Untitled 2024 Call for Entries now open!

Select Untitled 2023 finalist clockwise from top left: Elisabeth Caren, David Price, Todd Glaser, Robert Atkinson, Taggart Lee, Mickey Strider

APA|SD is proud to announce our 11th annual Untitled photo competition and exhibition. Entries are now open.

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.

We welcome this year’s jurors: Bade Turgut, Director of Weinstein Hammons Gallery and photography consultant, Julie Skarwecki.

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.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Untitled | A Photographic Exhibition

Selection of photographs by the winners of the 2022 Untitled exhibition.
Photos clockwise from top left: Dana Hursey, David Ardill, Art Streiber, Yana Mostitsky, Paul Kessel, Steve Korn

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.

We welcome this year’s jurors: Ann M. Jastrab, Executive Director at Center for Photographic Art and Arianna Rinaldo, Independent curator, photography consultant and freelance photo editor.

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 youth photography organization Outside the Lens.

Deadline is 11:59PM PDT on October 3rd, 2023

APA Awards Call for Entries is open! Deadline Extended to July 28

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Our annual competition is open to all photographers at every level, worldwide — everyone from emerging photographers to established professionals.

Our Judges will select 43 APA Award Winners this year.

APA members save on each entry.  APA Leader level members save over 35% on each image.

Now is a great time to join APA : enter enough images and your first year of membership can be free.

Like to upgrade? Please email: membershiprep@apanational.org

Awards Deadline Extended: Tuesday, July 28

MORE INFO AND TO ENTER NOW CLICK HERE

Untitled 2018 Call for Entries Open!

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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. The top 20 images will be chosen for display at a one-night only benefit auction on Saturday, November 10th, 2018. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Museum of Photographic Arts. All entries will be judged by acclaimed photography author and educator Thomas Werner and prizes will be awarded for the top 3 images. All entries will be represented in the exhibition slide show on the night of the event.

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Visit UntitledShow.org for entry information and submission guidelines.
Deadline for entries is October 9, 2018. Additional fees for deadline extensions will apply.

2016 APA National Awards

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2016 APA NATIONAL AWARDS – Call For Entries
Deadline: June 29

  • Over $100,000.00 in Prizes
  • 34 Winners
  • New Easy Entry system
  • New Categories
  • Grand Prize: Canon EOS 5DS Camera body
  • APA Members can save more than 50% on entry fee

Complete details are here:
http://apanational.org/contests/information/2016-apa-awards/

Need inspiration before entering? Checkout last year’s selections.