The Boston Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year 2024 College Contest is now open for entry. The deadline is 11:59 PM on Wednesday April 16, 2025. To enter the contest please use THIS FORM. Here are the Rules and Guidelines for entering the contest.
All entries must have been taken by a student either currently enrolled in a college, university, or professional/ certificate level photography program located in New England; or a resident of a New England State attending a college, university, or professional/certificate level program outside of New England. Photographs must have been taken between 4/16/2024 through 4/15/2025. Entries do not have to have been published. Previously entered images/videos or portions thereof, are not eligible.
If you know a photography teacher, please let them know, too. Contact contest@bppa.net if you have any questions. The 2024 BPPA Pictures of the Year judging has been completed and the winning images and photographers names can be seen in full on the 2024 POY Contest page. Best in Show was awarded to Jessica Rinaldi of the Boston Globe, Photographer of the Year was awarded to Erin Clark of the Boston Globe and the second annual Elise Amendola Best in Sports Award was given to Winslow Townson. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who entered! A HUGE thank you to this years judges: Rory Doyle/ Freelance, Jerry Holt / The Minnesota Star Tribune and Christine T. Nguyen / The Washington Post. The Boston Press Photographers Association is thrilled to announce that this year’s annual Pictures of the Year exhibit will return to Boston Common from June 1st to June 15th and debut at a new location in East Boston’s Central Square Park from June 15th to June 29th. This is our fourth year of giving our work back to the public and it has been tremendously rewarding to see people stop and engage with our exhibit. We hope you will come by and explore the award-winning work of 2023 and we look forward to seeing you at our exhibition’s opening – on Friday June 7th at 7pm at the Boston Common! BPPA POY 2023 Display, Boston Common / Brian Snyder The Boston Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year 2023 College Contest winners have been announced! Best in show was awarded to Taylor Coester of Boston University. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the students who entered! You can see a full list of winners and categories here! Best in Show- Taylor Coester/ Boston University The 2023 BPPA Picture of the Year winners have been announced. Best in Show went to Brian Snyder of Reuters and Photographer of the Year went to Erin Clark of The Boston Globe. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who entered! Photo by 2023 Photographer of the Year and inaugural Elise Amendola Best in Sports Award winner Erin Clark/ The Boston Globe This year we announced a new category in honor of our dear friend and colleague, Elise Amendola, a legendary Associated Press Photographer who we lost in 2023. There are really no words to thank Mary Schwalm for attaching an annual cash prize to this new category in her wife’s honor. We hope this will be an added incentive for all of you to hone your sports skills and make images that would make Elise proud. A new slate of officers and Board of Directors for the Boston Press Photographers Association following the biennial election period. The results are as follows: Vice President: Angela Rowlings / freelance Secretary: Amanda Sabga / freelance Marshal: CJ Gunther / EPA There was a tie in the Board of Directors vote, so at the discretion of the BPPA president, there will be seven elected Board members this term. Board of Directors: Jesse Costa / WBUR David Goldman / AP Kevin Martin / The Boston Globe Meredith Nierman / GBH Faith Ninivaggi / freelance Sophie Park / freelance Mark Stockwell / The Sun Chronicle & freelance As immediate past-president, Brian Snyder (Reuters) will automatically serve as the eighth board member. Congratulations to our new officers and thank you to all BPPA members who voted in the election. From May 14 to June 12, 2023, the Boston Press Photographers Association held its third annual outdoor exhibition in Boston Common near Park Street Station and at Jamaica Pond (near the boat house), featuring the award-winning images from the 2022 annual Pictures of the Year Contest. The images were displayed on eight separate six-foot by six-foot “photo cubes.” We held an exhibition opening on May 18, 2023, at the Boston Common location from 6-8pm. 2022 BPPA Photographer of the Year: Erin Clark / The Boston Globe Best in Show: Ziyu Zhu / Boston University The BPPA’s 2022 Pictures of the Year College Contest winners have been announced. Ziyu Zhu of Boston University was awarded Best in Show. Click through to see all the winning work. Do you have an upcoming exhibition? Did you receive an award for your photography? Are you retiring? Something else? Write to info@bppa.net with something you’d like to share to our members and we’ll let people know. And make sure to share your news in the BPPA facebook group.2024 College Pictures of the Year Contest NOW OPEN!
Help spread the word about the contest by encouraging any college students you know to enter.
And make sure to check out last year’s winning entries here!2024 Pictures of the Year Contest Winners Announced!
2023 Pictures of the Year Exhibit Announced!
2023 BPPA College Contest Winners announced!
BPPA officers and Board of Directors elected
President: Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe2022 Pictures of the Year exhibit on Boston Common and Jamaica Pond
The 2022 BPPA Pictures of the Year Contest winners have been announced. Best in Show went to Suzanne Kreiter of the The Boston Globe and Photographer of the Year went to Erin Clark of The Boston Globe. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who entered!
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