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Your geological memories 📸 deserve to be in the spotlight.

Introducing Geology in Focus, AAPG's new member photo contest celebrating the incredible places, people, discoveries, and moments that make geoscience so inspiring.

Whether it's an unforgettable field experience, a stunning landscape, an outcrop that stopped you in your tracks, or the people behind the science, we want to see the world through your lens.

🌍 Open to current AAPG members
📅 Entries accepted through July 31

Love one of your geology photos? Give it the spotlight it deserves with a custom Explorer-style digital cover. Available as an optional keepsake for both contest participants and non-participants.

Ready to share your story?
📷 Submit your photos today or create the perfect keepsake.
www.aapg.org/geologyinfocus

What does the first half of 2026 tell us about the future of global exploration? 🌍

Join AAPG Academy on 16 July at 8:00 a.m. CT for The State of Exploration: Mid-Year Update & Outlook.

Sponsored by Westwood Global Energy Group and moderated by Shangyou Nie, this session will explore:
🔹 Exploration activity and performance
🔹 2026 trends and acreage access
🔹 The year's biggest hits and misses
🔹 What's ahead for the rest of 2026

Plus, we'll discuss some of exploration's biggest questions:
• Why isn't drilling increasing?
• Is seismic acquisition declining too quickly?
• Where are the next global hotspots?
• Will there be another Guyana?

Register today and join the conversation.
https://hubs.la/Q04nBDXH0

Thanks to our sponsor, Westwood Global Energy Group, this amazing content is open and free to all.

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