January 2022 - NPPA's "The Best of Photojournalism" is available for purchase via our website. All current NPPA members (as of early January) will receive a copy of the book via the USPS.
This year is the first time since 2002 that the Best of Photojournalism contest is represented in a 200-page book format. For many years, it has been a special edition of the bi-monthly News Photographer magazine, which is no longer being printed.* The book was edited and designed by Sue Morrow, News Photographer editor, with the supportive eyes and ideas of 2020-21 BOP chair Dudley M. Brooks and NPPA executive director Akili-Casundria Ramsses.
“As this book sits in your collection, I hope the experience of looking through it in three, five or 20 years will transport you back to this historic time to recall where you were, what you felt and what you saw,” writes Morrow in her editor’s note. “And I hope beyond prayer that we have not repeated nor are we still enduring the heartbreaking experiences the year 2020 became.”
The book includes poignant essays by Kyndell Harkness, AME Diversity and Community at the Star Tribune, and Kenny Irby, Director of Community Intervention & Juvenile Outreach in St. Petersburg, Florida. Photographs from the top still divisions are featured with five sections devoted to the historic year that was 2020: Racial reckoning, pandemic, politics, international and environmental coverage. A complete list of awards with QR codes wraps up the back of the book.
Throughout the book are QR codes that immediately connect the reader to bop.nppa.org/2021/ with stellar video, online storytelling and incredible picture editing in newspapers and magazines.
We would like to thank Sony for their continued support in making this publication and contest possible. Mark Johnson, professor at the University of Georgia College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the home to NPPA headquarters, plays a significant role in making the contest run smoothly. Seth Gitner puts in countless hours building/updating the BOP website. Without this collaboration, this book - nor the contest - could successfully exist.
The 2022 Best of Photojournalism is currently underway (entry deadline was Jan. 23). Judging will take place in February/March. If you have any questions, please contact A.J. Chavar, the BOP 2022 chair, at [email protected].
Best of Photojournalism (softcover)
200 pages
$40 plus postage/handling
(Anyone can purchase a book. You don't have to be a member. But you will be prompted to create an account (not become a member) to purchase a book.)
*The NPPA board had to make tough decisions for the organization when the pandemic arrived in spring 2020. We stopped printing News Photographer magazine, but March 2019 through Feb. 2021 were produced as interactive PDFs and are on nppa.org/magazine. They can be downloaded.
The last printed magazine (May/June 2020) was a special COVID-19 issue and a few copies are available to purchase. The final NP magazine format was a special edition featuring January 6, 2021, coverage. It can be downloaded.
News Photographer stories are being produced digitally and we are planning a robust web presence for the magazine on the new nppa.org in the coming months. If you have questions, email [email protected].
