Short Description:
APA offers inspiration, education, and advocacy. Our membership structure gives every photographer an affordable way to belong to a community of like-minded professionals.
Awards Categories
- Architecture / Interiors
- Beauty / Fashion
- Celebrity / Musicians
- Conceptual / Altered
- Corporate / Industrial
- Documentary / Street Photography
- Food / Still Life
- Lifestyle
- Nature / Animals
- Personal Projects
- Portrait
- Sports / Adventure
- Travel / Landscape
- FRESH / New work (Created in 2025)
- SERIES / (enter Series HERE)
- AI created (enter Series HERE)
SERIES
Do not enter a series on the APA website (our site charges per image)
To enter a series, you will need to create an account on the Picter website, then enter APA Awards SERIES
- $50: Series/flat rate per project (2-6 images)
- $50: AI Series/flat rate per project (2-6 images)
Regarding AI – We want to see how photographers are using AI
AI-generated work may only be submitted as a SERIES.
Please identify it as AI and describe your process.
AI-generated images cannot be submitted in the 14 photography categories.
Eligibility:
Anyone can submit.
Program Benefits or Awards:
Prizes provided by Sony, StellaPro Lights, Inovativ, PhotoShetler, Wacom, Found, Think Tank, Found, Agency Access, Adobe and more
Entry Fee:
- $15: APA Pro-Plus
- $20: APA Professional
- $20: APA Educator, Student
- $25: APA Supporter, Emerging
- $30: APA Contributor
- $40: General Public (not an APA member)
- $50: Series/flat rate per project (2-6 images) same price for everyone Enter Series
Location: United States
Deadline: July 12, Midnight
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