Who We Are: A Photo Essay Contest 2024 by The New York Times [Ages 13-19; Free Publication]: Submit by March 20

Submissions are invited for Who We Are: A Photo Essay Contest 20224 by The New York Times. The last date of submission is March 20, 2024.

About NYT

The New York Times (NYT0 Company is an American mass media company that publishes The New York Times newspaper. Their headquarters are located in Manhattan, New York City.

Contest Details

Inspired by the immersive New York Times series Where We Are,” which focuses on young people and the spaces where they create community , they invite students to work alone or with others to make photo essays about the communities that interest them.

You can document any kind of offline community you like and feature people of any age. Your photo essay must include:

• Six to eight photographs.
• A caption of no more than 50 words for each image.
• A brief introduction of upto 300 words.
• At least one quote from a community member.

Rules

• Find, interview and photograph any offline community of your choice.
• This contest is open to students ages 13 to 19 in middle or high school anywhere in the world.
• You can work alone or in a group of up to four people, but each student is allowed only one submission.
• Your work must be original for this contest.

Prize

Having your work published on The Learning Network and being eligible to be chosen to have your work published in the print editions of The New York Times.

How to Submit?

Interested students can submit online via this link.

Submission Deadline

The last date of submission is March 20, 2024.

Contact

Email: LNFeedback[at]nytimes[dot]com.

What is a photo essay? How does it differ from just a series of photos?

A photo essay tells a story through a series of images. These images work together and build on each other to explore a theme of some kind. The photo essays in the Where We Are series, for instance, focus on the themes of community and coming-of-age, but each through a different lens, as the three images published here illustrate. 

How do I choose a good subject for this?

The Student Opinion forum can help via its many questions that encourage you to brainstorm local, offline communities of all kinds.

Click here to view the official notification of Who We Are: A Photo Essay Contest 2024 by The New York Times.