Photojournalism Division Definition

Photojournalism Entries Are:

• images with informative content and emotional impact
• reflecting the human presence in our world
• The journalistic (story-telling) value of the image receives priority over pictorial quality
• Images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities arranged specifically for photography or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not eligible

Editing Guidelines for PJ:

Processing or editing is limited to making the image look as close to the original scene as possible, or complete conversion to monochrome.

Allowed Editing Techniques:

• Cropping, straightening and perspective correction
• Removal or correction of elements added by the camera or lens, such as dust spots, noise, chromatic aberration or lens distortion
• Global and selective adjustments such as brightness, hue, saturation and contrast to restore the integrity of the original scene.
• Several images (typically 2-4), each with a small white border, combined into a single image that depicts a progression of events or related activity.

Editing Techniques That Are Not Allowed:
● Removing, adding, moving or changing any part of an image, except for the eligible techniques

• Blurring or darkening parts of the image during processing to obscure elements in the original scene
• Partial color or partial toning
• Unnatural color, extreme saturation or desaturation