Previous Exhibit | The 77th College Photographer of the Year

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The College Photographer of the Year competition recognizes the best in student photojournalism each year. College photojournalists enter single photographs, multiple-image photo stories and multimedia projects that document breaking news, sports and public issues as well as portraits and illustration.

A selection of the winning photos from the 77th CPOY competition are being exhibited in the McDougall Center for Photojournalism through April 2023.

The College Photographer of the Year Competition was founded by Cliff and Vi Edom in 1945. The University of Missouri administers the contest with continuing support from its co-sponsor, Nikon Inc., whose generosity allows CPOY to offer free entry to college students worldwide.

The National Press Photographers Foundation (NPPF) administers the Colonel William J. Lookadoo and the Milton Freier Memorial Awards in conjunction with CPOY. In 2005, National Geographic Magazine returned as a contributing sponsor and offers an internship to the Gold winner in the Portfolio category. The College Photographer of the Year, Runner-up College Photographer of the Year and winners in the Sports Portfolio, Documentary, Multimedia: Group Story or Essay Standalone, Multimedia: Documentary Short, Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay Standalone categories are awarded equipment and additional educational opportunities provided by Nikon Inc., MediaStorm, True/False Film Fest, and the Summit and Missouri Photo Workshops.

See all of this year’s winners and an archive of past winners at cpoy.org.

A boy smiles while sitting on a couch.
Daria Kryle | Docdocdoc | “Smile Without Reason” | Portrait – Finalist
A man cries while sitting next to a grave.
Rune Øe | Danish School of Media and Journalism | “Flower Valley” | DailyLife – Finalist
Person posses at on a fashion runway.
Wesley Lapoint | University of Oregon | “The League of Clowns” | Domestic Picture Story – Finalist
Woman holds up a Ukrainian flag while a group of young people climb on a parked military tank.
Alex Chan Tsz Yuk | Hong Kong Baptist University | “Ukrainians’ Resilience” | International Picture Story – Award of Excellence
People move through a narrow opening in gate.
Ethan Swope | Santa Monica College | “Border Market Dajabon Dominican Republic” | Interpretive Project – Finalist
A child holds a guinea pig up to her face.
Mathias Eis | Danish School of Media and Journalism | “Olena” | Portrait – Finalist
Three displaced people sit on cots in a room among their belongs.
Valdemar Stroe Ren | Danish School of Media and Journalism | “Untitled” | General News -Gold
A person with their shirt off screams from the stands of a sports event while it snows outside
Chloe Trofatter | Michigan State University | “MSU defeats Penn State for undefeated season at home” | Sports Feature – Gold
Large group of people all dressed in full body animal costumes.
Maya Giron | Rochester Institute of Technology | “Anthrocon” | Daily Life – Award of Excellence
People dance while playing soccer.
Johan Carlberg | Nordens Fotoskola | “Dancing Athletes” | Sports Action – Award of Excellence
Fire fighters carry equipment around a burned out house.
Chris Day | Ohio University | “Cairo Street Fire” | Spot News – Finalist
Beatričė Bankauskaitė | University of Missouri | “A Joy” | Daily Life – Award of Excellence
A boy falls off a sheep during a rodeo event.
Olivia Anderson | University of Missouri | “Untitled” | Sports Action -Finalist
A man feeds a infant in a movie theater while sitting next to two children.
Vincent Alban | Rochester Institute of Technology | “Movies” | Portfolio – Gold
A hockey player hangs their head while sitting on a bench in a locker room.
Gavin Liddell | Syracuse University | “Untitled” | Sports Feature – Finalist
Small figurines positioned around pills of medicine.
Devin De Pamphilis | University of Pittsburgh | “Drug Overdose Epidemic” | Illustration – Finalist
A pair of legs crossed over each other
Rikke Kjær Poulsen & Liv M Kastrup | Danish School of Media and Journalism | “I’m Letting It Grow” | Team Picture Story – Award of Excellence
An elderly person stands among a large group of dogs.
Kristina Lindfors | Docdocdoc | “Locked By Love” | Documentary Photographic Project – Finalist
An elderly person lies on a bed under blankets.
Tamta Gokadze | Academy of Documentary and Art Photography Fotografika | “Gode” | Domestic Picture Story – Award of Excellence
A small house stands next to a barren tree on a flat prairie
Niklas Porter | Nordens Fotoskola | “The Lost Son” | International Picture Story – Gold
A man sits on the ground as photos of Emmett Till are projected against the wall behind him.
Stephon Slater | Longwood University | “Am I?” | Illustration – Gold