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Holiday Party and Print Swap

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APA | SD’s Holiday Party and Print Exchange

Thursday, December 8th, 2016

Come – join us and some of California’s top photographers at what is now a venerable tradition: arrive at Waypoint Public with loose print and depart in the wee hours filled with winter cheer, your heart full of holiday spirit, your hands clutching a new and wonderful photograph.
It’s a custom. It’s an age-old practice. It’s a party.
Waypoint Public
3794 30th St. San Diego, CA 92104
Free to all, but space is limited.
Please RSVP by December 6th to director@apasd.org

 

Untitled 2016 Winners Announced

APA|SD would like to thank all of the attendees and participants that helped make the Untitled 2016 exhibition such a success. More than 250 entries were received and the top 30 were curated by our judge, top American art buyer Josette Lata. The prints were displayed at 3rdSpace for a one-night-only event and silent auction benefiting MOPA. More than $5,000 in prizes were awarded by our gracious sponsors.

 

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Michele Zousmer
Bil Zelman
Maren Caruso

Our congratulations go out to the winners of this year’s competition:

1st Prize: Scotty Cottrell

2nd Prize: Michele Zousmer

3rd Prize: Bil Zelman

Peoples Choice: Maren Caruso

The Top 30 images that were selected for the show can be seen in the Untitled 2016 gallery.
Please pay a visit to our sponsors who helped make this event possible. Thank you, and we look forward to next year’s Untitled event!sponsor-page

 

Untitled 2016 Event – October 22nd at 3rd Space

unitled_event_poster_2016_wordpressJoin APA San Diego for a one-night only exhibition and benefit auction of fine art photography at 3rdSpace, 4610 Park Blvd, San Diego CA, 92116.

30 exceptional images will be displayed and sold on silent auction benefitting the Museum of Photographic Arts (mopa.org). Enjoy the rotating slideshow of all the contest entries, craft beer bar, and more.

Free to attend! RSVP here

Beggars Banquet featuring Anton Orlov

 

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Join APA San Diego in welcoming Anton Orlov to the Beggars Banquet series. Anton Orlov is an award winning artist working in the analog film medium, specifically wet plate, tintype and ambrotype. Anton is currently traveling the country in a converted 35ft school bus, the rear 12ft of which has been turned into a full-size darkroom for his project The Photo Palace. He will be sharing this work and discussing his process at this intimate event. See Anton’s work at http://orlovphoto.com.

Please join us for this special, limited event on Thursday, October 16th. 6:30-8:30pm.

Hosted at Riverdale Studios (6314 Riverdale Street, San Diego 92120)

Purchase tickets here!

APA | SD Members: $10
ASMP/Students: $15.00
Non-members: $20.00

Untitled 2016: Call for Entries Deadline Extended!

APA_Untitled_Post_R2_2016-horizontalAPA | San Diego is calling for photography that represents your best work; Images that show your unique vision, creative passion, and individualistic style, titled or untitled. 30 images will be chosen for display at a one-night only benefit auction at 3rd Space on Saturday, October 22nd, 2016; proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Museum of Photographic Arts. All entries will be judged by art buyer Josette Lata and prizes will be awarded for the top images. All entries will be represented in the exhibition slide show on the night of the event.

Deadline extended to October 4th!

1st Place

OLYMPUS UNDERWATER CAMERA & ACCESSORY BUNDLE: $435.00 Value
– Olympus Tough TG-Tracker
– 64GB Micro SD Card
– Camera Case

YODELIST: One Year Subscription –  $995 Value

RIVERDALE STUDIOS: Full Day Studio Rental –  $500 Value
(up to 10 hours – liability insurance is required.)

4by6: Gift Certificate  – $300 Value

THINK TANK: Retrospective Leather 30  – $259.75 Value

ALIEN SKIN: Exposure X2 Bundle  – $200 Value

GEORGE’S CAMERA:  Gift Certificate  – $100 Value

NELSON’S PHOTO: Rental Gift Certificate  – $75 Value

BELLY UP: Entry for 10 to any Show  – $70 Value

CHROME DIGITAL: Gift Certificate  – $50 Value

2nd Place:

4by6: Gift Certificate – $200 Value

THINKTANK: Shapeshifter – $199.75

BLACK RAPID:  Metro Strap – $169.95 Value

ALIEN SKIN: Exposure X2 – $150 Value

PROMASTER: XC522 Professional Tripod – $139.95 Value

NELSON’S PHOTO: Rental Gift Certificate  – $75 Value

GEORGE’S CAMERA:  Gift Certificate  – $50 Value

CHROME DIGITAL: Gift Certificate – $25 Value

3rd Place:

THINKTANK: Streetwalker Pro –  $199.75 Value

BLACK RAPID:  Metro Strap – $169.95 Value

ALIEN SKIN: Exposure X2 – $150 Value

4by6: Gift Certificate – $100 Value

NELSON’S PHOTO: Rental Gift Certificate  – $75 Value

GEORGE’S CAMERA:  Rental Gift Certificate  – $50 Value

CHROME DIGITAL: Gift Certificate – $25 Value

People’s Choice:
MOPA VIP Bundle

ALIEN SKIN: Exposure X2 – $150 Value

NELSON’S PHOTO: Rental Gift Certificate  – $75 Value

GEORGE’S CAMERA:  Processing Gift Certificate  – $50 Value

4by6: Gift Certificate – $50 Value

CHROME DIGITAL: Gift Certificate – $25 Value

TOP 30

4by6: Gift Certificate – $50 Value

ALL PARTICIPANTS

4by6: 25 FREE Business Cards

 

* Prizes are subject to change

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 APA National Awards

 

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Best of Show winner by Brad Trent 

With so much amazing imagery out there, choosing winners is a challenge!
If you would like to read about the selection process, please go here.

You can view all the winning images here.

Below is a link to website of each of the winners.

Best of Show
Brad Trent

Adventure/Sports/Action
Rob Gregory
Jimmy Chin
Sue Barr

Architecture/Interiors
Tim Griffith
Jeremiah Gilbert
James Ewing

Beauty/Lifestyle
Vincent Dixon
Erik Almas
Nate Dorn

Celebrity/Music
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Maxine Helfman
Scott Council  

Conceptual/Altered
Matt Sartain
Patrick Heagney
Ethan Pines

Documentary/Editorial
Jamey Stillings
Valerie Leonard
Allan Borebor

Fine Art/Personal
Kristofer Dan-Bergman
Kushal Kapoor
Todd Baxter

Portrait
Isabella Bejarano
Todd Antony
Chris Edwards

Still Life/Food
Maren Caruso
Stephen Hamilton
Jeff Zaruba

Travel/Landscape
Seth Joel
Chad Holder
Rob Brodman

Emerging
Danielle Tsi
Ignacio Umana
Hannah Benet

Untitled 2016: Call for Entries. Submit your work today!

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APA | San Diego is calling for photography that represents your best work. Images that show your unique vision, creative passion, and individualistic style, titled or untitled. 30 images will be chosen for display at a one-night only benefit auction at 3rd Space on Saturday, October 22nd, 2016; proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Museum of Photographic Arts. All entries will be judged by art buyer Josette Lata and prizes will be awarded for the top images. All entries will be represented in the exhibition slide show on the night of the event.

UPDATE: Deadline extended to October 4th, midnight PST!

Submission guidelines and entry form at UntitledShow.org

APA Awards Deadline Extended to July 27

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Call for entries extended to Wednesday July 27!

Register now until July 15th at no additional fee
Starting July 16 submission fees increase $10 per entry

Enter just one image and you could walk away with thousands of dollars worth of prizes! Enter as many images as you like and increase your chances even more!

Winners are seen online, and also in print to help you earn recognition from people who can hire you. For the cost of an entry, imagine what you could win!

Plus, enjoy knowing that your entry fees support the association that’s working on your behalf — Win. Win.

Need more reasons to enter? We’ve got 17 of them right here.