Laurie Skrivan has won first place in the Photo Illustration category of the National Press Photographers Association annual Best of Photojournalism competition. Check it out here.
Other nominees include Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, who receives the Cornell Capa Award for her work in documenting the Sicilian mafia in the 1980s. Check it out here.
With more than 1,350 submissions from an international student base, judges Jen Bekman, David Laidler and Jill Waterman embarked on the tough task of narrowing the field to these final picks. Check it out here.
The four finalists for the annual Deutsche Börse Photography Prize in 2009 are Paul Graham, Emily Jacir, Tod Papageorge and Taryn Simon. The big winner will be awarded the prize of £30,000 on March 25, 2009. Check it out here.
National Geographic Magazine has become the first magazine to win the top editing award in the Pictures of the Year International Competition. Check it out here.
Back for its second year, the New York Photo Festival (NYPH’09) has just announced a call for entries for the New York Photo Awards 2009. Check it out here.