The 2025 BPPA Picture of the Year College Contest is now open for entry. The deadline is 11:50PM on Thurs. April 16, 2026. Please submit work through this form and read the Rules and Guidelines for entering the contest. Winning entries from previous years can be seen on our contest page. All entries must be taken by a student either currently enrolled in a college, university, or professional / certificate level photography program located in New England; or a resident of a New England State currently enrolled in a college, university, or professional / certificate level program outside of New England. Photographs must be taken between April 16, 2025 and April 16, 2026. Help spread the word about the contest by encouraging any college students you know to enter. If you know a photography teacher, please let them know, too. Contact contest@bppa.net if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing your best work! The 2025 BPPA Pictures of the Year judging has been completed. The winning images and photographers names will soon be published on our contest page. Congratulations to all! Photographer of the Year: Erin Clark/The Boston Globe Best in Show: Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe Elise Amendola Best of Sports: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images A HUGE thank you to this years judges Ariel Zambelich / The Baltimore Banner, Pat Semansky / Independent, and Jake May / The Flint Journal and MLive.com. We’re so grateful for your time, insight and keen eyes on our work. 2026 marks 100 years of the BPPA. Founded in 1926, the BPPA has been serving press photographers from across New England for the last century. Learn more at BPPA100.net. PRESIDENT: Amanda Sabga VICE PRESIDENT: Danielle Parhizkaran TREASURER: Brian Snyder SECRETARY: Sophie Park MARSHALL: CJ Gunther BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Faith Ninivaggi Meredith Nierman Kevin Martin Jesse Costa Mark Stockwell Lauren Owens Lambert As the immediate past-president, Jessica Rinaldi will automatically serve as the seventh board member. The Boston Press Photographers Association hosted our 5th annual exhibit in 2025 at two new locations in Boston! Outside of Boston University’s George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 from May 23rd to June 7th and then outside on Boston’s City Hall Plaza from June 7th to June 23rd! Do you have an upcoming exhibition? Did you receive an award for your photography? Are you retiring? Something else? Write to info@bppa.net with something you’d like to share to our members and we’ll let people know. And make sure to share your news in the BPPA facebook group.BPPA 2025 Pictures of the Year College Contest is Open!
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