2021 American Photography 37

2021 American Photography 37

From over 7,000 images submitted, of being only 534 by professional photographers, and only 27 images by student photographers (CBU Photography having 4 of those 27), to receive at least 2 votes from the jury and is, therefore, eligible to appear permanently online in The ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s exclusive online juried collection, where over time photographers can build an online portfolio of their AP winning images and where creatives can search and make direct contact with them.

The ARCHIVE will launch in November immediately after The Party set (with high hopes) for November 11, 2021. This is there annual launch event in New York City that celebrates the winners.

A SLIDE SHOW winners announcement showcasing your chosen image will be sent to their member list of 30,000 creative professionals in May. And over the next year chosen images will be posted on their Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter pages with over 100,000 followers, so please follow and like them.

This year’s distinguished jury included: Arem Duplessis, Jury Chair, Group Creative Director, Apple Inc.; Brian Bantog, Design Director, Nike; Stella Blackmon, Photo Editor, New York Magazine; Jane E. Clark, Photography Director, AARP Media; Vida Cornelious, Executive Creative Director, T Brand Studio/The New York Times; Leslie dela Vega, Director of Visuals, OZY; Natalia Jimenez, Photo Editor, The Washington Post; Gianmaria Schonlieb, Creative Director, Lyft; Philip Brian Tabaus, Photo Editor, Bloomberg Business; Ronda Thompson, Creative Director, Bed Bath and Beyond.

SELECTED for the Book

CHOSEN for the Website

The AI-AP juried award annuals, offering high visibility and well-deserved recognition where it matters most, are still published in all their large-format, luxurious, hardcover glory, staying true to their founding principles of celebrating great photographers and illustrators, lavishly showcasing commissioned and personal work that's ahead of its time, while honoring the publications, creatives, and agencies responsible for assigning and utilizing the winning images. Students and schools are also celebrated right alongside established and emerging artists.

Founded in 1982 by a committee of esteemed illustrators and art directors, AI-AP was created as a direct alternative to other leading organizations and companies of the day who it was thought were not recognizing unconventional, "cutting-edge" work that was being produced by unheralded artists who were pushing the boundaries of commercial work. See history here.

The acclaimed AI-AP books, objects of beauty, and debate, published annually in November, are the first and foremost go-to resources for art directors, designers, photo editors, and art buyers who insist on assigning only the best original, thoughtful and compelling pictures.