Who May Enter

Undergraduate or graduate students enrolled for at least one semester between September 2013 and December 2014. Those who have worked two years or more as full-time professional photographers, videographers or web producers (including paid internships) are not eligible.

Eligible Materials

All entries must have been created or first published between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014 and may not have been previously entered in this competition. (There are some exceptions for Category 12 – Documentary, see the categories page).

A single image may not be entered in more than one single image category, but an image may be entered in a single category, one multiple image category and a portfolio category. For example, a single image may be entered in General News, Domestic Picture Story and Portfolio, but not in both the General News and Portrait categories.

Students may enter the same work in Pictures of the Year International.

Entry is free courtesy of Nikon Inc.  Deadline for entry is 11:59 pm (Central Daylight Time) Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014.

Open judging will take place Nov. 9 -16 on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.

See here for full details.