COMPETITION GOALS:

• To encourage and recognize outstanding work, reflecting personal vision and technical excellence.
• To increase market opportunities through vigorous, multi-faceted, post-competition promotion.
• To educate and inspire. 

In keeping with the APA brand, the competition encourages work that reflects forethought and planning, is message driven, (away from generic images) and without a doubt exemplifies technical excellence.

THE 2009 PANEL OF JUDGES:

• Patrick Coyne - Editor and Designer, Communication Arts - Menlo Park, CA
• Gregory Heisler - Photographer, Heisler Portraits - New York, NY
• Nicole Lloyd - Senior Art Buyer, Deutsch, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
• Sabine Meyer - Photo Editor, National Geographic Adventure - New York, NY
• Liz Miller-Gershfeld - Senior Art Buyer, Energy BBDO - Chicago, IL
• Celeste Holt-Walters - Senior Art Producer, McCann Erickson - New York, NY
• Treg Tyler - Director of Marketing, Lowepro - Sebastopol, CA
• Juliette Wolf Robin - President, FoundFolios, Inc. - Toronto, ON

NOTIFICATION:  Decisions of the judges shall be final and binding. Winners will be announced on October 15, 2009. 

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