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AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo)

All About Photo (AAP) all-about-photo.com ↗

Closes Nov 10, 2026 · D − 29
Top prize $500 grand prize
Fee Moderate 30 USD for up to 3 images, then 5 USD per extra image
AI policy Unknown check rules
Categories 1 0 single · 1 multi-image

Worth entering? $500 top prize against 30 USD for up to 3 images, then 5 USD per extra image. The jury read and the rights terms below are what decide it — not the prize math. Jury read ↓ · Rights & disqualifiers ↓

Submit-Safe · before you pay the entry fee Read the fine print

Read the fine print first — AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo) has 3 hard disqualifiers and demanding rights terms.

What this contest takes

You keep copyright, but the licence reaches past promoting the contest — wider uses, sub-licensing or passing it to others. Read the licence clause before entering.

  • Copyright stays with the entrant. Rule text: "AAP recognizes you, the author of the image, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry." "You hereby grant AAP a non-exclusive license in each Entry throughout the world in all media for any use connected to the promotion of the Competition", including exhibitions, the website, a book or magazine, promotional materials and sub-licensing to the press; AAP will notify the owner before any publication, with credit lines.
  • Duration: Not stated; promotion of the competition
  • You keep your copyright
  • Credited when used

What disqualifies you

  • Age minimum Open to individuals 18 and older (call FAQ); the rules also require the age of majority in the entrant's jurisdiction of residence. “[The Competition] is open to all individuals who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry.”
  • Prior publication Images previously published in AAP Magazine cannot be re-entered. “Images that were previously published in AAP Magazine cannot be submitted again.”
  • Copyright ownership You must be the sole owner and author; people depicted must have granted permission. “You are the sole owner and author of each Entry.”
Closes Nov 10, 2026 · D−29 30 USD for up to 3 images, then 5 USD per extra image Upload spec: Files: JPGMax 1200px long edgeUnder 2 MBNo watermarks
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№ 02 · The editorial read

What this jury looks for

Blind two-round scoring by AAP founder/editor Sandrine Hermand-Grisel (1–5, then 1–7 for the top images). Judged on creativity, artistic skill/photographic quality and, per the call, "the visual/emotional impact of the image"; only a unified group of photos is published. Stated priorities: creativity > photographic_quality > emotional_imp…

The full editorial read continues with past-winner pattern, fee-to-prize value, rights translated, and three comparable competitions. Studio reads the rest.

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Categories

Travels (portfolio, theme)

Portfolio · up to 40 photos

Travel photography — landscapes, people and culture near and far, from the four corners of the globe. Send a cohesive body of work: images are judged individually first, then as a unified group as they would be published. Any camera or phone, colour or B&W.

F Format requirements 1 spec

aap_mag_entry

  • File types: jpg
  • Max long edge: 1200px
  • Max size: 2.0 MB
  • DPI: 72
  • No watermarks
E Eligibility 4 rules
  • Open to individuals 18 and older (call FAQ); the rules also require the age of majority in the entrant's jurisdiction of residence. hard

    “[The Competition] is open to all individuals who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry.”

  • No AI-specific rule is published; the call welcomes "traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes". Treat generative AI as an undefined grey zone and check with AAP first. soft

    “All genres, capture types, color and B&W, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.”

  • Images previously published in AAP Magazine cannot be re-entered. hard

    “Images that were previously published in AAP Magazine cannot be submitted again.”

  • You must be the sole owner and author; people depicted must have granted permission. hard

    “You are the sole owner and author of each Entry.”

Jury context

Blind two-round scoring by AAP founder/editor Sandrine Hermand-Grisel (1–5, then 1–7 for the top images). Judged on creativity, artistic skill/photographic quality and, per the call, "the visual/emotional impact of the image"; only a unified group of photos is published.

Priorities: creativity photographic quality emotional impact portfolio cohesion

Tone: travel storytelling sense of place cohesive series

Avoid: watermarks commercial content disjointed selection

Prizes

$1,000 in cash: 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200, each with publication in AAP Magazine Volume 62: Travels, a free copy and online Winners Gallery. Ranks 4–25 published as finalists.

Publication

R Rights & licensing what you grant the organizer
What you grant
Copyright stays with the entrant. Rule text: "AAP recognizes you, the author of the image, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry." "You hereby grant AAP a non-exclusive license in each Entry throughout the world in all media for any use connected to the promotion of the Competition", including exhibitions, the website, a book or magazine, promotional materials and sub-licensing to the press; AAP will notify the owner before any publication, with credit lines.
Duration
Not stated; promotion of the competition
Exclusivity
none
Attribution
Required
Copyright retained by photographer
Yes

Before you enter — quick answers

Is AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo) free to enter?
AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo) is not free: 30 USD for up to 3 images, then 5 USD per extra image. Check the organizer's page for the full fee rules and any waivers.
Are AI-generated images allowed in AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo)?
See the published rules for AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo)'s AI policy.
When is the AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo) deadline?
AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo) closes on Nov 10, 2026 (in 29 days).
How do I know if my photo is eligible for AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo)?
Read your photograph against AAP Magazine #62: Travels 2026 (All About Photo)'s published rules — the editing line, the AI clause, and the file requirements — free and without an account with WinPhoto's eligibility check. It tells you whether your image is eligible before you pay the entry fee.