The Eyes of History® Student Contest

2025 Contest Info

As we approach the 2025 Eyes of History® Student Contest, please continue to watch this space for information and entry requirements, including exciting updates to the entry process.

2024 Contest Information

The 2024 Eyes of History® Student contest is complete! Congratulations to Minh Connors who was awarded the Student Still Photographer of the Year and Brett Phelps who was awarded the Student Video Photographer of the Year.

For complete results, please click here.

Contest Archive

As we process hard copy archives of past contest winners, this archive will be updated. Recent versions of contest rules are provided below for reference, and older versions, if available, may be obtained by contacting us.

20222021

Photography Categories


Top Honors
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Student Still Photographer of the Year - Ethan Swope, Santa Monica College

Video Categories


Top Honors
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Student Video Photographer of the Year - Lucas Grant Pruitt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award of Excellence - Morgan Pravato, University of Maryland, College Park

Sports
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First Place - Bryanna Helen Idzior, Michigan State University
Second Place - Erin Burnett, University of Maryland, College Park
Third Place - Regan Holgate, Michigan State University

General News or Feature: Narration
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First Place - Joe Freihofer, Michigan State University
Second Place Place - Regan Holgate, Michigan State University
Third Place - Isabella Marie Martin, Michigan State University
Honorable Mention - Ian Gilmour, Michigan State University

General News or Feature: Natural Sound
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First Place - Kimi Fleming, University of Maryland, College Park
Second Place - Valeria Isabel Gonzalez Montero, University of Maryland, College Park
Third Place - Dominick Acierno, University of Maryland, College Park

Long Form Feature
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First Place - Lucas Grant Pruitt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Second Place - Hope Davison, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place - Raj Paul Ghusar, San Francisco State University

Photography Categories


Top Honors
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Student Still Photographer of the Year - Jacob Moscovitch, University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Shafkat Anowar, University of Hawaii

Video Categories


Top Honors
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Student Video Photographer of the Year - Nash Consing, UNC-Chapel Hill

Sports
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First Place - Cole Strong, Syracuse University
Second Place - Joe Freihofer, Michigan State

General News or Feature: Narration
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First Place - Sam Britten, Michigan State University
Second Place Place - Joe Freihofer, Michigan State University
Third Place - Ian Gilmour, Michigan State University

General News or Feature: Natural Sound
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First Place - Madeline Powell, Syracuse University

Long Form
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First Place - Sadie Brown, University of North Texas
Second Place - Hadley Green and Madison Hoffmann, UNC-Chapel Hill

Creativity During COVID-19
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First Place - Nash Consing, UNC-Chapel Hill
Second Place - Joe Freihofer, Michigan State University
Third Place - Molly Castle Work, University of Maryland
Rules

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