Due to numerous requests from the photographic community throughout the world, who recently found out about AX3 and asking for more time to submit work to our competition, we have extended the final entry deadline to midnight, June 17, 2013 (Pacific Daylight Time).

GAIN WORLDWIDE EXPOSURE... Enter AX3 - American Aperture Awards Photography Competition.

Take your photographic career to the next level! Winning guarantees you:

• Recognition amongst your peers and the photographic and creative communities
• $3,500 in Cash Awards
• A Lytro Camera
• Worldwide Exhibition
• Gallery Representation
• Exposure to Agency Art/ Creative Directors Worldwide
• Publication, and more...

The Ax3's are an international open call for photography possessing uncommon vision. This opportunity is open to photographers of all backgrounds who capture images that make the unknowable known. Our goal is to celebrate the most iconic photos taken by new and emerging talent, as well as professionals, from around the world and award their photographic insights.

Categories

We invite ALL types of photographers — professional, non-professional/amateur, student and mobile photography— in the following categories: Abstract, Advertising, Architecture / Cityscape, Collage, Documentary, Experimental, Fashion, Landscape/Seascape/Nature, Nudes, People/Portraits, Political, Photojournalism, Still Life, Street Photography, Video/Moving Images.

For more information please visit http://ax3.cc

Awards & Exhibition

Grand Prize: Photographer of the Year

The winner of the Photographer of the Year Award will receive:

1. $2,500 Honorarium
2. A Lytro Camera. Proudly sponsored by Lytro.
3. Gallery Representation
4. Work exhibited in the U.S. and Australia
5. Photos featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries and curators throughout the world
6. Work published in The Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best Photography
7. Your very own 100 page graphical ePhotoBook and App ready for sale on all digital platforms, including tablets and other mobile devices. Proudly sponsored by Aerbook.com
8. Invitation to participate on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide
9. Press release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors, galleries, art directors and advertising executives

Emerging Photographer of the Year

The winner of the Emerging Photographer of the Year Award will receive:

1. $1,000 Honorarium
2. Gallery Representation
3. Work exhibited in the U.S. and Australia
4. Photos featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries and curators throughout the world
5. Work published in The Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best Photography
6. Your very own 100 page graphical ePhotoBook and App ready for sale on all digital platforms, including tablets and other mobile devices. Proudly sponsored by Aerbook.com
7. Invitation to participate on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide
8. Press release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors, galleries, art directors and advertising executives

Mobile Photographer of the Year

The winner of the Mobile Photographer of the Year Award will receive:

1. Work exhibited in the U.S. and Australia
2. Photos featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries and curators throughout the world
3. Work published in The Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best Photography
4. Your very own 100 page graphical ePhotoBook and App ready for sale on all digital platforms, including tablets and other mobile devices. Proudly sponsored by Aerbook.com
5. Invitation to participate on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide
6. Press release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors, galleries, art directors and advertising executives

14 Category Winners

The overall winner in each Category will receive the following:

1. Work exhibited in the U.S. and Australia
2. Photos featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries and curators throughout the world
3. Work published in The Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best Photography
4. Invitation to participate on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide
5. Press release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors, galleries, art directors and advertising executives

Additionally, ALL entrants will be reviewed for participation on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide.

For more information on the awards and prizes, please visit http://ax3.cc

Eligibility

This Call for Entries is open to all photographers of all backgrounds — professional, non-professional/amateur, student, mobile photography.

Entry Fees*:

Professionals: Single Image: $35 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $60 USD

Non-Professionals: Single Image: $25 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $50 USD

Students: Single Image: $20 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $30 USD

Mobile Photography: Single Image: $20 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $30 USD

Jurors

Your work will be reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges from the worlds of photography, art, publishing, education and cultural institutions:

• Graham Howe: Curator, Photo-Historian
• Will Michels: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• Maurice Ortega: Director of The Queensland Centre for Photography, Australia
• Bob Weil: Author (The Art of iPhone Photography) and iPhoneographer
• Daria Polichetti: Co-Founder of iPhoneArt.com
• Bobbi Fabian: Chair of Photography at New York Film Academy

Important Dates

• Entry Deadline: June 17, 2013
• Notice of Acceptance: July 12, 2013
• Exhibition: Fall 2013 – Summer 2014

For more information or to submit your photos to the competition, please visit http://ax3.cc