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Participants in this year's Photographer of the Year contest got a surprise this morning on the last day of the Shoot-Out: two assignments.

The first, a challenging creative documentary asks the shooters to capture a day in the life of any job where they live, providing the viewer with an inside look and deeper understanding of what the job and the person performing it is really like.

Their bonus assignment, should they choose to accept it, is to simply photograph a unicorn.

As with the other days of the Shoot-Out, contestants will only have 23 hours to complete these assignments. Competition officially ends Thursday, July 19 at 8:00 a.m. EST. Check back then to see how the hopefuls tackled these challenges.

Yesterday's portrait challenge included three props that the shooters weren't likely to have used in their studio before: rock, paper and scissors. The results were surprising, click here for some of the best shots.

Contestant Nate Berg said, "The rock scissors paper assignment made my brain hurt for a second. I can't wait for the tough last day, I almost feel like a working reporter." Which is exactly the goal of the final assignment; to act like a photojournalist, document life as it happens and produce amazing photos on a tight deadline. The shooters won't have it easy today, but when it's all over one of them will walk away with $5,000 and bragging rights as the Best Shooter on the Planet.

Here are some of our favorites from the competition so far.

Also check out all of the entries here.

Here are today's assignments:

Photographer of the Year Assignment #3

The Creative Documentary

Chronicle a day in the life of a job where you live. It can be any job: wait staff, physician, mailperson, airline pilot, dog groomer, pool hustler...any job. Provide an inside look and deeper understanding of what the job and the person performing it are really like. Note: office jobs are not permitted.
Upload up to 5 images by 8:00 a.m., ET, Thursday, July 19.

Click here to login and upload your photos for Assignment #3

Photographer of the Year Bonus Assignment *optional*

The Tie Breaker

Take a photo of a unicorn. Upload one image by 8 a.m., ET, Thursday, July 19.

Click here to login and upload your photos for the Bonus Assignment

See more on this assignment and uploading instructions at the Shoot-Out 2007 page.

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