The WHNPA Student Photographer of the Year for 2011 is Chris Langer from RIT.

View the winning portfolios on our contest site

Chris' slideshow for slow connections

2011 student contest Award of Excellence for the second place portfolio goes to Luke Sharrett from Western Kentucky University.

View the student contest portfolios

Luke's slideshow for slow connections

PRESS RELEASE

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Contest judging takes place March 19, 2011

JUDGES' BIOS

Hello, WHNPA Student POY photographers, judges, leaders and committee!

We are very excited to have so many of you involved in this year's contest and to see the student images judged tomorrow.

Your judges are three of the most talented, award winning members in the WHNPA organization and we are so proud they have agreed to volunteer their Saturday for this event. Our 2011 judges are freelance political and news photojournalist Chris Usher, Washington Post staff photographer Sarah L. Voisin and NPR multimedia producer and editor John W. Poole.

The judging will take place Saturday, March 19, at the United Press International (UPI) offices at 1133 19th Street NW Suite 800. We will start the judging at 9:00 sharp. Free coffee, donuts and bagels will start at 8:30 a.m. and the judges will start the official process at 9:00. You are more than welcome to come in at any time to see the judging and we encourage you to stay for the whole process! We go until we are finished, usually it ends around 11:00-12:00.

You are all invited to attend the judging and see the process as it unfolds. The announcement of the winners will be available via our Facebook page, WHNPA Twitter feed and press release by Saturday afternoon. If you are a winner or a finalist, we will call you directly after the judging and let you know so have your phone handy.

We look forward to sharing in this exciting event with you and hope to see you and your fellow students at the judging!

Warmest regards,
Jamie Rose & Kevin Deitsch
WHNPA Student Contest Co-Chairs

This PDF contains all the information you need to enter the 2011 Student Contest.

READ THESE RULES COMPLETELY. Failure to follow every rule will disqualify your application immediately.

RULES & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (PDF, 300 kb)

STUDENT CONTEST POSTER (PDF 444 kb)

Help us publicize this event. Download the PDF and print/share the poster with students who might be interested.

PAYPAL LINK (student membership/contest fee)

Membership application and by-laws

Entrants are not required to be WHNPA members but membership is encouraged.
If you choose to apply for membership, your entrance fee will go towards your first yearly dues.
Simply submit your application with your contest entry materials.
You can find the application at: http://www.whnpa.org/join/index.htm#member.
Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in a degree program are eligible.
Students who graduated in December/Winter 2010 are eligible to apply for the 2011 contest.

Be sure to read the Rules and Submission Guidelines document for complete entry requirements and procedures.

One student portfolio will be chosen as the winner and the portfolio will go on The Eyes of History™ contest website.

The 2011 Student Photographer of the Year will receive the following awards:

• A $1,000 award from the White House News Photographers Association
• A round trip ticket from sponsor Continental Airlines to attend The Eyes of History™ Awards Gala (within the Continental Airline Gateway only).
• Two tickets from WHNPA to the black tie ‘The Eyes of History’™ Awards Gala in Washington, D.C.
• A two page spread in ‘The Eyes of History’™ Awards book
• Portfolio highlighted in the traveling exhibit
• Portfolio highlighted in the the annual exhibition at Edison Place Gallery in Washington.
• Portfolio featured on ‘The Eyes of History’™ contest website at www.whnpa.org/contest/eyes2011.
• A $1000 scholarship to any Momenta Workshop of your choice (good through Spring 2012).

The 2011 Honorable Mention Portfolio winners will receive the following awards:

• A $100 award from Momenta Workshops
• Portfolio featured on ‘The Eyes of History’ ™ contest website at www.whnpa.org/contest/eyes2011.
• A $500 scholarship to any Momenta Workshop of your choice (good through Spring 2012).

You may wish to read about last year's winner and review the 2010 student contest winning portfolios