Judge announcement for 2022 NPOY and date set for 2023 AGM.

Dear valued members,

We are pleased to announce judging for the 2022 National Pictures of the Year will take place April 29.

Following no small amount of logistical challenges aligning the schedules of three world-class photojournalists, we are pleased to announce our first of three judges, Marcus Yam.

Marcus Yam is a roving Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he left a career in aerospace engineering to become a photographer. His goal: to take viewers to the frontlines of conflict, struggle and intimacy. His approach is deeply rooted in curiosity, dignity and persistence. In 2022, Yam won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for images documenting the U.S. departure from Afghanistan that capture the human cost of the historic change in the country. Most recently, he was named the 2023 Robert Capa Gold Medal Winner for his courage and coverage of the war on Ukraine, cited for nuance and poetry. Yam is a two-time recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award, notably in 2019, for his unflinching body of work showing the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. He was also part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news teams that covered the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist attacks in 2015 for the Los Angeles Times and the deadly landslide in Oso, Wash. in 2014, for the Seattle Times. His previous work has also earned an Emmy Award for News and Documentary, World Press Photo Award, DART Award for Trauma Coverage, Scripps Howard Visual Journalism Award, Picture of the Year International’s Newspaper Photographer of the Year Award, Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award, National Headliner Award and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award. When he’s not working, Yam likes minimizing and organizing his life for efficiency for emergencies.

The judging will be recorded and made available on our YouTube channel as the finalists are announced for membership to gain feedback and insights from the judges.

We look forward to once again showcasing the absolute best of the Canadian photojournalism industry in a time where truth in visuals is more important than ever. The winners will be announced live ahead of the 2023 AGM (see below).

 

NPAC/APPC 2023 AGM date set

The NPAC/APPC 2023 Annual General Meeting is scheduled to take place Sunday, May 28.

This will follow the live announcements of the winners for the National Pictures of the Year Awards. The recent years have been challenging for the organization, our membership, and the industry as a whole and we welcome our members to engage with the organization as we steer a path forward.

More details will be announced as plans come together for the AGM.

NPAC/APPC