Categories for the 2004 Picture Editors' Awards Announced Friday January 16, 2004 Categories for the 2004 Picture Editors' Awards Announced The Picture Editors' Awards recognise and reward the best of photographic journalism throughout Britain and Ireland. BG Group, Fujifilm, Getty Images, and Nikon UK sponsor the Awards, with additional substantial support from the Corporation of London and Diageo. CETA Imaging provides technical support and photo-lab services. The Awards are open to photographers of any nationality who live and work in the UK or Ireland, and British and Irish photographers wherever they may reside. The prize fund for the 2004 Award's exceeds £30,000. Photographers can submit their entries online at http://www.pictureawards.net from Thursday 1st January 2004. Awards will be made on the basis of pictures taken during 2003. The closing date for entries is 12-noon on Wednesday 18th February. Nominations, selected by a jury of 40 Picture Editors, will be announced on Thursday 26th February. The nominated images will then be posted on the Award's site, and all British and Irish Picture Editors will be invited to ballot on the ultimate winners in the portfolio and single print categories. Separate arrangements are made for the assessment of the Student and Newspaper of the Year categories. Please note that there are special rules for the Corporation of London's Student Awards. Entries for the Student Awards will close at 12-noon on Friday 12th March 2004. The Awards will be presented at a ceremony in the Great Hall of Guildhall in London on Tuesday 18th May 2004. The categories are as follows: Getty Images Newspaper of the Year Getty Images Regional Newspaper of the Year Getty Images Newspaper Magazine of the Year The Nikon Challenge Trophy Presented to the College or School whose overall entry for the Corporation of London's Student Award is judged the best PORTFOLIO CATEGORIES: BG Group Photographer of the Year £4000 Getty Images Regional Photographer of the Year £2000 Getty Images Magazine Photographer of the Year £2000 Fujfilm Photographer of the Year - Local Newspaper photographers who mainly contribute to local weekly and bi-weekly titles £1000, plus a Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro camera Nikon Photo Essay Award £2000 Nikon Sports Photographer of the Year £2000 Diageo Young Photographer of the Year £2000, plus The Alan Harper Bursary of up to £2000 STUDENT The Corporation of London's Student Award £1000 (All those nominated in this category will be eligible for work experience opportunities, and will additionally receive film and processing vouchers to the value of £250.) SINGLE IMAGE Nikon Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year £1000 Guinness Award for Best Black and White Picture £1000 BG Group Award - Best Picture, Rugby World Cup £1000 Business and Industry Photographer of the Year - The Lord Mayor's Award £1000 Fujifilm Fashion Photographer of the Year £1000 Nikon Features Photographer of the Year £1000 BG Group News Photographer of the Year Foreign Stories £1000 BG Group News Photographer of the Year UK Stories £1000 BG Group Royal Photographer of the Year £1000 Further information: Glyn Genin glyn@glyngenin.com [Return to Press Office Home Page]