Let’s talk about prizes!

WINNERS CELEBRATE WITH GREAT PRIZES!!

The APA Awards celebrate the work of photographers and help them get additional exposure for their work.
There are 15 categories with specialties to enter, including: architecture, beauty, food, personal work, portraiture, street photography, sports and more. 
Or enter a SERIES.  

APA partners generously provide valuable prizes for winners that can advance their careers and help their business. 

One image uploaded to the contest could reward you with some of these prizes! With a better chance of winning than buying a lotto ticket –

What are the APA Awards 2025 prizes?  

Sony alpha 7r v & lens
State-of-the-art AI processing uses detailed information about human forms and postures to dramatically improve the camera's subject recognition accuracy

Adobe  
One-year Creative Cloud subscription

Agency Access  
One-year Membership North American Database
Powerful Directory Search — designed specifically for creative industry prospecting — allows you to find and target over 100,000 contacts with laser precision.

Blazing Editions   
24”x36” Dye Sub Aluminum Print with an Inset Backing of the winning image
Over the past 25 years, Blazing Editions has become a leader in the Fine Art Printmaking industry offering unique custom solutions for professional photographers. Dye Sublimation is an innovative archival process that produces incredible image quality without needing protective acrylic or glazing.

BlinkBid 
One-year subscription 
Blinkbid is the leading bidding, producing, and invoicing software for the creative industries. Fully customizable and seamlessly collaborative, BlinkBid is the industry-specific solution to simplifying and standardizing your workflow.

Capture One 
One-year subscription
Capture One is professional photo editing software trusted by photographers across every genre. It gives you easy-to-use tools to refine your images with precision, collaborate directly in-app, and deliver exceptional quality images. Whether you're working solo or as part of a team, Capture One supports your creative process from start to finish.

Cradoc fotoSoftware
fotobiz business software 
Developed by photographers for photographers, Cradoc fotoSoftware has been helping photographers streamline business and simplify workflow for over 25 years and is considered the industry standard for freelance photographers. Programs provide pricing, quoting, invoicing, keywording, and complete, end-to-end business management and workflow.

Found
One year portfolio membership Found Artists 
Connecting advertising agencies, magazines and brands to the very best photographers, illustrators and production artists working today.

ImageRights 
Search and Copyright Enforcement 
ImageRights International provides intelligent image search and copyright enforcement services to photo agencies and professional photographers worldwide.

Nanuk
Choose from a backpack or a pro photo kit case
Nanuk is a Canadian manufacturer of top-quality waterproof protective cases for cameras, drones, microphones, and everything in between. Tried and tested in the Great North, Nanuk aims to provide gearheads and creatives alike with the means to keep their equipment in top shape through any adventure.

PhotoShelter 
Two-year Pro Account
More than 80,000 photographers worldwide use PhotoShelter to power their photography business. Offering websites with e-commerce, searchable galleries, client log-in, reliable cloud storage and essential Internet marketing tools; PhotoShelter is the industry's leading resource for serious photographers looking to have their images found, sold and delivered online.

Tether Tools
Optima 10G 15 ft cable + Lever Lock Kit
Tether Tools helps simplify digital photography workflow by offering modular workstation solutions and elegant connection tools to create a seamless tethered workflow. With versatile gear designed to improve your process, you can worry less about your tech and focus more on capturing the perfect images.

Think Tank
$50, $100, $200 certificates to various winners to purchase products online
Think Tank designs and creates high-quality travel gear for the world’s venturing observers. Our sophisticated travel gear raises the bar in carrying solutions — durable across the miles and versatile in every situation. Armed with insights from our community of photographers, Think Tank’s product designers meld form with function so that what you carry is a help, not a hindrance.

All winning photographs are included in the APA Awards printed edition. 

Interested in making a purchase from one of our APA partners? 
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