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      • Armond Feffer
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      • Hadley Chittum
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      • Azadeh Besharati
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      • Emilee Chinn
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      • Nanna Navntoft
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      • Sergei Belov
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      • Jennifer Mosbrucker
      • Katrine Noer
      • Alexey Pavlov
    • Interpretive Eye
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      • Sue Polschikova
      • Anna Miroshnichenko
      • Gabe Williamson
      • Colton Rothwell
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    • Illustration
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      • Victoria Zakharova
      • Colton Rothwell
      • Daria Dar
      • Victoria Zakharova
      • Barron Northrup
    • Domestic Picture Story
      • Azadeh Besharati
      • Jacob Moscovitch
      • Michael Blackshire
      • Cheyenne Boone
      • Seyyed Matin Hashemi
      • Istiak Karim
      • Yehyun Kim
    • International Picture Story
      • Mads Frost
      • Jesper Houborg
      • Valdemar Stroe Ren
      • Marius Renner
    • The COVID Experience
      • Jacob Moscovitch
      • Seyyed Matin Hashemi
      • Jonas Dengler
      • Bernat Cedó
      • Colton Rothwell
      • Ehsan Noortaqani
      • Gili Benita
      • Maryam Dashti
    • Interpretive Project
      • Elena Liventseva
      • Nanna Navntoft
      • Dan Lyon
      • Katerina Kouzmitcheva
      • Ney Milá
    • Documentary
      • Mads Joakim Rimer Rasmussen
      • Jessica Ruiz
      • Antranik Tavitian
      • Oly Matveeva
    • Sports Portfolio
      • Emilee Chinn
      • Alex Lupul
      • Isaac Ritchey
      • Michael Clubb
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      • Yehyun Kim
      • Michael Blackshire
      • Jesper Houborg
    • Multimedia: Online Storytelling
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      • Western Kentucky Photojournalism
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      • Raphael Knipping and Michael Trammer
    • Multimedia: Group Story or Essay - Standalone
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      • Marius Renner and Emilie Laerke Henriksen
      • Abigail Dean and Contributors
      • Hadley Green and Jeremiah Rhodes
      • Caroline Almy and Sarah Redmond
    • Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay - Standalone
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      • Michelle Hanks
      • Antonio Flores
      • Austin Berndt
    • Multimedia: Documentary Short
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      • Tobias Stidsen and Andreas Beukel Vinther
      • Emily Graham, Jose M. Terrazas, Ashley Rose Marie Del Rio, Maya Fonseca, and Anthony Klune
      • Matthew Westmoreland and Jeremiah Rhodes
      • Alicia Carter and Lucas Pruitt
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    • Spot News
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    • Armond Feffer - University of Missouri
    • A picture of an unscheduled or breaking event for which no advance planning was possible. Examples: fires, accidents or natural disasters.
      • Gold Armond Feffer
      • Silver Daniel Shular
      • Bronze Jacob Musselman
      • Award of Excellence Shafkat Anowar
      • Award of Excellence Bernat Cedó
      • Award of Excellence Elias Valverde
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    • General News
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    • Josie Norris - Central Michigan University
    • A picture of a scheduled political, social or cultural event for which advance planning was possible. Examples: demonstrations, staged promotional or political events and other daily news.
      • Gold Josie Norris
      • Silver Michael Blackshire
      • Bronze Antranik Tavitian
      • Award of Excellence Jordan Opp
      • Award of Excellence Jens Hartmann Schmidt
      • Award of Excellence Lily Thompson
      • Award of Excellence Jennifer Mosbrucker
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    • Feature
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    • Hadley Chittum - George Washington University
    • A candid picture of a "found situation" with strong human interest, a fresh view of the ordinary, a celebration of life or humor. In all cases the dignity of the subject must be respected.
      • Gold Hadley Chittum
      • Silver Lauren Santucci
      • Bronze Evgeny Chernyakov
      • Award of Excellence Hadley Green
      • Award of Excellence Maansi Srivastava
      • Award of Excellence James Year
      • Award of Excellence Chris Day
      • Award of Excellence Christiana Botic
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    • COVID
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    • Azadeh Besharati - Danish School of Media and Journalism
    • A single picture that captures the experience of COVID. The photograph can be spot / general news, sports feature / action, a feature or a portrait. This category is NOT open to illustrations, to digital alteration of content through the use of post capture editing software or to images created with the use of software capture filters.
      • Gold Azadeh Besharati
      • Silver Antranik Tavitian
      • Bronze Colton Rothwell
      • Award of Excellence Shafkat Anowar
      • Award of Excellence Azadeh Besharati
      • Award of Excellence Louisa Boeszoermeny
      • Award of Excellence Hadley Green
      • Award of Excellence Laura Oliverio
      • Award of Excellence Yukai Peng
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    • Sports Action
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    • Emilee Chinn - Ohio University
    • A picture that captures peak action and the competitive spirit of team or individual sports. Should increase understanding of and appreciation for sport.
      • Gold Emilee Chinn
      • Silver Jordan Opp
      • Bronze Edith Geuppert
      • Award of Excellence Emilee Chinn
      • Award of Excellence Eakin Howard
      • Award of Excellence Jordan Prather
      • Award of Excellence Isaac Ritchey
      • Award of Excellence Emily Sartin
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    • Sports Feature
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    • Jens Hartmann Schmidt - Danish School of Media and Journalism
    • A sports-related picture with strong human interest or pictorial quality that celebrates the role athletics play in the lives of athletes and fans. Examples: The joy of victory or agony of defeat, fan reaction and interaction, athlete portraits.
      • Gold Jens Hartmann Schmidt
      • Silver Hope Davison
      • Bronze Tristen Rouse
      • Award of Excellence Arden Barnes
      • Award of Excellence Emilee Chinn
      • Award of Excellence Edith Geuppert
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    • Portrait
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    • Nanna Navntoft - Danish School of Media and Journalism
    • A picture of a person that reveals the essence of the subject's character.
      • Gold Nanna Navntoft
      • Silver Jacob Moscovitch
      • Bronze Tatiana Bormatova
      • Award of Excellence Solmaz Daryani
      • Award of Excellence Sergei Belov
      • Award of Excellence Tatiana Bormatova
      • Award of Excellence Jennifer Mosbrucker
      • Award of Excellence Katrine Noer
      • Award of Excellence Alexey Pavlov
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    • Interpretive Eye
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    • Sue Polschikova - Academy of Documentary and Art Photography "Fotografika"
    • A picture that showcases a photographer's distinctive perspective on the world. May express beauty, tension, harmony, chaos and other abstract concepts through composition, tonal and color relationships, or may be an abstraction or non-traditional photograph. This category is open to images created with the use of software capture filters (such as those used by Instagram) or non-traditional analog processes and equipment. However, this category is NOT open to digital alteration of content through the use of post capture editing software.
      • Gold Sue Polschikova
      • Silver Anna Miroshnichenko
      • Bronze Gabe Williamson
      • Award of Excellence Colton Rothwell
      • Award of Excellence Lauren Santucci
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    • Illustration
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    • Victoria Zakharova - School of Academic Photography (SHKAF)
    • A food, product, still life, fashion or concept picture demonstrating tight control of lighting, esthetics and purpose. Each entry must have a title. Digital alteration through post capture editing software or software capture filters is allowable in this category.
      • Gold Victoria Zakharova
      • Silver Colton Rothwell
      • Bronze Daria Dar
      • Award of Excellence Victoria Zakharova
      • Award of Excellence Barron Northrup
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    • Domestic Picture Story
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    • Azadeh Besharati - Danish School of Media and Journalism
    • A narrative picture story or thematic essay photographed in your home country that either reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics. 8 photos maximum per story.
      • Gold Azadeh Besharati
      • Silver Jacob Moscovitch
      • Bronze Michael Blackshire
      • Award of Excellence Cheyenne Boone
      • Award of Excellence Seyyed Matin Hashemi
      • Award of Excellence Istiak Karim
      • Award of Excellence Yehyun Kim
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    • International Picture Story
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    • Mads Frost - Danish School of Media and Journalism
    • A narrative picture story or thematic essay photographed in a foreign country that reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics. 8 photos maximum per story.
      • Gold Mads Frost
      • Silver Jesper Houborg
      • Bronze Valdemar Stroe Ren
      • Award of Excellence Marius Renner
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    • The COVID Experience
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    • Jacob Moscovitch - University of Missouri
    • A narrative picture story, thematic essay or interpretive project that covers COVID-19 and its impact. Examples are a COVID news story, daily life during the pandemic or portraying a personal experience related to the virus. 12 photos maximum per entry.
      • Gold Jacob Moscovitch
      • Silver Seyyed Matin Hashemi
      • Bronze Jonas Dengler
      • Award of Excellence Bernat Cedó
      • Award of Excellence Colton Rothwell
      • Award of Excellence Ehsan Noortaqani
      • Award of Excellence Gili Benita
      • Award of Excellence Maryam Dashti
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    • Interpretive Project
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    • Elena Liventseva - Academy of Documentary and Art Photography "Fotografika"
    • A photographic essay, story or series that showcases a photographer's distinctive perspective on the world and in which that vision creates cohesion and voice in the multiple image presentation. This category is open to images created with the use of software capture filters (such as those utilized by Instagram) or non-traditional analog processes and equipment. However, it is NOT open to the digital alteration of content through the use of post capture editing software (12 photos maximum per entry).
      • Gold Elena Liventseva
      • Silver Nanna Navntoft
      • Bronze Dan Lyon
      • Award of Excellence Katerina Kouzmitcheva
      • Award of Excellence Ney Milá
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    • Documentary
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    • Mads Joakim Rimer Rasmussen - Danish School of Media and Journalism
    • A long-form photographic essay or extended narrative story which portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, images from previous years’ work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award. Half of the photographs in the entry must have been taken between August 23, 2019 and August 22, 2020. 12 photos maximum per entry.
      • Gold Mads Joakim Rimer Rasmussen
      • Silver Jessica Ruiz
      • Bronze Antranik Tavitian
      • Award of Excellence Oly Matveeva
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    • Sports Portfolio
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    • Emilee Chinn - Ohio University
    • Demonstrates versatility and includes at least three different sports. No stories. Eight images maximum.
      • Gold Emilee Chinn
      • Silver Alex Lupul
      • Bronze Isaac Ritchey
      • Award of Excellence Michael Clubb
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    • Portfolio
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    • Yehyun Kim - University of Missouri
    • A body of work that demonstrates versatility, expertise and depth and showcases a photographer's vision. Minimum Requirements: Must include at least one entry from a multiple picture category (10-14) and entries from at least two still image categories (1- 9). 50 images maximum. Multimedia stories (17-20) may not be included.
      • Gold Yehyun Kim
      • Silver Michael Blackshire
      • Award of Excellence Jesper Houborg
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    • Multimedia: Online Storytelling
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    • Western Kentucky Photojournalism
    • A website or collection of stories utilizing multiple mediums (still photography, video, audio, etc.). This category is open to work produced in a class or workshop setting with input and supervision by faculty or collaboration with other students, but outside professional help is not allowed. Judges will evaluate projects based on the strength of individual story components, editing, user interface, and overall effectiveness. This category is not intended for personal online portfolios.
      • Gold Western Kentucky Photojournalism
      • Silver Carolina Photojournalism
      • Bronze Raphael Knipping and Michael Trammer
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    • Multimedia: Group Story or Essay - Standalone
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    • Marius Renner and Emilie Laerke Henriksen
    • A single standalone story or essay created by a group of students, which uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio) and where the media choice and its utilization enrich and enhance the understanding of the subject. Each entry should have a short run time (flexible up to about 8 minutes). No more than one story per entry.
      • Gold Marius Renner and Emilie Laerke Henriksen
      • Silver Abigail Dean and Contributors
      • Bronze Hadley Green and Jeremiah Rhodes
      • Award of Excellence Caroline Almy and Sarah Redmond
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    • Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay - Standalone
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    • Michelle Hanks - Western Kentucky University
    • A single standalone story or essay created by one student, which uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio) and where the media choice and its utilization enrich and enhance the understanding of the subject. No more than one story per entry. Each entry should have a short run time (flexible up to about 8 minutes).
      • Gold Michelle Hanks
      • Silver Antonio Flores
      • Bronze Austin Berndt
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    • Multimedia: Documentary Short
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    • Tobias Stidsen and Andreas Beukel Vinther
    • A single, short documentary film with extended run time of roughly 8 to 30 minutes that uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio) in pursuit of enriching and enhancing the understanding of the subject. This is not open to a collection of stories or multi-chaptered websites. Documentary storytelling is grounded in truth, and docu-dramas, re-enactments, or television news reports are not allowed.
      • Gold Tobias Stidsen and Andreas Beukel Vinther
      • Silver Emily Graham, Jose M. Terrazas, Ashley Rose Marie Del Rio, Maya Fonseca, and Anthony Klune
      • Bronze Matthew Westmoreland and Jeremiah Rhodes
      • Award of Excellence Alicia Carter and Lucas Pruitt
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