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Competition
Pictures of the Year Asia 2024
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Pictures of the Year Asia(POY Asia)
is pleased to announce our 2024 competition.
Submissions have closed. The ‘live’ online judging will be held April 5 – 7, 2024 and you are welcome to watch it on Facebook.
Modelled after the prestigious Pictures of the Year International (POYi), POY Asia was created in 2020 by and for photographers from Asia.
POY Asia is an official member of POYi, a program of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri. The POY family also includes College Photographer of the Year and POY Latin America.
POY Asia’s first competition in 2021 started with nine categories with the Photographer of the Year, Asia being the premier prize.
As the world returns more and more to pre-pandemic ‘normalcy’, we decided not to have any COVID-19 categories in 2023 but we added five new categories in our third edition. They were Sports Action, General News, Daily Life, Daily Life Picture Story and Portrait Series.
To serve the community even better, we have also tweaked some of the rules in this year’s competition.
The premier category in this competition is still the Photographer of the Year, Asia award.
As per our last three competitions, we have a panel of 10 esteemed judges from the region, all of them respected members of the community.
Special Colours for POY Asia 2024
Before each POY Asia competition, we would spend a bit of time thinking about the colour scheme for our social media posts and websites.
For POY Asia 2024, we decided that the seven ‘new’ colours should come from flags of Asia countries eligible for the competition.
With so many to choose from, we are going with colours from countries that are not as well-represented in the past three editions. These additions are accompanied by the official POY Asia red.
Together, they represent our collective desire to reach out to photographers in these countries.
We are sure you will be googling to find out where these colours are from.
Quick links: Introduction / Categories / Rules / Judges / Moderators / Coordinators / Awards / Sponsors / Key Dates / Who Can Participate? / How to Participate? / Archives / FAQs
Pictures of the Year Asia is very pleased to welcome Singapore potter and ceramic artist Kim Whye Kee as a partner.
When we approached him to create a ‘trophy’ for POY Asia, he agreed without hesitation.
Being a full-time artist is very tough and he appreciates the challenges faced by photojournalists and documentary photographers.
He has first hand experience of the struggles faced by artists in trying to create art and putting rice on the table.
“Rice bowl,” Whye Kee said, “I will create a unique rice bowl for POY Asia every year.”
We could not ask for a more potent symbol of what it means to be a working artist in Asia.
So thanks to Whye Kee, we are happy to share that starting from POY Asia 2024, the winner of the Photographer of the Year, Asia category will receive a beautiful rice bowl, edition 1/1, sealed and dated.
Quick links: POY Asia 2022 Exhibition in Seoul / The POY Family / Contact Us
POY Asia is proud to present its second exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.
Featuring 43 prints as well as a looped slide presentation of all the winning works from POY Asia 2023, the show at Mindful Art Forum(MAF) will run August 2 to September 22.
Most of you would have remembered that the inaugural POY Asia show was at the same gallery last summer.
We are grateful to HP for its generous sponsorship of the prints and mounts.
Most importantly, we could not have done this without the persistence and leadership of Dr Suejin Shin, MAF director and a judge for POY Asia 2021.
MAF is conveniently located in the arty district of Chungmuro, considered by many to be the birthplace of Korean cinema. It is not far from the Instagram-friendly Myeongdong shopping district but yet independent enough to have its own character. The proximity to several tertiary campuses gives Chungmuro a very youthful outlook. Last but certainly not least, this is also Seoul’s equivalent of a photographic district where you will find lots of film cameras. If you need a place to eat or drink after visiting our exhibition, just ask any of the staff at the gallery.
If you are not able to make it to Seoul, you can still enjoy the exhibition by downloading the guide.
Competition
Pictures of the Year Asia 2023
Quick links: Introduction / Categories / Rules / Judges / Moderators / Coordinators / Awards / Sponsors / Key Dates / Who Can Participate? / How to Participate? / Archives / FAQs
We are pleased to announce the results for Pictures of the Year Asia 2023 competition which was judged 7 — 9 April 2023.
The 10 esteemed judges awarded the 2023 Photographer of the Year, Asia to Sergei Stroitelev, a Russian photographer who also won First Place in Cultural Practices and Daily Life Picture Story.
In addition, the judges also recognised 9 other First Places, 22 Finalists and 30 Awards of Excellence in 12 categories.
The winners this year come from Bangladesh, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, UK and Vietnam.
Modelled after the prestigious Pictures of the Year International (POYi), POY Asia was created in 2020 by and for photographers from Asia. POY Asia is an official program of POYi.
Inspired by POYi’s guiding principle of “Show truth with a camera,” POY Asia is committed to seeing the world from an Asian perspective.
Going Places, Thanks to Photojournalism
From teaching English in her native South Korea to winning College Photographer of the Year, an award that includes an internship at the esteemed National Geographic, photojournalist Yehyun Kim has come a long long way. Many will say that she has a blessed career but nobody will deny how hard she has worked to get to this stage.
Quick links: Bryan van der Beek / Yehyun Kim / Prashant Panjiar / Cheryl Wee & Byeongsik Lim / Cindy Liu / Arin Yoon / Ki-Ho Park / Miki Hasegawa
Pictures of the Year International is proud to announce the creation of Pictures of the Year Asia, a program aimed at promoting Asia-based photographers. Inspired by POYi’s guiding principle of “Show truth with a camera,” POY Asia is committed to seeing the world from an Asian perspective.
POY Asia is created by and for photographers working and living in Asia. Kay-Chin Tay of Singapore is serving as a Co-Director. Prashant Panjiar of India, Tanya Habjouqa of Jordan and Maye-E Wong, a Singaporean based in USA, are the Founding Advisors. POYi Director Lynden Steele is a Co-Director and will serve in a supporting role.
In 2021, the group launched its first competition modelled after POYi. Please click here to go to the contest microsite.
About Us
Mission Statement
Our mission is to increase the representation of Asian photographers and stories by celebrating and sharing excellence in documentary and artistic visual storytelling throughout Asia. Through POY Asia, we hope to strengthen the growing photo community via competitions, exhibitions, publications and educational programs.
“Show truth with a camera,” as stated by POYi founder Cliff Edom in 1944, remains our guiding principle. We believe it is critical for people to see the news and issues that are shaping Asia through the eyes of those who live here every single day.
Quick links: For Asians, By Asians / Mission Statement / Founding Advisors / Staff / Volunteers / The POY Family / Contact Us
Competition
POY Asia 2023
We are pleased to announce the results for Pictures of the Year Asia 2023 competition which was judged 7 — 9 April 2023.
The 10 esteemed judges awarded the 2023 Photographer of the Year, Asia to Sergei Stroitelev, a Russian photographer who also won First Place in Cultural Practices and Daily Life Picture Story.
In addition, the judges also recognised 9 other First Places, 22 Finalists and 30 Awards of Excellence in 12 categories.
Quick links: Introduction / Categories / Rules / Judges / Moderators / Coordinators / Awards / Sponsors / Key Dates / Who Can Participate? / How to Participate? / Archives / FAQs
Volunteers
We Are (Always) Looking For A Few Good People
