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Student | Single or Photo Story - Works Produced in 2022

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Entry Rules
This award honors excellence in still photojournalism storytelling of news, sports, portraiture and features that present as an individual photo or a visual story with multiple photos. It is open to all AAJA student members in good standing at the time of submission.

Submission Deadline: February 28, 2023, 11:59 p.m. ET. 

Timeline: Photo(s) must have been either created or initially published between January 1st and December 31st of 2022.

Photo Awards Eligibility:
  • Entrants may enter up to 5 entries, either single photos and/or photo stories. Each Single Photo is counted as 1 entry. Each Photo Story should contain 5 – 12 images and is considered as 1 entry. Individual photo(s) from a Photo Story may not be used in another Photo Story. Photos must have been either created or initially published between January 1st and December 31st of 2021. All photographs must comply with the National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics. https://nppa.org/code-ethics
  • Photo(s) must not be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing element(s) from within the frame. Removal of dust or scratches is acceptable.
  • Reasonable adjustments in Photoshop are acceptable. These include cropping, dodging and burning, conversion into grayscale, and normal toning and color adjustments that restore the authentic nature of the photograph. Filters and excessive changes in density, contrast, color and saturation levels that alter the original scene are not acceptable. 
  • Photographs made with non-professional digital cameras, like the iPhone or point-and-shoot cameras, are allowed but still must adhere to the same non-alter guidelines stated above (they cannot be digitally altered or manipulated images, i.e., taken with filters or other creative apps)
  • Photo(s) may not include any frames or visible watermarks.
  • Photo(s) that do not meet these requirements will be disqualified.
  • Photographers may be asked to provide the original un-retouched file and related files. Failure to provide these may result in removal from the judging process. 
  • The Judges’ decisions are final.
  • It must fall in the listed respective categories for the Journalism Excellence Awards. 
  • Photo(s) do not have to have been previously published.
  • Only students may apply for the Student Journalism category.
  • Entries can only be submitted to one award category.
  • There is no entry fee. Please consider donating to AAJA if you would like to support AAJA awards.

Entrants may contact support@aaja.org if you have any questions.

Special Thanks
Judging of AAJA's Excellence in Photojournalism categories proudly sponsored and powered by Visura, a platform empowering the visual community. 
Deadline: February 28, 2023

Terms & Conditions

Disclaimer 

By submitting Photo(s) to AAJA Awards, you hereby acknowledge that you are the copyright holder or you have permission from the copyright holder to submit said Photo(s) for consideration for the AAJA Awards.

AAJA reserves the right to use any Photo(s) for marketing and promotional purposes of the AAJA Awards only without compensation.

All copyrights remain with the copyright holder.
 
The copyright holders represent and warrant that submission of the entries does not breach any law, and further that no third party can hold any claims or any objections regarding the rights granted to AAJA. The copyright holders will hold AAJA harmless of any claims from third parties related hereto.

The Entry Rules and any dispute, proceedings or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Entry Rules and Guidelines (including any non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by US law.
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