Award of Excellence Nathaniel Bailey
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    • International Picture Story
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    • Jens Hartmann Schmidt - Danish School of Journalism
    • 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 Jens Hartmann Schmidt
      • Silver Andreas Merrald
      • Bronze Gabriel Scarlett
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    • Documentary
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    • Rafael Heygster - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover
    • 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 years' 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 and . 12 photos maximum per entry.
      • Gold Rafael Heygster
      • Silver Maximilian Mann
      • Bronze Jan Richard Heinicke
      • Award of Excellence Maranie Staab
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    • Sports Portfolio
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    • Alex Kormann - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Demonstrates versatility and includes at least three different sports. No stories. Eight images maximum.
      • Gold Alex Kormann
      • Silver Eakin Howard
      • Bronze Mads Claus Rasmussen
      • Award of Excellence Andy Bao
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    • Portfolio
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    • Graham Dickie - Syracuse University
    • A body of work that demonstrates versatility, expertise and depth and showcases a photographer's vision. 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 Graham Dickie
      • Silver Maranie Staab
      • Award of Excellence Rafael Heygster
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    • Multimedia: Online 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. This category is not intended for personal online portfolios.
      • Gold Carolina Photojournalism
      • Silver Yutao Chen, Francesca Fenzi, Lucio Villa, Susie Neilson, Diep Pham, Diep Nguyen, Alexandre Bui
      • Bronze Morgan Hornsby, Gabriel Scarlett
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    • Multimedia: Group Story or Essay - Standalone
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    • Deepti Asthana (Danish School of Journalism), Michelle Hanks (Western Kentucky University)
    • A single standalone 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. Each entry should have a short run time (flexible up to about 8 minutes). No more than one story per entry.

      This category is for groups of 2 to 5 students, and 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. However, it may not be entered in any other category, and significant portions of this entry may not be used in entries in categories 17 or 18.
      • Gold Deepti Asthana (Danish School of Journalism), Michelle Hanks (Western Kentucky University)
      • Silver Haley France, Zayrha Rodriguez, Diane Adame, Sally Dillon
      • Bronze Tenley Garrett, Peggy Mullin
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    • Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay - Standalone
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    • Liz Moughon - Ohio University
    • A single standalone 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. Each entry should have a short run time (flexible up to about 8 minutes).

      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. However, it may not be entered in any other category, and significant portions of this entry may not be used in entries in categories 16 or 18.
      • Gold Liz Moughon
      • Silver Michelle Hanks
      • Bronze Maranie Staab
      • Award of Excellence Meiying Wu
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    • Multimedia: Documentary Short
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    • Ashton Eleazer, Andie Rea
    • A single, short documentary film with extended run time of roughly 8 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 or guidance of outside professionals. May be a single component of category 15, Online Multimedia Storytelling. However, it may not be entered in any other category, and significant portions of this entry may not be used in entries in categories 16 or 17.
      • Gold Ashton Eleazer, Andie Rea
      • Silver Traci Westcott
      • Bronze Yutao Chen, Francesca Fenzi
      • Award of Excellence Yutao Chen, Javaria Khan
      • Award of Excellence Katinka Klinge, Mads Frost, Oscar Scott Carl
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