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POYi Party
The 76th annual Pictures of the Year International, POYi, has selected its winners and now invites you to celebrate excellence in photojournalism on April 26 and April 27, 2019, in Columbia. The events are free and open to all.
We kick it off on Friday evening with an awards reception and exhibit at Orr Street Studies where award-winning photography from POY and CPOY will be displayed alongside art by local artists.
During the event you can meet see the display of photographs and meet some of the honorees, including the Newspaper Photographers of the Year Jessica Phelps, Sports Photographer of the Year Matt Gade, Photographer of the Year Fabio Bucciarelli, and Multimedia Photographer of the Year Emily Kassie and College Photographer of the Year Gabriel Scarlett. You can see their work at www.poy.org andwww.cpoy.org.
Location: Orr Street Studios, 106 Orr Street, Columbia, MO 65201
Time: Friday, April 26, 2019, 6-9 p.m.
Parking: street parking
Food: hors d’oeuvres, bar
Dress: casual, you’re with friends
Please RSVP. You can signup at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poy-and-cpoy-awards-reception-tickets-58593075466
Photography Presentations in Smith Forum at RJI
On Saturday, April 27, we invite you to dive deep into conversations with the Photographers of the Year as they present their work at the RJI in the Missouri School of Journalism. It is free and open to all. Please sign up via this link: Attend Conversations with the Photographers of the Year
9:00-9:45 , Matt Gade, Sports Photographer of the Year
What does it take for a sports photographer working in a small town to beat out photographers covering the Olympics? Shooting for the Daily Republic in Mitchell, South Dakota, Matt travels most of the state not to cover the NFL or Olympic games, but rodeo, prep sports and “Mutton Bustin’.”
10:00-10:45 Jessica Phelps, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Jessica is one of two staff photographers working at a small Gannet paper in Newark, Ohio. The last time something like that happened was more than 20 years ago when Mizzou grad Torsten Kjellstrand won in 1996.
11:30-1:00 BBQ Luncheon hosted by College Photographer of the Year Director Jackie Bell
To celebrate the photography of college photojournalists, CPOY Director Jackie Bell curated an exhibit of winning college photographer for the McDougal Center Gallery in Lee Hills Hall. We invite all to see the work and enjoy a BBQ lunch on us.
1:00-1:30 Gabriel Scarlett, College Photographer of the Year
A student at Western Kentucky University, Gabriel’s images share the gentle intimacy between men and their families. His work includes stories about men building a family life after living a gang life Colorado, how one immigrant family holds on to normalcy after their father is the targeted for deportation and life inside a small California community started by African-American farmers.
2:00-3:00 Emily Kassie, Multimedia Photographer of the Year
Reporting for The New York Times and The Marshal Project, Emily tackles tough topics like sexual assault, immigration and sex offenses with insightful reporting to produce short documentaries that reveal that seemingly black and white issues are filled with complexities and humanity.
3:00-4:00 Fabio Bucciarelli, Photographer of the Year
Traveling the globe, Fabio has covered the biggest, most dramatic stories of the year like the conflict in Gaza, immigrants trying to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. What made his work stand out, noted the judges, is that within these issues, Fabio finds the tenderness of small moments.
Location: Smith Forum, 2nd floor, Reynolds Journalism Institute, 401 S. 9th St
Time: Saturday, April 27, 2019, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parking: free parking in the Hitt Street parking garage, directly across the street
Lodging
There are many events in Columbia that weekend and hotel rooms are scarce. We have reserved a blocks of rooms that are available at $99 per night:
Hilton Garden Inn Columbia
Group name: Pictures of the Year
Hotel phone: 573-814-546
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