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CONTACT

Pictures of the Year International
Phone: 573-884-7351
Email: info@poy.org
Web: www.poy.org

Mailing address:
Marie De Jesús
Director, Pictures of the Year International
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Missouri School of Journalism
401 S. Ninth St., Suite 315
Columbia, MO 65211
USA


AWARDS

Individual category winners:
• 1st — Engraved plaque
• Finalist and Award of Excellence — PDF Certificate

$1,000 cash prizes & Tiffany crystal trophy:
• International Photographer of the Year
• Photographer of the Year
• World Understanding Award
• Community Awareness Award
• Environmental Vision Award

Tiffany crystal trophy::
• Sports Photographer of the Year
• Documentary Storyteller of the Year
• Photography Book of the Year
• Visual Editor of the Year

Angus McDougall Excellence in Editing Award:
Winner hosts a sterling silver trophy for one year and receives free tuition to the Missouri Photo Workshop.

All winners will be posted to social media soon after the jury makes its decisions. An official announcement will be made after the competition ends and the results are verified.

For winning entries, POY requires high resolution copies of the images and digital files of the films and online entries.

POY 83 judging begins Monday, Feb. 9, at 9:30 a.m.

The Pictures of the Year International judging sessions begin Monday, Feb. 9, at 9:30 a.m. and will be livestreamed via Zoom webinar. The viewing link will be posted in the POY website ahead of the sessions.

Register for the Zoom webinar here

Pictures of the Year 83 Categories

1 - Science & Natural History
2 - Science & Natural History Picture Story
3 - General News
4 - Impact 2025: The Political Divide
5 - Spot News
6 - Daily Life
7 - Portrait
8 - Portrait Series
9 - National/International News Picture Story
10 - Issue Reporting Picture Story
11 - Daily Life Picture Story
12 - Local News Picture Story
13 - Sports Action
14 - Sports Life and Recreational Sports
15 - Sports Picture Story
16 - Documentary News Reporting
17 - Documentary Daily Life
18 - Documentary of the Year
19 - Online Storytelling: Daily Life
20 - Online Storytelling: News Reporting
21 - Online Storytelling Project of the Year
22 - Newspaper Picture Editing
23 - Magazine Picture Editing
24 - Visual Editor of the Year
25 - International Photographer of the Year
26 - Photographer of the Year
27 - Sports Photographer of the Year
28 - Environmental Vision Award
29 - Community Awareness Award
30 - World Understanding Award
31 - Angus McDougall Excellence in Editing Award
32 - Photography Book of the Year