January 13, 2020 Eyes of History Student Competition Entries are open for the White House News Photographers Association’s Eyes of History competition – a great chance to get your work in front of DC folks. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
October 7, 2019 NPPF Scholarships The National Press Photographers Foundation has opened applications for their annual scholarship programs. Deadline is on December 2, but why wait that long? Categories Competitions/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
October 1, 2019 NPPA Student Quarterly Clip Contest For all the students out there, the National Press Photographers Association Student Quarterly Clip Contest deadline is coming up on October 15. This is for images made in July, August and September. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
August 30, 2018 College Photographer of the Year Call for Entries If you’re a college student, it’s time to get your portfolio together – the entry deadline for the 73rd College Photographer of the Year competition is September 23. There is no entry fee for this – why wouldn’t you enter? Categories Competitions/Good Work/Photojournalism
March 2, 2018 Reading the World Press Photo FInalists Michael Shaw has an interesting take on the six World Press Photo finalists over at Reading the Pictures. There is not one photo that begins a dialogue, that poses a question, that does anything other than hit us upside the head. The question of what’s the purpose of an image is a long, deep one. Is it just to document?... Categories Competitions/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 22, 2017 White House News Photographers Association Student Contest The Eyes of History contest is taking entries through January 12, 2018 – and there’s a student category, for both stills and video. This is a great opportunity to get your work seen by editors in pros around the country. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
January 12, 2017 White House News Photographer Association Student Contest Tis the season to seek out fame and, possibly, fortune … the White House News Photographer Association’s Student Contest is accepting entries until February 1. There is a $25 fee to enter, but that can be applied towards a student membership … which is also $25. So, you can join and enter for the same $25 bucks. Not a bad... Categories Advice & Learning/Competitions/Photojournalism
January 3, 2017 Alexia Foundation Entries Now Being Accepted The Alexia Foundation has opened their call for grant applications for both professional and student entries. The professional prize is worth $20,000, the student prize is a semester’s undergraduate tuition at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University – that’s worth about $21,000. Professional deadline is January 31, student deadline is February 14. There’s no fee for... Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
September 19, 2016 CPOY Call for Entries The call for entries for the College Photographer of the Year has been posted. Deadline is on Sunday, October 2, but don’t wait until the last minute. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
April 18, 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced Congratulations to Jessica Rinaldi of the Boston Globe who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography today. Her story, about a young boy who survived being beaten nearly to death, is exactly the type of work that should be celebrated – it is heartbreaking and hopeful, it speaks to the need to slow down and spend time on a story,... Categories Competitions/Good Work/Photojournalism