American Photographic Artists National
Call for entries are now open. Michael Foley, Leica's Gallery Director of the New York Meatpacking Store & Gallery, will be judging this year.
APA's New York chapter invites all APA members to participate in our 3rd Annual Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition at the renowned Soho Photo Gallery. Soho Photo Gallery was founded in 1971 by a group of New York Times photojournalists and avant-garde photographers, as a co-op gallery, which it remains to this day. It is New York City’s longest-running co-op gallery.
Michael Foley opened his eponymous gallery in the fall of 2004 after fourteen years of working with notable photography galleries, including Fraenkel Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery, and Yancey Richardson Gallery.
In 2002, Foley continued his interest in educating and working with artists by serving on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, and International Center of Photography, where he teaches and lectures on contemporary photography issues at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
He joined Leica in 2023 as the Gallery Director of the New York Meatpacking Store & Gallery. Foley lives in Manhattan with his wife, Maya, and son, Jack. (Image by Tammana Islam)
APA’s mission is to advocate, educate and elevate the professional photographic community. American Photographic Artists (APA) is an organization dedicated to the success of professional photographers. Our organization’s foundation is built upon creating a diverse and inclusive photographic community that supports all photographers at every level in their careers and champions the rights of image-makers worldwide.
To achieve our mission, our goals are to establish, endorse, and promote professional practices, standards, and ethics in the photographic community; to mentor, motivate, educate and inspire in the pursuit of excellence. APA strives to provide the tools and connections that photographers need to run a successful business.
APA New York is the Northeast regional chapter of American Photographic Artists (APA) which also includes Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
For Single Image Entries: Your Last Name-Your First Name-Image Title. Example Fie Name: Jones-Jane-Red-Window
For Series Entries: Your Last Name-Your First Name-Image Title-Series-XofY. Example File Name: Jones-Jane-Ballerina-Series-1of5
Single Image Entry:
Series Entry (a series of up to 5 images):
Special entry bonus for APA members—as a special bonus for APA Members, we are offering discount codes that will give you added free entries:
The competition is open to all members of APA nationwide. If you are not a member of APA and would like to join, please visit our Join page for more information. There are five membership levels (starting at just $50), so there is bound to be one just right for your needs.
There will be awards for First, Second, and Third Place in each category (Single Image category and Series category). There will also be two Honorable Mentions for each category.
Prizes for each category: Single Image and Series
Questions If you have any questions, please contact Deborah Gilbert at Director@apany.com. We look forward to seeing your work! Good luck!
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