Best of Photojournalism 2008: Still Photography Rules: Registering for the Contest

Best of Photojournalism 2008 is open to professional photographers, editors and online photojournalists, and there is no entry fee. All entries must have been taken or initially published between January 1st and December 31st, 2007. Photographers do not need to be members of NPPA to enter.

Obtaining Your Contest Identification Code

All photographers must obtain a Contest Identification Code to enter Best of Photojournalism 2008. Please note that:

you must register even if you entered in a previous year
you cannot simply re-use last year's entry code

Obtaining the code is easy: simply complete the online Contest Registration Form, and click the 'View your entry instructions' link.

You must include your 8-digit Contest Identification Code in the Object field for ALL the images you enter (see the object field instructions under Preparing your Images for further details).

Your Contest Identification Code will serve as your "name" for the contest. If you misplace your Contest ID, just log in and follow the Instructions link. (Note that online entry is not required: you can also send your digital files to NPPA on CD.)

Contest Registration Checklist

Have you agreed to the Ethics Code? All entries in the Best of Photojournalism 2008 are expected to conform to the Code of Ethics that was approved at the 2004 NPPA Annual Board Meeting at the Poynter Institute.
Have you received your unique Contest Identification Code? Once you complete your registration, you will receive your Contest Identification Code, which you will use for labelling your images. Your code should be an 8-digit number with 3 leading zeroes; all ID codes for the 2008 contest will be greater than 00015000.
Have you saved your Contest Identification Code and the FTP instructions? Your Entry Instructions include the server address, user name, and password for submitting your files by FTP. Please make sure you save these instructions so they are handy when your images are all prepared.