Announcing the Winners of the 2020 APA Awards

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Judges' Best of Show by Jacob Watts

APA Award Winners by Category

Architecture / Interiors

Left to Right:

First Place: Jean Bai
Second Place: Thorsten Von Overgaard
Third Place: Tim Griffith

Beauty / Fashion

Left to Right:

First Place: Dorit Thies
Second Place: Nick Eucker
Third Place: Michelle Terris

Celebrity / Musicians

Left to Right:

First Place: Elisabeth Caren
Second Place: Joe Pugliese
Third Place: Art Streiber

Conceptual / Altered

Left to Right:

First Place: Nicky Hamilton
Second Place: Lennette Newell
Third Place: Dora Duan

Corporate / Industrial

Left to Right:

First Place: Shawn Fender
Second Place: Doug Menuez
Third Place: Andy Mahr

Created During Covid (Images made after 3/1/20)

Left to Right:

First Place: Brooke Hummer
Second Place: Aurelie Graillot
Third Place: Colleen Chrzanowski

Documentary / Photojournalism

Left to Right:

First Place: Amy Gaskin
Second Place: Yusuke Suzuki
Third Place: Stephen Voss

Food / Still Life

Left to Right:

First Place: Justin Paris
Second Place: Laurie Frankel
Third Place: Powell Jordano

Lifestyle

Left to Right:

First Place: John Blais
Second Place: Brooke Hummer
Third Place: Dominic Episcopo

Nature / Animals

Left to Right:

First Place: Andy Lerner
Second Place: Hillary Maybery
Third Place: Lennette Newell

Personal Projects

Left to Right:

First Place: John Blais
Second Place: Jim Lustenader
Third Place: Mia Depaola

Portraits

Left to Right:

First Place: Daniel Korzeniewski
Second Place: TJ Kirkpatrick
Third Place: Barry Harley

Sports / Adventure

Left to Right:

First Place: Ryan Duclos
Second Place: Todd Glaser
Third Place: Damien Noble Andrews

Travel / Landscape

Left to Right:

First Place: Scarlett Freund
Second Place: Jeremiah Gilbert
Third Place: Markku Lahdesmaki

VIEW THE 2020 AWARDS GALLERY, HERE

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The 2020 APA Awards Judges

This years high-profile judges represent an excellent cross-section of the photo buying community:

Stuart Ashner
Cramer‑Krasselt

Cameron Barnum
BBDO

Katie Buntsma
Saatchi & Saatchi

Helaina Buzzeo
Jane Smith Agency

Heather Church
Arnold

Bianca Escobar
Droga 5

Cameron Ford
Anomaly

Kayte Geldzahler
dentsu MCGARRYBOWEN

Mary Ann Guglietta
FCB Health

Emily Hoskins 
Designory

Sherri Littlefield
Curator

Cindy Pardy
FCB Health

Tracey Woods
Photo Director

Architects

William Beauter

Sabina Beg

All images © by each artist