Photos are magic.
They let us travel effortlessly through time and space.
They let us see through the eyes of others.
And we can all easily create and share them with one another.
Photography is thus perhaps the greatest of all the arts.
Yet, in this era when photos are everywhere, they are often not even really noticed, let alone appreciated, for how truly magical they can be.
America’s Favorite Photos is all about rekindling America’s appreciation of photography.
Our mission and entire purpose is to encourage, support, and promote photography as an art form we can all create, share, and celebrate together.
Join us on the journey!
When you take enough photos, eventually, even by accident, one will turn out to be pretty great.
You probably have at least one of those.
Select your favorite and enter it in the next upcoming America’s Favorite Photos competition.
The winner is selected by public voting.
Everyone can participate as a Voter, discover and vote for all of their new favorite photos, and help select America’s Favorite Photos.
And everyone is also invited to enter a photo.
Do I have to pay anything?
No
What kind of photo?
Any photo (as long as it's your photo!)
Will I still own my photo?
Yes
Will I be able to change my photo?
Yes, until the start of the competition
2023 was one big competition.
To help make things more fun and accessible, 2024 instead consists of nine different qualifying competitions.
Everyone is welcome to enter a photo (the same one or different ones) in one or more of these qualifying competitions.
Each qualifying competition has its own Featured Gallery of Finalists (linked to from the Home Page of this site) - and the Top Finalists from each qualifying competition automatically advance to the overall annual 2024 Competition held in December of 2024.
The Finalists will be showcased and celebrated in the overall annual 2024 Featured Gallery - and the Top Photo will win the title of America's Favorite Photo of 2024 and the overall prize of $10,000.
BONUS: the Top Favorite Photo of each qualifying competition now also wins $10,000!
Everyone is welcome to enter a photo in the November/December Competition.
Important Dates:
October 22: Entry approvals begin. Approvals (and other important competition information) will be sent by email - so please be sure to verify your email address (from your account Dashboard) so you don't miss out!
October 29: Competition Pages and Vote Links for approved photos become available (via your account Dashboard). You're then welcome to share your Vote Link with friends and family so they'll be able to easily find and vote for your photo once voting begins.
November 1: Voting begins! To help you get off to a great start, the first day of voting will be a Double Vote Day (all votes count as double!)
All of the photos that make it to the Final Round of voting will be showcased and celebrated in the November/December 2024 Featured Gallery.
PLUS: the Top Favorite Photo of November/December 2024 wins $10,000!
PLUS: the Top 20 Favorite Photos of November/December 2024 automatically advance to the overall annual 2024 Competition - and the Top Favorite Photo of 2024 wins $10,000!
(Dates are subject to change)
The overall goal of the competition is to give every entered photo an opportunity to be discovered and appreciated - and to make it easy for everyone to discover and appreciate those photos!
The winner is decided by public voting - and everyone is welcome to vote.
A huge thank you to everyone who helps discover and select America’s Favorite Photos!
It's always 100% free to enter, compete, and win - and everyone is welcome to enter a photo in each and every competition.
Thank you for participating in America's Favorite Photos as a competitor and/or as a voter!
