Join APA | San Diego at WOO Studios for a one-night only exhibition of photographic prints from our Untitled 2025 contest with 10% of the entry proceeds being donated to Outside the Lens.
See all competition entries shown in a rotating slideshow and come out to support the photo community. Winning entries were curated byAlyssa Ortega Coppelman, independent photo and photo book editor, writer, picture researcher, and consultant based in Austin, Texas and Shana Lopes, PhD, Assistant Curator of Photography at SFMOMA.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finalists and the People’s Choice recipient.
When: Saturday January 10, 2026, 5:00-8:00 pm PST
Where: WOO Studios 2212 Main St. San Diego, CA 92113
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, November 19th at 6:00PM 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. 3 photographers will 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 presenters 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, November 19th, 2025 | 6 PM
WHERE: Studio on Banks | 5343 Banks St, San Diego, CA 92110
Untitled is an annual juried exhibition designed to showcase the best work – images that show your unique vision, creative passion, and individualistic style, titled or untitled. Each year we invite curators, editors and industry professionals from the international photo community to help curate our annual exhibition and fundraiser. This year we’re honored to welcome our jurors Shana Lopes, Assistant Director from SFMOMA and Alyssa Ortega Coppelman, an independent photo and photobook editor, writer, picture researcher, and consultant based in Austin, Texas.
Our jurors will consider all photographic submissions for an in-person exhibition where 20 images will be displayed, and the top three finalists awarded prizes, one of which will receive the ‘Best of Show’ honors.
Our annual call for entries is open to anyone from students to professional photographers and there are no categories.
APA members receive discounts on all entries. For details and to submit your work click here or visit the Untitledshow.org to view past winner galleries. The deadline to enter is October 13, 2025.
Entry fees help support annual programming and events for APA San Diego and Outside the Lens. 10% of all entry fees will be donated to Outside the Lens in support of their mission and programming.
Join APA | SD for a casual members gathering at Bread & Salt Gallery on Friday, August 15th at 11:30am to tour their new exhibition by Jason Sherry. Meet us for a tour at 11:30 and stay to grab a coffee with us afterwards at Provecho! Coffee Co.
This is a great way to connect with other photographers, artists and members, learn more about APA and ask any questions.
Where: 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
When: Friday, August 15th at 11:30am
This is a Free event so come out, meet other members and get more involved with your local photo community.
APA San Diego is hosting a midsummer mixer on Wednesday, July 30th at Studio on Banks.
This is an opportunity to meet new people, network, discuss collaborations and catch up with old friends. We’ll be inside enjoying some drinks from 5-7PM and hope to see you there.
All are welcome – whether you’re already an APA member or just interested in meeting others in the photo, film and creative community.
When: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 · 5 – 7pm PDT Where: Studio On Banks, 5343 Banks St., San Diego, CA 92110 Get Directions
Join APA | SD for a casual gathering for members at the Photographer’s Eye Gallery on Friday, April 18th from 12pm-1pm to tour their new exhibition, Earth Matters. Meet us for a tour at noon and stay to grab a coffee with us afterwards.
This is a great way to connect with other photographers and members, learn more about APA and ask any questions.
Where: 326 E Grand Ave. Escondido, CA 92025
When: Friday, April 18th at 12pm
Cost: Tour is FREE for members
This is a Free event so come out, meet other members and get more involved with your local photo community.
Photos clockwise from upper left: Stacy Keck, Rich Soublet, Andrew Burns, Rich Soublet, Rich Soublet, Stacy Keck
APA San Diego proudly presents three of its own to demystify the process of creating exceptional portraits. Andrew Burns, Stacy Keck, and Rich Soublet, are coming together to design a workshop on portrait lighting you will not want to miss. Andrew, an established gaffer/photographer will walk us through a wide range of lighting setups in the studio. In addition, we cover how to light an individual within a scene on location. Using strobe, RGB, and constant light, we will take attendees through the process of using these tools to create dynamic portrait lighting, not your typical headshot. We will walk the line between light and shadow and show you what it takes to have control over both.
In addition, as a fun way to show the process of creating trust with the people we photograph, Stacy and Rich will each be tasked with creating a series of portraits of someone preselected whom they have never met. These interactions of meeting someone new, quickly creating rapport, and directing their subject on camera will take place live in front of workshop attendees. This will be a great opportunity for participants to pick up practical tips on how to quickly get people comfortable in front of the camera.
This event will be interactive, providing participants the opportunity to ask questions and gain practical knowledge and confidence with their own creative works. Come join us and see the magic that happens when experienced photographers unite to create together!
What: An in-person lighting and portrait workshop for all levels of photographers
When: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Where:Skylight Studios, 4562 Alvarado Canyon Road, San Diego, CA, 92120
Cost: $25 APA Members $50 Non Members Students FREE with proof of enrollment/Student ID (Tickets must be reserved in advance, space is limited)
Sony will be joining us to share details about their UX Research Program. Sony’s UX research team is looking for more creators to provide feedback for Sony imaging products and concepts. Photographers, videographers, and cinematographers of all backgrounds are welcome to join the Creators’ volunteer list to hear about upcoming opportunities to share your experience and opinions. Gift card incentives are provided as a thank you for your feedback, which is used to improve current and future Sony products.
Thank you to George’s Camera for your ongoing support and helping make our annual programming possible. Visit their North Park or Clairemont locations and see why they are San Diego’s largest full-service camera store.
Skylight Studios for their generosity and hosting the event at their beautiful studio. Skylight Studios is equipped with the most thoughtful amenities of any studio of its kind in San Diego, paired with incredible hospitality and support. For a successful, headache-free production, look no further!
Voice & Video for their gracious donation of lighting and grip for this event. Visit them for your audio, video and production needs!
Join APA | SD for a casual gathering for members at the La Jolla Historical Society on Friday, March 21st from 12pm-1pm PT to tour their new exhibition, La Jolla Surf: Culture, Art, Craft. Meet us for a tour at noon and stay to grab a coffee with us afterwards. La Jolla Surf also invites viewers into the world of surfing through iconic photography by Roy Porello, Jeff Divine, and Ron Church, original artwork by award winning designer, John van Hamersveld, and surf boards from the greatest shapers in the region. Through the extensive, original interview footage with local surfers created by curator John Durant, visitors will hear firsthand accounts of how the surfing community developed, how it has evolved over time, and the powerful connection to, and appreciation of the ocean and nature that surfing engenders.
Where: La Jolla Historical Society, 780 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
When: Friday, March 21st at 12pm
Cost: FREE
This is a great way to connect with other photographers and members, learn more about APA and get more involved with your local chapter. We sincerely hope to see you there.
Marketing Today: Your Voice on Instagram and the Web
This online event is designed to help you best present your photography on Instagram and your website. It all starts with your unique point of view; finding it, defining it and only then, putting it out there for your clients to see.
Photographer / Director Art Streiber and Editor / Agent Beth Huerta will share practical strategies, insights and expertise from their own marketing process to guide you in elevating the public face of your photography.
WHEN: Saturday, February 8th, 2025 | 10 AM WHERE: Online | Zoom link provided after registration COST: APA Members: $10, Non-Members: $20, Students: $10
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.
About Art Streiber
Art Streiber is a Los Angeles-based freelance photographer specializing in portrait, reportage, entertainment, and advertising photography.
Streiber’s magazine portraits have been published on the covers of Vanity Fair, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Wired, The New York Times Magazine and Variety.
Streiber has photographed movie posters and key art for motion picture studios, television networks and streaming services including NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, ESPN, CNN, Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Peacock, Hulu, Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount and Focus Features.
Since 2005 his imagery has been selected to appear in American Photography and the Communication Arts Photography Annual and in 2019, Streiber was the inaugural recipient of The Stieglitz Award from the Los Angeles Center for Photography, for his continued excellence and commitment to the photographic community of Los Angeles.
Streiber’s fine art prints are represented by The Photo Gallery in Halmsted, Sweden, and upon request with The Fahey Klein Gallery in Los Angeles.
We’re excited to kick off a new year with a peer-to-peer event on Wednesday, January 15th at 6:30 pm. This time, we are focused on PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS and projects that have inspired them.
Have you completed a photography book? Do you have a project you are considering publishing in book format? Do you have a favorite photography book that has inspired you? We’d love to know more about all of them! Join us on Wednesday, January 15th at 6:00 p.m. with your books in hand. This is an in-person opportunity to share your work with a group of peers or participate in discussing the work of others.
Mingling begins at 6 p.m. and discussions will begin at 6:30 p.m.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 | 6 PM
WHERE: Studio on Banks | 5343 Banks St, San Diego, CA 92110
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