Join APA | SD for Happy Hour on Wednesday, November 6, at 5:30 – 7:00 PM at Panama 66 in Balboa Park. This happy hour is all ages and open to the larger photography and creative community. APA | SD members are encouraged to attend!
We’ll be outside in the patio area enjoying some drinks and food. Registration isn’t needed, but we would love to know if you could join us.
Untitled is an annual competition and exhibition designed to showcase the best work of APA members and beyond – Images that show your unique vision, creative passion, and individualistic style, titled or untitled. This contest is open to all photographers at any level. All entries will be curated by our jurors and the top 20 images will be selected to display for exhibition with the top three (3) photos awarded prizes.
While an APA membership is not required to enter, members receive discounts on entries as well as sponsor benefits and discount pricing for gear and services throughout the year.
You can find full details and submission guidelines at untitledshow.org.
Entry fees help support programming and events for APA San Diego and 20% of the entry proceeds will be donated to the Flashes of Hope a program of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation that creates free uplifting portraits to honor the unique life and memories of every child fighting cancer.
Deadline extended to 12:00 PM PT on October 16th, 2024.
APA’s mission is to advocate, educate and elevate the professional photographic community.
Join APA|SD and The University Club Arts Committee to celebrate the works of San Diego photographic artists and APA members Nick Nacca, Rob Hammer, and Gary Allard.
Experience this unforgettable exploration of visual storytelling through lens and light at the Arts Committee exquisite photography art exhibit. This unique event celebrates the artistry and creativity of talented photographers, showcasing their distinct perspectives and narratives frozen in time. Experience the power of photography as it transports you across landscapes, cultures, and emotions. From breathtaking landscapes that evoke wanderlust to intimate portraits that reveal the essence of human connection, each image invites you to delve deeper into the artist’s vision and the stories they tell.
2024 APA Awards Overview: Our annual call for entries is open to all photographers at every level, worldwide – everyone from emerging photographers to established professionals. Get your work seen by an incredible lineup of jurors. All proceeds help support APA programming and Advocacy efforts.
Our Judges will select 46 APA Award Winners this year for 15 categories plus ‘Best of Show.’
APA PRO Plus members save 50% on each single image.
All finalists are featured in our annual awards printed publication.
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 2024) SERIES / 2-6 images (enter your series here)
Check out all of the details here and submit your work!
Join us on Saturday, May, 18th at 10am PST for an online workshop, ‘Editing Live: A Look Inside the Process with Beth Huerta‘. Beth will share more valuable insight on her editing process and talk with 3 photographers about the edits she made to their galleries while attendees observe.
What you can expect during this workshop:
A review of Beth’s approach to editing (an abbreviated refresh of the information that she covered in her previous workshop).
Provide a front-row seat to study her process while she walks us through editing photographer’s work in real-time.
Show relevant and important examples of what constitutes an effective edit and discuss best practices in editing.
About Beth: In her current position as Senior Agent/Editor at the award-winning agency Candace Gelman & Associates, Beth has been fortunate to work with, advise and represent renowned artists such as Sandro, Marcus Smith, Olivia Bee, Kennedi Carter and The Voorhes, amongst others. She also works as a freelance editor for photographers including Art Streiber and Tracy + David. Prior to CG&A, Beth worked as a consultant/assistant for a bevy of internationally acclaimed advertising and editorial photographers including Howard Schatz and Theo Westenberger. Beth is a frequent workshop presenter and contributing writer for the American Photographic Artists Association. She is an adjunct instructor for the Photography program at Drexel University and has taught at The University of the Arts and Columbia College Chicago. Beth serves on the advisory board for FreshLens Chicago and is a Mentor for NYC Salt, a program that creates opportunities in visual arts for under-served New York City youth.
Register today for this exclusive online workshop with Beth and learn how to take your editing game to the next level!
WHEN: Saturday, May 18th, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST WHERE: Online COST: APA members $20, Students $15, Non-Members $40
Do you have a photography project or series you’re passionate about? Curious what your peers and others think of it?
Join APA | SD and our photo community on Wednesday, May 15th at 6:00 PM PST for an evening dedicated to sharing creative projects. This is an opportunity for you to share your work and/or to comment on the work of others. Four artists will be selected to share their projects in an in-person critique setting. Our “Peer to Peer” events are open to everyone, but you must be a current APA member to present your project.
As independent artists, we know it’s not easy to create in a silo. Sharing your work is an invaluable way to help find your voice and leverage the communal nature of creativity. Letting others in on your process can be inspiring and helps lead to self-discovery that can push a project even further.
If you don’t have a project to share, that’s ok. Come out to support the artists and photo community. Constructive feedback and insight are always welcome.
Send us a link to your project for consideration. Submissions should be ready to share and present to an audience. If you are selected to present, you will be given 15-20 minutes including time for comments and questions.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 | 6 PM
WHERE: Studio on Banks | 5343 Banks St, San Diego, CA 92110
Join APA | SD for our next Culture & Coffee event, including a members-only tour at The Photographer’s Eye: A Creative Collective. Meet us on Friday, February 16th at 12 PM to tour their latest exhibition by ALANNA AIRITAM: New Histories – Where Present Meets Past.
This is a great way to connect, meet other members, learn more about APA, and ask your fellow peers and board members any questions.
We’re excited to kick off the new year with another peer-to-peer critique session on January 17th, 2024. Do you have a photo or video project or series that you’re passionate about? Curious what your peers and others will think of it?
Join APA | SD and the photo community for an evening dedicated to personal photo and film projects. This is an in-person conversation to share your own work and/or to comment on the work of others. Four photo or video projects will be selected for presentation and discussion in an in-person critique session.
Mingling begins at 6 PM and presentations will begin at 6:30 PM.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 | 6 PM
WHERE: 5343 Banks St, San Diego, CA 92110
COST: Free for APA members, Non-Members $10 donation RSVP HERE
Email director@apasd.org to reserve a spot and/or to submit your project; the deadline to submit is January 11th, 2023.
Photos left to right: Art Streiber, Mickey Strider
Join APA | San Diego at Bread & Salt Gallery for a one-night only exhibition of photographic prints from our Untitled 2023 contest with 20% of the entry proceeds being donated to Outside the Lens in support of their mission and programming.
See all competition entries shown in a rotating slideshow and come out to support the photo community. Winning entries were curated by Ann M. Jastrab, Executive Director at Center for Photographic Art and Arianna Rinaldo, Independent curator, photography consultant and freelance photo editor.
Do you have a photo or video project or series that you’re passionate about? Curious what your peers and others will think of it?
Join APA San Diego and the photo community for an in-person conversation on Wednesday, October 25th, at 6:00 PM PST, to share your own work and/or to comment on the work of others. Four photo or video projects will be selected for presentation and discussion in an in-person critique session.
Send us a link to your project for consideration. Submissions should be ready to share and present and the deadline to submit is October 18th, 2023.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 | 6 PM
WHERE: Skylight Studios 4562 Alvarado Canyon Rd. R, San Diego, CA 92120
COST: Free for APA members, Non-Members $10 donation RSVP HERE
Email director@apasd.org to reserve a spot and/or to submit your project; deadline to submit is October 18th, 2023.
