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Feature (FEA):
A candid or found moment that reflects the human experience.
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News (NEW):
A photograph from a news event. This could be from a breaking news.
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Sports Action (SPA):
Images from a sporting event that captures peak action of individual or team sports.
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Sports Feature (SPF):
Images from a sporting event that highlights subjects outside of primary game action/competition.
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Portrait (POR):
An image of a person that reveals the essence of the subject’s character.
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Interpretive Image (INI):
An image that showcases the photographer’s vision or unique perspective. These images can be planned, posed or otherwise set up. Any post-production and/or digital manipulation must be disclosed in the image caption.
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Portrait Series (PORS):
A maximum of 12 images that reflect a strong sense of identity or narrative.
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Photo Story (PHOS):
A maximum of 12 images compiled in a picture story or essay which reflects the human experience.
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Interpretive Project (INP):
A maximum of 12 images which showcases the photographer’s vision or unique perspective. These images can be planned, posed or otherwise set-up. Any post production and/or digital manipulation must be disclosed in the image’s captions.
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Overall Portfolio (OVP):
A body of work that showcases the photographer's vision and demonstrates versatility, expertise and depth. Include at least five (5) entries from single image categories and at least one (1) entry from a multiple image or multimedia category. 45 images maximum, including black slides. Organize the portfolio with the individual photos first, followed by projects. Place a black slide at the beginning of each story (.jpg). Fill out the IPTC title and caption fields with the story title and story summary. Do not title the slide.
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Picture Editing Research (PE):
A slideshow of 5-12 images from the AP, Reuters, and Getty photo wires depicting the substantial changes in weather the world has faced this past year. Submit images in sequential order along with a contact sheet of your wide edit.
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Multimedia Storytelling (MM):
A multimedia story or essay which reflects the human experience and may include: videos, photos, text, and audio. Upload a .docx file including your name(s), story title, and website URL with multimedia piece. Please include a single frame/ image from your project, this will be used during judging and in any award display.
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Non-fiction Video (NFV):
A nonfiction video that reflects the human experience. Upload a .mp4 file along with a .docx file including your name(s), story title and description. Please include a single frame/image from your project, this will be used during judging and in any award display.
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I declare that I am authorized by the holder of the copyright (or the right to copyright) to submit photographs to the 19th annual What We Do competition. I grant permission to Rochester Institute of Technology, the RIT Student Chapter of the National Press Photographers Association and RIT School of Photographic Sciences to use my submitted photographs in exhibitions, publications, and promotions of the competition itself, and for educational, research, and historical record purposes concerning What We Do and the RIT Student Chapter of the NPPA. This usage includes, but is not limited to, slides/tapes, television film/tapes, videodisc, DVDs, CDs, websites, and any other type of mechanical, electronic, or digital dissemination system. Winning photographs, published tear-sheets, editing displays, multimedia productions, and other images selected for historic significance become part of the permanent What We Do archive. By entering, I declare that the photographs were taken between the dates of March 18, 2024 and the entry deadline of April 6, 2025.
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