Visitors at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. tour the "Pictures of the Year" exhibition. The more than 70 award-winning photogrpahs were displayed for a six-month showing.
Contest Entry Period Concludes;
Program Gears Up for Three Weeks of Judging;
Live Webcasting Returns
Thousands of photographs, multimedia pieces, and publication pages poured into the 69th annual competition during the entry period that concluded on Thursday, Jan. 12.
The next phase is judging. This next week, five graduate coordinators will begin sorting and cataloging all the entries. We are honored to have an excellent panel of some of the most prestigious professionals in our industry. In the coming weeks we will post a complete list of the judges and a complete schedule of the three weeks. Judging will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and continue through Tuesday, Feb. 28.
POYi is the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world. The mission of the annual POYi competition is to extend the reach of photojournalists by providing educational public exhibitions that reflect the news events, social issues, and cultural trends of our time.
When you enter Pictures of the Year International, your work engages citizens worldwide and becomes a part of visual history.
JUDGES AND SCHEDULE
Pictures of the Year International is honored to welcome 18 of the most respected visual journalists in the world to serve on the 69th annual jury panel.
This year, there are five distinct "divisions," each with an independent group of judges. A complete web page with their biographies and photographs will be posted in the coming weeks.
Below is the schedule for five divisions, plus the participating jury members.
(* NOTE: The schedule and jury members are subject to change.)
NEWS DIVISION
Feb. 8 - 11
Sujong Song, Larry Price, and Carolyn Cole
REPORTAGE DIVISION
Feb. 12 - 15
Michel duCille, MaryAnne Golon, Patricia Lanza, and Meaghan Looram
SPORTS DIVISION
Feb. 18 - 20
Smiley Pool, Albert Dickson, and Rob Tringali
EDITING DIVISION
Feb. 22 - 24
Mick Cochran, Sue Morrow, and Claude Cookman
MULTIMEDIA DIVISION
Feb. 25 - 28
Travis Fox, Nelson Walker, Lynn True, Andrew DeVigal, and Danfung Dennis*
JUDGING STANDARDS
Now in its 69th year, POYi competition judging is committed to the highest standards by:
- offering a transparent, open-judging format. There are no closed sessions.
- ensuring that every judge views every image. There is no pre-screening of entries.
- providing a venue for all jury members work side-by-side, in person. There is no "virtual" judging.
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AWARDS & PRIZES
Total cash awards of more than $10,000.
Winners in both Photographer of the Year categories, plus the new Sports Photographer of the Year, each receive a $1,000 cash award.
Tiffany crystal engraved trophies are presented to first-place recipients in the Premier categories.
Engraved plaques are presented to first-place recipients in all POYi categories.
PROGRAM DATES
This list is a tentative schedule for the upcoming POYi program season in 2011-12:
• Monday, Dec. 12
Electronic registration and entry uploading platform activated.
• Thursday, Jan. 12
Deadline for all entries to be electronically submitted.
• February 8 - 28
Judging period for three consecutive weeks.
CONTACT INFO
Phone:573-884-2188
Email: info@poyi.org
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