Huskers to compete in 2022 Perry Photojournalism Challenge

With three monetary awards on the line, 17 students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications will compete in the Philip Perry Photojournalism Challenge from March 4-6.

1st place will receive $7,000, 2nd place will receive $2,000 and 3rd place will receive $1,000 applied directly to their student accounts.

Beginning at 5 p.m. March 4, participants will have 24 hours to shoot and edit a photo essay of up to 12 photographs inspired by the theme “Life After.” At 5 p.m. on March 5, essays will be judged by five professional photographers who will select five finalists to present on day three. This year's judges are: 

• Allen Schaben, staff photographer, Los Angeles Times

• Calla Kessler, freelance photographer, NYC

• Robert Cohen, staff photojournalist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• Steve Smith, Professor of Visual Communication, University of Connecticut 

• Anna Reed, Photojournalist, Omaha World Herald

Judges will consider the following criteria: subject matter, impact, creativity, composition, technical quality and storytelling.

At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 6, the finalists will present their work to the judges, faculty and friends of the college in Andersen Hall, and a winner will be named.

The following is a list of this year’s student participants and their majors: