Scope of Competition
Photojournalism reflects a ‘newsworthy’ image in order to “tell a story”.
For the purposes of this competition, “newsworthy” is defined
- Timeliness – recently occurred event or incident
- Proximity – local, national or international topic of interest
- Conflict and Controversy – situations where people argue or disagree or protest about actions, events, ideas or policies
- Human Interest – people are interested in other people
- Relevance – image which would attract interest to assist individuals to form a decision or confirm their current perspective
Each image submitted into this competition should endeavour to answer who, what, where and when. Title of the image will introduce the image to the judges.
Image should not be staged, posed or re-acting an event.
Photojournalism is not meant to be pretty, structured or artistic.
In capturing images for this competition, all photographers must endeavour to comply with a photojournalist principle:
“Treat all subjects with respect and dignity. Give special consideration to vulnerable subjects and compassion to victims of crime or tragedy. Intrude on private moments of grief only when the public has an overriding and justifiable need to see.”
CAUTION – If capturing a ‘newsworthy’ story (eg. accident or fire scene), one must follow any direction from a local official (e.g. police or fire). Your safety is paramount.
Important Note – For this competition, the entrant must preserve the submitted image’s original un-retouched (not cropped, or edited) JPEG or camera RAW file. Original file must be easily accessible prior to submitting an image into this competition. All editing to an image must be undertaken by using a copy of the original image.
Competition Processes
- Competition Coordinator – CAPA Director of Competitions – competitions@capacanada.ca
- Closing Date of Competition – February 15, 2023 at midnight Eastern Standard Time (Ontario).
- Open To – All paid-up CAPA members and camera clubs associated to CAPA. Read Eligibility here.
- Two Parallel Competitions – CAPA ‘Individual’ Competition for only CAPA member and CAPA ‘Club’ Competition for all camera clubs. Individual CAPA members can upload a maximum of 3 images. For camera club submissions, all six images must be from six different photographers.
- There will be a Merit Award electronic certificates awarded for each of these themes. In addition, CAPA medals will be awarded to three entrants who receive the highest overall accumulated score in this competition.
- How To Enter Competition – check out our How To Upload Images To CAPA Competition here.
Special Note:
Questions about the scope of the competition and/or the editing criteria should be directed to the Competition Coordinator prior to the closing day of the competition.
