Pictures of the Year International

[1][2] POYi's projects have included the Pictures of the Year International Competition, an annual contest for documentary photographers and photojournalists; career-development symposiums and visual workshops for professionals and college students; Visions of Excellence, a series of exhibitions of award-winning photography; and the POYi Archive, comprising over 38,000 historic photographs.

[4] [5][6][7] POYi provides educational and career development symposiums for photojournalists, which include lectures, workshops, one-on-one mentoring and portfolio reviews.

POYi has held seminars in cities including Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New Orleans, Chicago and San Francisco.

POYi at one time conducted an annual Emerging Vision Incentive program that provided $10,000 in funding for aspiring or early-career photojournalists to produce in-depth documentary projects that target a specific social issue.

Guided by former directors Angus McDougall, Bill Kuykendall, and David Rees, the scope of Pictures of the Year changed dramatically between the 1970s and 2000.