The John Faber Award is offered among 21 other awards through the Overseas Press Club of America. It will be given for the best photographic reporting from abroad in newspapers or news services.
Award
THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
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| Entry Deadline | January 30, 2015 |
| Decision Date | April 30, 2015 |
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| Monetary or Material Award (See Details) |
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About the Award
Notable Winners
2013
Jerome Delay The Associated Press Central African Republic Unrest
Jury
Head Judges have the discretion to move an entry to another award if they feel that the entry is submitted in an inappropriate category.
Monetary/Material Award Details
All award winners receive a certificate and a $1,000 check.
Eligibility Requirements
Annual awards for INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE in Newspapers, News Services, Websites, Magazines, Radio, Television, Cartoons, Books, and Photography. Work must be published or broadcast in the U.S. or by a U.S.-based company or be accessible to an American audience during 2014. All award applications will be entered online. Only categories with books will send a hard copy to the OPC office.
Entry Fee Details
Each entry is $200, and payable via PayPal, credit card or check made out to the Overseas Press Club of America. A corporate check coming from a different source must clearly indicate which entry it underwrites.
Required Material
Entry Format
Upload high resolution photos to the contest website. Do not send DVDs or CDs to the OPC office. Title the uploads by award last name, nominee’s first initial and last name and number the jpgs, for example: faber_jdoe_a1.jpg
Send no more than 12 images (images 10 inches at longest dimension, 300 dpi, JPEG) with captions for each image in a separate Word Document and also embedded in the image IPTC information or description field. In addition to photos, you must submit proof of publication. Scan and create a PDF from a newspaper tearsheet, magazine article, book or website link. Upload everything into one zip folder: images, Word document, proof of publication in PDF and IPTC information.
The content of any image must not be altered. Digital manipulation, manufactured photo illustrations, double exposures, added masks, borders, backgrounds or other artistic effects are not allowed. Judges reserve the right to request original files for review. Altering of images is grounds for immediate disqualification.
Once you have completed the form, you must continue to the checkout pages for your application to be submitted for judging. Do not begin to fill out this form until you have all of the information for the award(s) that you are applying for and are ready to select your method of payment.
Contact Information
Patricia Kranz
Executive Director of the Overseas Press Club of America
40 West 45 Street
New York, NY, 10036
tel: 212-626-9220
Entry Links
| Entry URL | https://www.opcofamerica.org/node/add/award-application?product_nid=5493&destination=cart |
| Further Information | https://www.opcofamerica.org/awards_entry |
