Competitions – Page 13 – Visual Journalism

January 5, 2011

NPPA Best of Photojournalism Call for Entries

The National Press Photographers Association has put out their call for entries for the 2011 Best of Photojournalism awards. Get your portfolios and best images together and get going–entry deadline is January 28.

Competitions

November 24, 2010

Even the Photo Contest Entries Are Better …

National Geographic runs an annual photo competition and Boston.com’s The Big Picture blog has plucked 47 of the entries for a recent post. And, yeah, even their readers’ are better shooters … look at the light, look at the moments. Jealous now?

Competitions/Good Work

November 11, 2010

NPPA Student Clip Contest

First deadline is coming up for the National Press Photographers Associations’ Student Clip Contest. Get your entries together and get them in the week of Nov. 15-22. You can even like them on Facebook–search for “NPPA Student Clip Contest.”

Competitions

November 1, 2010

Red & Black Wins National Pacemaker Award

The student paper here at the University of Georgia, the Red & Black, picked up one of the top awards for college newspapers over the weekend, the Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press. In addition to the overall award, the online site and three reporters – Carolyn Crist, Chelsea Cook and Hayley Peterson – each one for individual stories....

Advice & Learning/Competitions/Journalism

August 9, 2010

James Alan Cox Foundation Scholarship for Photojournalism Students

Courtesy of News Photographer editor Don Winslow … Founded in memory of James Alan Cox, a television photojournalist, The James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photographers aims to provide financial support to student photographers of high school and college age. Through a variety of funding, including equipment purchases and scholarships for college and technical school classes, the foundation’s mission is...

Advice & Learning/Competitions

July 20, 2010

$12,000 Grant Opportunity

The ShootQ Grant is a $12,000 grant given to a photographer to fund a project that raises public awareness about an important social, environmental or economic issue. (Thanks to NPPA President Bob Carey for the link, via Twitter.)

Business & Industry/Competitions

May 20, 2010

Emerging Vision Incentive from POYi

The Pictures of the Year International program has announced a $10,000 grant for an emerging documentary photographer. Rick Shaw, director of POYi, said: If someone is a security guard, and their whole hope was to become a documentary photographer, but they’re not able to get a foothold because of the current publishing climate and economic realities, this incentive would do...

Competitions

March 22, 2010

Red & Black Takes in 17 Awards

The independent newspaper here at the University of Georgia, The Red and Black, had a banner day at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 3 Mark of Excellence awards, hauling in awards by the bunches – including best newspaper. They work really hard at that paper every day, pouring their soul into pixels and ink – nothing makes me happier...

Advice & Learning/Competitions/Journalism

March 19, 2010

College Photographer of the Year Winners

The winners from the College Photographer of the Year competition are now online. (Also, you can spend some time look at the professional winners, too.)

Competitions/Good Work

March 3, 2010

Student Outs Self in Contest

A student who used the California shield laws to protect himself last year and had remained anonymous for his own safety has outed himself in the College Photographer of the Year competition.

Competitions/Ethics & Legal

Category: Competitions

NPPA Best of Photojournalism Call for Entries

Even the Photo Contest Entries Are Better …

NPPA Student Clip Contest

Red & Black Wins National Pacemaker Award

James Alan Cox Foundation Scholarship for Photojournalism Students

$12,000 Grant Opportunity

Emerging Vision Incentive from POYi

Red & Black Takes in 17 Awards

College Photographer of the Year Winners

Student Outs Self in Contest