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Categories
- PEOPLE - portraits, self portraits, people in their natural environments
- PERSONAL WORK - fine art, abstract, your fun and independent photos
- ANIMALS/PETS - wildlife, pets, critters
- NATURE/OUTDOORS - outdoors, plants, scenic views, the call of the wild
Entry Deadline
* Late? Pay $5 additional per entry for an extended deadline of
Dec. 16, 2009.
Judges
Barry Gutierrez
Barry Gutierrez is a Pulitzer Prize winning freelance photographer. He worked at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colo., for the past ten years until it closed its doors Feb. 27, 2009.
Gutierrez graduated from Western Kentucky University with a photojournalism degree in the late '90s. He interned at the Piqua Daily Call, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the San Jose Mercury News.
After leaving college, he was hired as a full-time temporary photographer/picture editor at the San Jose Mercury News before being hired at the Rocky Mountain News.
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Reiko Matsuo
Reiko Matsuo is the Art/Design Director for Editor & Publisher Magazine. She is also in charge of E&P's Photos of the Year contest and directs the Photo of the Month as well as the Photo of the Week contests for E&P's monthly publication and website, www.editorandpublisher.com.
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Mike Noe
Mike Noe is the Senior Director of Recruiting and Projects at Examiner.com, where he oversees enlisting thousands of people who like to inform, inspire and entertain to write for one of
the fastest growing websites in the world. Prior to Examiner.com, he oversaw the online operation for the Rocky Mountain News during the 10-year period when its staff was honored with four
Pulitzer Prizes. A native of Denver, Noe earned a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He began his career in 1993 as a newspaper
reporter in Ohio, where he covered crime and politics. In 1996, Noe took a job with the Colorado Springs Gazette, where he worked on the paper's interactive television venture and its Web
site, Gazette.com.
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Jana Reynolds
Jana Reynolds has been involved in all things creative for as long as she can remember. After receiving a degree in Fine Art from Whitman College in 2004, she worked for David Jensen
Photography in Anchorage AK, a studio that specializes in pet, family and wedding portraiture. She currently works as the Sales Coordinator for Examiner.com.
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Amateur Photographers
Grand Prize:
- Bahamas Trip - Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino
- Subscription to PDN Magazine
- PDN Swag Bag
- Winner will be recognized and highlighted in the Examiner.com and NowPublic.com
PHOTOS OF THE YEAR GALLERY
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Professional Photographers
Grand Prize:
- Bahamas Trip - Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino
- PDN Photoserve Portfolio
- Subscription to PDN Magazine
- Winner will be recognized and highlighted in the Examiner.com and NowPublic.com
PHOTOS OF THE YEAR GALLERY
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Category Prizes:
One Amateur and one Professional winner in each of the 4 Subject Categories receive:
- $100 USD Gift Card from Ritz Camera
- Subscription to PDN Magazine
- Winners will be recognized and highlighted in the Examiner.com and NowPublic.com
PHOTOS OF THE YEAR GALLERY
Public's Choice Prize:
Public Choice winner will receive a $200 Gift Card from Ritz Camera and a
PDN Swag Bag
Entry Fees
Amateur
- SINGLE IMAGE:$10
- SERIES (Up to 6 images that make up a cohesive related story or theme):$15
Professional
- SINGLE IMAGE: $20
- SERIES (Up to 6 images that make up a cohesive related story or theme):$25
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