Awards Fundamentals

• APA members receive a discount based on their membership level
• Images are assigned an arbitrary ID for "blind" judging
• There is no limit on the number of entries you can submit
• The same image can be entered in more than one category but can only win once
• An image that has previously won in the APA Awards is not eligible
• Only the images in the "Fresh / New Work" category have a creation date requirement
• The decision of the judges of the competition shall be final and binding
• Entry fees are non-refundable
• Winners will be notified in August, and winners are officially announced in September
• APA does not accept responsibility for or warrant any product being delivered by a sponsor
• Any applicable tax due on the awarding of prizes is the sole responsibility of each winner
• Prizes and the APA Awards book are shipped to U.S. addresses only

Image Entry Guidelines

• All files must be in JPG format
• Do not include characters (©, ®, •, $, #) in file names as these can corrupt the file
• Images must not contain any text that is not part of the image
• Winners will be required to provide a high-resolution version for print

Submission Guidelines

• APA members log in to apanational.org using your APA credentials
• Non-APA members can enter by creating a guest account
• The system will automatically charge based on your APA membership level
• You can enter the same image in more than one category by paying the additional fee(s)
• Once your transaction is complete, your submission is final
• Log in to your APA account at any time to review your entries
• You may submit additional images until the final deadline
• APA reserves the right to disqualify any winner not providing the required winning photo in the requested file format and size within two weeks of APA’s request via the contact information supplied by the entrant. Replacement winners will be selected at the judge’s discretion.
• You will receive an email confirmation upon entering. If you do not receive a confirmation email, you are not in the contest - contact: membershiprep@apanational.org