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.
Roxy Ann, 3, works on her sucker while staying still as her older cousins Nykki and Jameska spray her hair pink at the local high schoolÕs homecoming game. Roxy and her little brother Shane have been taken in by their cousins after her parents surrendered custody of them after struggling with drugs.












