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Spring 2026 APAC Photo Contest

Spring 2026 APAC Photo Contest

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We invite photographers of all experience levels to enter the Spring 2026 APAC Photo Contest.

No contest theme, just send us your best shot for a chance to be featured and win exciting prizes.

Important Dates:

  • Submissions accepted through Sunday May 3, 2026
  • Judging period: May 4th – 10th, 2026
  • Winners announced: May 12, 2026

How to submit:

  1. Send up to 3 photos to apac.wsu@wsu.edu
  2. Include a short title or caption (optional but encouraged)
  3. Accepted formats: JPG, PNG

Prizes & Recognition

  1. 1st Place: $50 Bookie gift card
  2. 2nd Place: $35 Bookie gift card
  3. 3rd Place: $25 Bookie gift card

Winning photos will be featured on the APAC website and may be created into virtual backgrounds.

Rules & Permissions

  • All submissions must be original work by the entrant
  • Photos must not have been previously submitted to this contest
  • By entering, participants grant WSU APAC permission to display submitted images with credit
  • Subjects in photos must have given consent where applicable

Questions?

For questions please contact apac.wsu@wsu.edu or call (509) 335-8350

Photo entered in the APAC photo contest
#1 J. Allen – Reckless Abandon antenna buddy captured in a WSU Vancouver parking lot
Photo submitted to WSU APAC photo contest
#2 J. Allen – Sunrise with Mount St. Helens on WSU Vancouver campus
Photo submitted to WSU APAC photo contest
#3 J. Allen – Winter sunrise facing east from WSU Vancouver’s northmost parking lot
Photo submitted to WSU APAC photo contest
#4 T. Takeuchi – Snow on Bryan
Photo submitted to WSU APAC photo contest
#5 T. Takeuchi – Uwajima Castle
Photo submitted to WSU APAC photo contest
#6 T. Takeuchi – Winter Sunset
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#7 A. Simanson Springtime at French Administration
Photo submitted for WSU APAC Photo contest
#8 A. Simanson Springtime at French Administration
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#9 S. Houle Gondolas over Barcelona
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#10 S. Houle Alleyway in Nice
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#11 S. Houle Golden Rays in Nice
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#12 P. Schill African Bush Elephant, Kenya
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#13 P. Schill Les Calanques, France
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#14 P. Schill Villnöß, Italy
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#15 C. Cordodor Goose CDA
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#16 C. Cordodor Train Bridge Below
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#17 S. Saeteurn Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#18 S. Saeteurn Rainbow WSU Vancouver
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#19 S. Saeteurn Newport Oregon Coast
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
# 17 C. Cordodor Cherry Heart
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#21 S. Koester Coffeehouse Pride, Napa, CA
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#22 S. Koester Elephant Rock, Dillion Beach, CA
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#23 S. Koester Gateway to the City, SF, CA
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#24 E. Pesis Market Morning in Annecy, France
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#26 E. Pesis God Rays over Paris Skyline
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#25 E. Pesis Breast Cancer Awareness Light Show in Paris
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#27 J. Cross Grand Prismatic Springs, Yellowstone
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#28 J. Cross I’m Good at Cards
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#29 J. Cross Peaceful on the Palouse
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#30 J. Diaz spring MD flowers
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#31 S. Farrin A gyrfalcon poses at the World Birds of Prey Center in Boise Idaho
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#32 S. Farrin A Northern Flicker investigates the suet feeder in my backyard in Moscow
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#33 S. Farrin A small songbird shouts at the top of his lungs from the tree top in Winchester Idaho
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#34 A. Appleton For The Love of the Game
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#35 A. Appleton Pure Happiness Haystack Rock Cannon Beach, OR
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#36 C. Chatelain The Palouse Drive
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37 F. Aguilar Cirler of Fire sunset over Palouse Falls
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#39 F. Aguilar Northern lights at my-favorite-Dairy-barn
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#38 F. Aguilar The Rolling Hills in June
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#40 H. Prouty Belly
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#41 H. Prouty Angels Landing
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#42 H. Prouty Rattlesnake Ledge
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#43 J. Garlinghouse WSU April Fools Day Flower
Photo submitted to WSU APAC photo contest
#44 T. Krauss Terrell Library Dome
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#45 T. Krauss Heart in the Trees near Laird Park Harvard ID
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#46 T. Krauss View of the Palouse from McCroskey State Park near Tensed ID
Photo submitted for the WSU APAC photo contest
#47 M. Foster Reflection in Iceland
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#48 M. Foster Snowy Shadows
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#49 R. Sloot
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#50 R. Sloot
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#51 J. Glass invasive stink bug feeding on rose hip diagnostics at WSU Puyallup
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#52 J. Glass WSU Puyallup fungi in the landscape Amanita fly agaric
Photo submitted for WSU APAC photo contest
#53 J. Glass WSU Pullman take the stairs