Photograph of the Year

This award is for the single best news photograph of the year.

Criteria

This category is for ONE image only, not a body of work. The photo can still be included, if desired, in  a portfolio for Photographer of the Year. Any digital alteration must be declared.

What to submit

Aside from the photograph to be judged, your entry must include:

•    Your resume or career outline. This doesn’t need to be a full CV. It must include your contact details
•    A background statement describing the entry

Background statement

The background statement for this award does not need to be as comprehensive as it does for other categories. However, please describe as fully as possible:

•    The assignment you were on and its background
•    How the photograph came about
•    What you were trying to achieve with it
•    The conditions at the time
•    Any technical or practical difficulties you encountered
•    Anything else that may be relevant to the judges.

Photographers are not judged on the writing skills in their supporting statements.

It is preferable that you submit not only the photograph itself, but also the page on which it was published so judges can view it in context of the story.

Dates for eligible work

All submitted work must have been published in the 12 months from August 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010.   

Who can enter

The award is open to all editorial staff working on all News Limited national, metropolitan, regional and community publications, including websites and magazines, in Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Permanent part-time staff are eligible, as are contractors. Casual employees, freelancers and contributors are not eligible.

You may nominate yourself or a colleague. If you are nominating someone else, you need to lodge the entry yourself and give your contact details.

How many times can you enter?

Individuals may enter the same category only once a year.

There has been a change in the criteria this year. The news photo submitted for Photo of the Year can be also be included in your portfolio for Photographer of the Year.

How to Enter

Please read the preliminary instructions provided on the website. There are links there for guidelines for library PDF or page archive retrieval and size of photographic entries.

Entry via the website is preferred.

If you cannot do this, a CD-ROM of your entry is acceptable. Please include on the CD a document giving your name, publication or website, category and contact details. Include a CV or resume, as well as the examples of your work. Send this to: News Awards, c/o Corporate Affairs, Level 5, News Limited, 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010.

You may send your entry in the internal mail, where this service is provided – but email Sarah Cullens cullenss@newsltd.com.au so we know a CD entry has been lodged.

Entries from PNG, Fiji, WA Community Newspapers and some areas of News Digital Media will need to be via CD because they have no access to the entry coupon from the website.

If you have any problems submitting your online entry, call Les Hoffman, on 02 6680 2080 or email hoffmanl@newsltd.com.au.

If you have any questions about the awards, call Lucinda Duckett on 02 9288 3125 or email duckettl@newsltd.com.au.

Closing date

Entries must be received by 5.00pm Tuesday, August 3. There will be no exceptions.