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 year's work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award.
Abandoned houses or properties offer drug depended an undisturbed place for consuming drugs. Mainly hard drugs, like heroin or crack-cocain, are one of the biggest problems the city. A lot of crime is directly related to drugs, but for a lot of drug users it is often impossible to break the circle of crime (associated with obtaining drugs) and their addiction without help from outside.