Best of Photojournalism 2006 Still Photography Winners

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Photojournalist of the Year (large markets): A portfolio of work created for a publication with over 115,000 circulation. All work created for Wire services, Agencies and Magazines is judged in this group.
Photojournalist of the Year (smaller markets): A portfolio of work created for a newspaper with less than 115,000 circulation.

Best Published Picture Story (large markets): This category is designed to celebrate a meritorious body of work that has been documented, vetted and published for an audience in the classic journalistic tradition. The story should be compelling and relevant to the viewing and reading audience.; A series of pictures created for a publication with over 115,000 circulation. All stories created for Wire services, Agencies and Magazines are judged in this group.
Best Published Picture Story (smaller markets): This category is designed to celebrate a meritorious body of work that has been documented, vetted and published for an audience in the classic journalistic tradition. The story should be compelling and relevant to the viewing and reading audience.; A series of pictures created for a newspaper with less than 115,000 circulation.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Cliff Edom's ‘New America Award’: In urban communities and rural towns, the spirit of diversity is celebrated and witnessed in everyday life. Our goal is to recognize award winning photographic storytelling about communities, groups, and issues in America that are often under-covered in the press. Acknowledging the genius and effectiveness of Cliff Edom's vision, approach, and passion for teaching, we honor this year's winner.; Cliff Edom (1907-1991) began his experimentation in photographic education in 1943, his purpose was to provide access to the community life of a small town (and local communities) for photographers so that they could hone and develop photojournalistic skills.
International News Picture Story: A series of pictures of events outside the U.S., Canada, or Mexico that depicts a story line or single theme that is spontaneous in its origin. This story may be spot news or issue reporting.

Enterprise Picture Story (large markets): A non-news picture story or essay on a single theme. Stories that use humor or focus on the lighter side of life are well suited to this category.; A series of pictures created for a publication with over 115,000 circulation. All stories created for Wire services, Agencies and Magazines are judged in this group.
Enterprise Picture Story (smaller markets): A non-news picture story or essay on a single theme. Stories that use humor or focus on the lighter side of life are well suited to this category.; A series of pictures created for a newspaper with less than 115,000 circulation.
Natural Disaster Picture Story 2005: A collection for authentic storytelling photographs that captures and communicates the devastation wrought by a natural disaster.; Natural Disaster Picture Story recognizes coverage of the human and physical impact of this year's hurricanes, mudslides, tornadoes, earthquakes, and so on.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Domestic News Picture Story: A series of news pictures recording events in the U.S., Canada or Mexico that depicts a reporting line or single theme where the reporting instincts and skill of the photographer are manifest. This story may be spot news or issue reporting.
Environmental Picture Story: A picture story that captures or conveys an appreciation of the natural world and its components; landscapes, flora, fauna, weather, and more.; That appreciation does not mean that the story can only cover pristine environments: stories can also depict the destruction, neglect, or recovery of a natural resource.

General News: Recognizing that much of the daily news coverage is planned in advance, we seek to reward outstanding achievement based on creativity and timing at organized events such as general meetings, promotional events and staged coverage opportunities.
Enterprise: A picture of a ‘found situation’ that features strong human interest element, or a fresh view of an everyday scene. A picture that uses humor or focuses on the lighter side of life is well suited for this category.
International News: A picture of a spontaneous news event outside the U.S., Canada, or Mexico that was created without advance cooperation, planning, or warning.

Monday, March 20

Natural Disaster Single 2005: A single image that captures and communicates the devastation wrought by a natural disaster.; Natural Disaster Single recognizes coverage of the human and physical impact of this year's hurricanes, mudslides, tornadoes, earthquakes, and so on.
Local Portrait and Personality: A single picture that captures a unique aspect of the local figure’s character and personality. This should not be a public figure, but rather a local heroine, hero, or community member.
News Portrait and Personality: A picture that captures a unique aspect of the character and personality of a public figure or elected official who is regularly featured in media coverage.
Domestic News: A breaking news photograph from the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. An event where the photographer does not have the time to plan, but must react on instinct, adrenaline, and news judgment.

The Art of Entertainment: A picture that evokes the phrase “that’s entertainment” — and captures a dramatic quality, theatrical grace, aesthetic expression or poetry of motion that is pleasing and soothing to the viewer.
Natural Habitat: A picture that makes the most of the aesthetic and graphic qualities of nature, with an emphasis on dramatic composition.
Celebrity Picture Story: A picture story that goes deeper than surface coverage on the runway or red-carpet pictures. The story must illuminate a facet of celebrity that is compelling, insightful and informative.
Sports Photojournalist of the Year: A portfolio of individual sports images, plus an optional Sports Picture Story.
Sports Picture Story: Any sports oriented subject portrayed in a multiple-picture photographic story structure. All of the pictures should be related to convey a singular story line or reporting theme related to a sports endeavor.

Sunday, March 19

Individual Sports Action: A peak action picture that isolates the competitive spirit and tenacity of a participant engaged in a competition designed as an individual sporting endeavor. Think one-on-one sports such as boxing, tennis, skiing, and so on.
Team Sports Action: A peak action picture that captures the competitive spirit and collective efforts of an athletic team. Team Sports Action recognizes pictures of sports where groups of people compete against each other, such as soccer, American football, basketball, baseball, and so on.
Sports Enterprise: A sports related enterprise picture that depicts the jubilation of victory or the agony of defeat. The event covered should be separate from the game action or outside of the field of play.

Celebrity News Single: A picture conveys the popular culture fixations of the day and focuses on a person of celebrity status: glamour, fame, music, sports, television or politics.
Conceptual Photographic Illustration: In this powerful age of computer imagery and digital mastery, the time has come to reward the creative and dramatic works that grace the pages of publications that blend the best of the traditional darkroom, human imagination and computer skills. A photograph might be used as source material for the conceptual illustration, or the concept might be totally artificially produced.

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