Empowering Photographers to Change Their World
A national, non-profit competition battling cancer, feeding the hungry, supporting The Troops and planting trees.
100% of competition proceeds go to US-registered charities.
Celebrating National Identity
Free from membership fees, publication ties and politicised corporate agendas, the American Photography Awards an independent arts-focused platform that seeks to better the world using photography.
We want to grant still photography the same unified, cultural celebration as enjoyed by the other great art forms… After 180 years of American Photography it is long overdue.
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Awarding Photographers, ReWarding Charities
Our grass-roots, responsible competition empowers each photographer to help the world, while getting their work the publicity it deserves.
We harness the huge power of imagery to foster great change, with all competition revenue going to one of our US registered charitable causes.
A socially equalitative forum for expression, with no boundaries or preconceptions
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