Something Personal 2022 Opening Night Awards Ceremony!

Tue 13th Dec, 2022 – Tue 13th Dec, 2022

Posted by APA SF Director

APA San Francisco - 2022 Something Personal Exhibition!

Call for Entries is CLOSED, but the party invite is OPEN! 

Tuesday, December 13th @7pm - TWO locations!

Kick Up Your Heels, it's Almost Opening Night!

This year, we're combining the virtual exhibition with a livestream Awards Ceremony of contest winners, judges, and APA San Francisco board members!

  • New for this year - we're not announcing the top 4 winners until OPENING NIGHT!
  • RSVP below to join remotely or in-person to find out who won!

Photographers of the Top 100 Images Announced!

Join us live in-person at one of two Bay Area Watch Parties!

  • All RSVPs will also receive the zoom link to join remotely
  • Each watch party will livestream & project the Live Awards Ceremony!
  • Live Awards Ceremony will announce this year's Best in Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners!
  • Hear from top place winners about their winning images!
  • Hear from judges on their choices & impressions of the submissions!
  • Hear from existing & meet new APA SF Board members
  • All top 100 images will then cycle through a slide show

Join us in-person! 

Tickets are limited - register now!

Join us at one of the watch party locations to have a drink, socialize, network and celebrate all of this year's contest winners! Each location will:

  • Livestream & project the Awards Ceremony so you can hear from the winners & judges live and first-hand!
  • Have beverages, fun vibes & all your photo friends!

It may not be the grand printed exhibition we've known and loved from eras past, but a new way to celebrate and be in community with our local photo industry!

Two Bay Area Party Locations! 

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The 2022 All-Star Lineup of Judges!

Incredible prize packages! 

Click sponsor logos below to learn more and support those who support us! 

Best In Show

  • Portfolio review from 2 judges
  • Lifetime membership to Crucial Crew
  • Lighting kit from Stella Pro lighting
  • Free studio rental day + $1,500 EQ package from StoodilyDoodleyO
  • Free studio rental day + $1,500 EQ package from Flash SF
  • $1,500 Rental EQ package from Little Giant Lighting
  • $800 Rental EQ package from Samys San Francisco
  • 30x40 print from Dickerman Prints, which will hang on the walls of their lab for 1 month + $200 gift card for DIY or Print on Demand
  • $250 gift certificates for Drum/Phase One Scanning Services as well as Archival Pigment Print services from Hanson Digital
  • 6 free projects on The Personal Photography Project for a year!
  • $150 store credit from Think Tank Photo
  • $75 gift card to Starbelly restaurant
  • Package of Clover CBD Caramels

First Place

  • Portfolio review from 2 judges
  • 3 year membership to Crucial Crew
  • Free studio day +$500 EQ package from Flash SF
  • $1,000 Rental EQ package from Little Giant Lighting
  • $400 Rental EQ package from Samys San Francisco
  • 24x30 print from Dickerman Prints, which will hang on the walls of their lab for 1 month + $150 gift card for DIY or Print on Demand
  • 4 free projects on The Personal Photography Project for a year!
  • $200 gift certificates for Drum/Phase One Scanning Services as well as Archival Pigment Print services from Hanson Digital
  • $100 store credit from Think Tank Photo
  • $50 gift card to Starbelly restaurant
  • Package of Clover CBD Caramels

Second Place

  • Portfolio review from 2 judges
  • 2 year membership to Crucial Crew
  • 1/2 day studio + $500 EQ package from Flash SF
  • $500 Rental EQ package from Little Giant Lighting
  • $250 Rental EQ package from Samys San Francisco
  • 24x30 print from Dickerman Prints, which will hang on the walls of their lab for 1 month + $100 gift card for DIY or Print on Demand
  • 3 free projects on The Personal Photography Project for a year!
  • $150 gift certificates for Drum/Phase One Scanning Services as well as Archival Pigment Print services from Hanson Digital
  • $75 store credit from Think Tank Photo
  • $25 gift card to Starbelly restaurant
  • Package of Clover CBD Caramels

Third Place

  • Portfolio review from 2 judges
  • 1 year membership to Crucial Crew
  • Free 1/2 day studio rental from Flash SF
  • $250 Rental EQ package from Little Giant Lighting
  • $150 Rental EQ package from Samys San Francisco
  • 24x30 print from Dickerman Prints, which will hang on the walls of their lab for 1 month + $50 gift card for DIY or Print on Demand
  • $100 gift certificates for Drum/Phase One Scanning Services as well as Archival Pigment Print services from Hanson Digital
  • 2 free projects on The Personal Photography Project for a year!
  • $50 store credit from Think Tank Photo
  • Package of Clover CBD Caramels

Prizes for Runners Up!

  • 10 of the top 100 images selected as each judge's favorite will also receive a virtual portfolio review!
  • 16 of the top 100 images will also receive 1 free project on The Personal Photography Project for a year!

*Prizes are not redeemable for cash, may be subject to change, and may include additional terms and conditions as established by the individual sponsors. APA is not responsible for allocation, redemption or conditions of sponsor prizes.

Confirmed Watch Party Locations!

Submit Your Best Work Here! 

The Blackwell Files

Capitol Art

Clover Caramels

Crucial Crew

Dickerman Prints

Flash

Gestalt

Hanson Digital

JCX

LeftSpace Studios

Little Giant Lighting

LuLu Artists Collective

LuxSF

Out Of The Box Solutions

The Personal Photography Project

Samy’s Camera

Starbelly

Stella Pro

StoodilyDoodley

ThinkTank

Academy of Art University

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