COURTESY POYI
FIRST LOOK ZOOM IN This 1975 photo shows a pair of judges deliberating over entries to Pictures of the Year, the world’s oldest photojournalism competition. Before virtual judging, digital files or even slides, the photographic print was the medium of choice. This year, the School of Journalism’s POYi celebrates its 20th year as an international competition and its first year of remote judging. Despite the global pandemic, seasoned photo editors and photographers from around the world judged more than 40,000 images, short films and online storytelling presentations remotely via Zoom. The judges selected over 200 winners across 35 categories, including new ones this year: COVID-19 News Picture Story, COVID-19 Personal Expression, Impact 2020: Protests and Movements, and Impact 2020: Election Season. See our story on Page 14. More: poy.org — Kelsey Allen, BA, BJ ’10 SPRING 2021
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