RED CARPET

I was incredibly honoured and excited when I watched the Americana Awards Red Carpet on the 25th April and discovered I had been awarded 1st Place in the Professional Fine Art Category and then beyond excited and honoured to be awarded 2nd Place Photographer of the Year. The awards show was amazing to watch live and wonderful to see all the categories with such an array of talented photographers. I wanted to wish you and the team many congratulations on such a fabulous event!! Vicky Martin

Wow, Photographer of the Year (amateur) is such an honor. 8 photos in all receiving recognition in the Best of Show is a very humbling experience. And, to be selected by such substantial judges increases the honor. Thank you to the Americana contest. Steve Burkett

I am speechless. I am so very honored to have won 2nd place in the Photographer of the Year category. Thank you, thank you, thank you. David Altschul

I am honored and grateful to receive two 1st place awards in the professional categories, 3rd Place in the photographer of the year, and one honorable mention. I appreciate the jury for recognizing my works and the organization for creating this very meaningful photography contest! Congratulations to all the winners! Let’s go out to keep capturing more fleeting, magical moments. Fenqiang Liu

I thank the entire organization and the jury for awarding my works these prestigious results: 1st place in the Landscape category, 2nd place in the Nature category. Congratulations also to all the winners. Greetings from Italy! Carlo Alberto Conti

I am delighted that two images from my American Main Streets series were nominated in the Small Town America category. I'm also honored to have received 3rd place - Honor of Distinction! Discovering our rich Americana culture and the memories that shape small-town life brings me joy, especially as we find perspective in every reflection. Watching live from Massachusetts, USA Cindy A Stephens

I thank the staff and jurors of The Americana Photo Awards for creating such a beautiful stage, portraying art from some of the finest photographers in the world in their most favorable light. I am flattered, humbled and pleased to have discovered that three of my photo entries received Nominee Awards in the following categories: "Double Mimes" Fashion; "Drive-through Ice Cream" Small Town America; and "Thunderbird Drive-In" Still Life. "Drive-through Ice Cream" Small Town America also received an Honorable Mention Award. Thanks, again, for including me to participate in this first annual competition. H. Allen Benowitz

So delighted to take First place in the Small Towns category of your inaugural Americana Photo Contest! How astute of your judges and what good taste you have! Happy to see I got a nomination for the roadside attractions award with the Cadillac Ranch in its original state. I'll go back and rethink the originals, as one I have shows "Love" written on the trunk hood but the cows are not so well placed as here. It's all a learning process! Laura Jean Zito, Ireland

So greatful for 3rd Prize in City life, to be amongst so many talented artists. Brandon Ralph

Thank you, distinguished Jury, for selecting my portrait of "American Woman" for First Place. I am thrilled to receive this honor. I am equally touched by "Chill" having been selected as Honorable Mention in Portraiture. Thank you for this recognition. Beate Walden. Los Angeles, CA

I'm honored to receive 1st Place Outstanding Achievement; Roadside Attraction & Route 66 category for my image, "The Blue Swallow Motel". Thank you to the judges and staff of Americana Photo Awards. Reno DiTullio, Salinas, California

I am thrilled to receive 2nd Prize - Merit of Excellence (History & Heritage category) for my Committee Meeting image, part of a series produced following 6 months documenting an Italian American community that emigrated from the island of Ponza, Italy to New York in the 1920s. It is an honour to receive this recognition amongst so many talented artists and by such esteemed judges. Thank you and congratulations to all winners! Carlotta Maitland Smith

Thank you to the Americana Photo Awards for the Honorable Mention of my images, Green Peace 2 in the Still Life category and Wave in the Abstract category. I'm honored by the recognition. Mildred Salas

It's a big surprise for me to know that I'm so lucky to be among the winners of the first Americana Photo Awards. It reminds me of my time working in the United States as a Chinese journalist. I had the privilege to frequently visit the Times Square in New York City as our office is located just there and had the chance to capture some very interesting and cozy moments with my camera. I sincerely thank all the judges and the staff of the contest for their hard work. Yuan Zhang, Beijing, China

Abstract. 2nd Place - While on a solo cross country motorcycle trip and after turning back from a mountain pass because of ice, I was ending the day on a lonely road in Colorado as my shadow appeared on the side of the road. I quickly turned around, backtracked and slung my camera over my shoulder and shot this at 60 miles an hour. Thank you! Patrick Bennett

Thank you so much for the nominations, I am very grateful to be apart of such an amazing collection of images! I also love the concept of a live ceremony and the red carpet concept! I can't wait to see what is in store for next year. Dustin Snipes, Portland, Oregon, USA

I am truly honored to receive 2nd - Merit of Excellence (History & Heritage, amateur) and a Nominee (Route 66, amateur). Thank you to the distinguished panel of judges and the dedicated staff of the Americana Photo Awards. Congratulations to all of the Winners and Nominees throughout the USA and worldwide! Melinda Goodall, Los Angeles, California

I am pleased and grateful to have received eight nominations and an honorable mention for my photographic work. Photography has been a lifelong and joyful avocation that provides a meaningful and important break from this topsy-turvy world we live in. I am honored to be recognized among so many talented and inspiring artists from around the world. Thank You for this enjoyable competition! Steve Gelineau, Delray Beach, Florida, USA

Thank you so much for your recognition. Two second place awards (Architecture & Landmarks and Cuisine & Culture) along with a third place and honorable mention in Abstract photography are great honors. Glenn Goldman, New Jersey, USA

Thank you for the honor of selecting "Before We Had Cell Phones" for this year's Outstanding Achievement Award in the City Life category. Additional thanks for the nominee/honorable mention awards to eight of my other entries. The photoshow ceremony took place while I was watching my grandson perform in his high school's production of "Pippin". I had to wait until the intermission to get results! It was worth the wait. Thank you again. Jack Weingarten

Grateful. Thank you. Nancie Battaglia, Lake Placid, USA

I'm honored to receive eight nominations (2 architecture and landmarks, 3 landscape, 1 nature, 1 History and heritage and 1 wildlife) and two Honorable Awards (History and heritage and Landscape) at the Americana Photo Awards. Thank you to the jury for recognizing my work - it's deeply appreciated. This acknowledgment encourages me to continue exploring and creating. Dolly Kabaria, India

Thank you so very much for my three nominations! This was truly an amazing event with so many talented photographers. Robin Zygelman, Boca Raton, Florida

Thanks to my grand daughter Margot for being her lovely little self in mimicking her dog Sookie for the Honorable Mention in the Children category. Patrick Bennett, Seattle, WA

Thank you very much Americanaphotoawards for my nominations and my Honorable Achievements wins Robi Chakraborty, USA

So honored for "just" a nomination in Architecture when competing with this impressive set of photographers! Magnus Karlson

I am so honored to have won 1st and 2nd place in the Music and Performing Arts category. As my professional life has been the practice of law in the music industry, these awards are particularly meaningful to me! I also want to thank you for the two other nominations in the City Life category. Such an incredible honor! David Altschul

I am so thrilled to receive the Outstanding Achievement, First Place award for Landscapes... for Portland Bird & Fog. I am very thankful. Barbara Beeman, Bayonne, NJ

I am delighted. I am tickled. I am humbled. My photography was nominated in both the Architecture category and Landscape category. I offer my most sincere thanks to the judging panel and to everyone else involved with the decision to select my photograph. My works celebrate the landscapes of southwestern Utah, a uniquely American region, making inclusion in the inaugural 2026 Americana Photo Awards a true honor. Joe Favino, Cedar City, UT USA

Loving seeing all the amazing work being awarded tonight. Thank you so much for awarding 'Barely There' 1st place in the Fine Art Category! I am so honoured! Vicky Martin

So proud to have 2 mention honorable! Sonia Daviault

Thank you so much for the honorable mention and nomination in category of children! I am just thrilled!!!! Barbara Maker

Saw my photo The Orange Shed nominated in the Architecture category...thanks for the nomination. Barbara Beeman

Watching from NY. Thrilled to receive an Honorable Mention in Advertising! New "niche" for my storytelling photography. Thank you!! Abigail Ekue, USA

Thrilled to receive an Honorable Mention in Architecture & Landmarks. Thank you. Kaddy Tsang