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Photographer of the Year 2006

Complete competition coverage! Daily reports, podcasts, streaming video, galleries, and more!


July 2006


Photographer of the Year 2006
John Owens (left) presents Roberto Soares Gomes (right) with the $5,000 grand prize.

Photo Galleries

And the winner is...

Assignment 1: "Bag a Celebrity"

Assignment 2
"Pigeons" by Henry Fernando
"Street Performers" by Roberto Gomes
"Tourists" by Paul Kline

Assignment 3: "The Goldfish"

Assignment 4: "The Portrait"

Assignment 5
"Blue Man Group" by Henry Fernando
"Bodies" by Roberto Gomes
"Beth Orton" by Paul Kline

The Photographers in Action
Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3

Video Coverage
Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3

A Test of the Best
There's no question Photographer of the Year 2006 was the best competition we've hosted yet.

Announcing the winner of Photographer of the Year 2006!
¡Fotografo Do Ano!

Photographer of the Year 2006 Photos
A Goldfish, a Tattooed Model, Celebrities, and Dimly Lit Shows.

Assignment 2 Photos
See the Assignment 2 photos taken by the three Photographer of the Year finalists and streaming video of yesterday's events.

Day 2 Assignments
A day with a model and a goldfish. The finalists get their next two challenging assignments. See exclusive photos from today's events.

Day 1 Report and Exclusive Photos
On a cloudless, hazy New York summer day, the Photographer of the Year competition began both bright and early...

Day 1 Assignments
All three finalists arrive at the Popular Photography headquaters to receive their first assignments. See what their challenges are for today.

Podcast: Interview with Mike Peters
He kept his dukes up as a Finalist in the 2005 Photographer of the Year contest. What's Mike Peters keeping up to now?

Podcast: Interview with Andrei Jackamets
2005 Photographer of the Year Finalist retraces his steps during the competition.

Podcast: Interview with Michael Soo
We discuss all the ups, downs, and in-betweens of the Photographer of the Year challenge with last year's Number One.

Photographer of the Year 2006 Finalists
Here are the three lucky finalists who will be coming to New York City in July for the grueling 4-day Shoot-Out to determine who is The Best Shooter on the Planet. The winner will take home the $5,000 Grand Prize, along with the opportunity to shoot the December 2006 cover of Popular Photography & Imaging.

Photographer of the Year 2006 Voting Results
Out of thousands of entries, our editors picked 10 semifinalists. The work of these photographers were posted on our web site from April 17 until May 30, where readers viewed the photos and voted for their favorite. The results are now in.

Join the Photographer of the Year discussion!
Which finalist do you think has the best chance? Share your thoughts on the PopPhoto.com Forums.

A look at Photographer of the Year 2005
Live Daily Reports!
Shoot-Out 2005
Streaming video of last year's competition



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