Discover the 25 winners here
AAP Magazine is proud to announce its milestone
50th issue, Shapes, featuring a striking collection
of photographs that explore form, geometry, and
structure in visual storytelling. The issue presents
a diverse range of approaches — from minimalism
and balance to bold abstraction and inventive
perspectives — showcasing how photographers
transform everyday patterns into extraordinary
images.
Selected from hundreds of submissions, the
winning series and single images highlight the
creativity and vision of the photographers,
demonstrating how shape can both anchor and
disrupt composition. This edition celebrates
artists from 11 countries across 4 continents,
underscoring the truly international reach of
the competition. From architectural details to
fleeting patterns of light, these photographs
reveal the endless possibilities of one of the most
fundamental elements of art.
The winners gain recognition not only in the print edition of AAP Magazine but also across All About Photo’s website and social
media, offering exposure to a wide audience of photography enthusiasts, collectors, and curators.
AAP Magazine #50: Shapes invites readers to discover the beauty in lines, patterns, and silhouettes — proving that shapes
are everywhere, and in the hands of these photographers, they become unforgettable works of art.
The Winner of AAP Magazine #50: Shapes is Julie Wang (United States) with the series ‘‘The Illusion of Poppies’.
The Second Place Winner is JP Terlizzi (United States) with the series ‘Tangled in Blue’.
The Third Place winner is Jingyi Zhang (China) with the series ‘Vacuum World’.
The other winners featured in the Merit Award’s Gallery are: Cristiano Bartoli (Italy), Stephen Rauch (USA), Elisabeth Ajtay (USA), Tommi Viitala (Finland), Tom van Eynde (USA), Fabien Dendiével (France), Frank Machalowski (Germany), Florian Kriechbaumer (Germany), Syan Hu (China), Ralf Dreier (Germany), Michael Hrankowski (United States), Bolko Stolberg (Germany), Alicia Paley (USA), Patrick Cicalo (USA), Tebani Slade (Australia), Mariana Basurto (Mexico), Hiroto Fukuda (Japan), Jeff Schewe (USA), Christer Björkman (Sweden), Alexandra Schmid (Switzerland), Lisa Donneson (USA) and Jaime Nisenbaum (USA).
The top three winners will receive a prize of $1,000, and all winning photographs will be prominently featured in the All About Photo Winners Gallery and published in the printed issue of AAP Magazine #50: Shapes.
Discover the 25 winners here
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Monday, September 1, 2025
New Solo Show: 'Rural Life in the Hudson Valley' by Susan Anthony
All About Photo is pleased to present ‘Rural Life in the Hudson Valley’ by Susan Anthony as the winning project of our September 2025 Solo Exhibition.
For the past five years, Anthony has been documenting the people and traditions of upstate New York. What began during the pandemic—walking rural roads with her camera and meeting local residents—has grown into an intimate portrait of a community deeply rooted in the Hudson Valley. Her photographs reveal multi-generational families, homeschooling households, and farming communities whose resilience and traditions continue to thrive.
The exhibition highlights Anthony’s passion for documenting communities over time, capturing both the quiet rhythms of everyday life and the strength of bonds that connect people to each other and to the land.
‘Rural Life in the Hudson Valley’ is on view in the Solo Exhibition section of All About Photo throughout September 2025.
Discover the full Solo Exhibition Here
For the past five years, Anthony has been documenting the people and traditions of upstate New York. What began during the pandemic—walking rural roads with her camera and meeting local residents—has grown into an intimate portrait of a community deeply rooted in the Hudson Valley. Her photographs reveal multi-generational families, homeschooling households, and farming communities whose resilience and traditions continue to thrive.
The exhibition highlights Anthony’s passion for documenting communities over time, capturing both the quiet rhythms of everyday life and the strength of bonds that connect people to each other and to the land.
‘Rural Life in the Hudson Valley’ is on view in the Solo Exhibition section of All About Photo throughout September 2025.
Discover the full Solo Exhibition Here
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Our 52nd printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "STREET".
Encyclopedia Britannica defines Street photography has "a genre that records everyday life in a public place."
Photographers have been documenting their environment since the invention of photography. The image "View of the Boulevard du Temple" by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, shows a Parisian street in 1838. Later encouraged by improvements in the portability and quality of cameras many photographers decided to record urban life. Charles Nègre, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz, Andre Kertesz, Berenice Abbott, Henri Cartier Bresson, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, William Eggleston... are amongst the many iconic photographers who captured changes in the fast-paced world of life in towns and cities.
Capturing the essence of the urban lifestyle is now both a popular form of art and an important medium of communicating the heart and soul of a society and its people.
Send us a cohesive body of work or portfolio - capturing the weird and wonderful moments unfolding around you! The subject is completely up to you. Any capture method or process, whether digital or analog, including monochromatic toning, is welcome.
Winners will receive $1,000 in cash awards, their winning portfolio published in AAP Magazine #52, extensive press coverage and global recognition.
All winners will have their work published in the eighth printed issue of AAP Magazine, a free copy of the magazine and their portfolio showcased in the Winners Gallery of www.all-about-photo.com.
1st Place winner
Cash Prize: $500 (US Dollars).
Exclusive interview and winning image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 52: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo
2nd Place Winner
Cash Prize: $300 (US Dollars).
Winning image(s) or portfolio in AAP Magazine, Volume 52: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo
3rd Place Winner
Cash Prize: $200 (US Dollars).
Winning image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 524: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo
Particular Merit Mention
The next seventeenth winners (ranked from 4 to 20) will have their best image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine Vol.52.
More information here
Encyclopedia Britannica defines Street photography has "a genre that records everyday life in a public place."
Photographers have been documenting their environment since the invention of photography. The image "View of the Boulevard du Temple" by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, shows a Parisian street in 1838. Later encouraged by improvements in the portability and quality of cameras many photographers decided to record urban life. Charles Nègre, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz, Andre Kertesz, Berenice Abbott, Henri Cartier Bresson, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, William Eggleston... are amongst the many iconic photographers who captured changes in the fast-paced world of life in towns and cities.
Capturing the essence of the urban lifestyle is now both a popular form of art and an important medium of communicating the heart and soul of a society and its people.
Send us a cohesive body of work or portfolio - capturing the weird and wonderful moments unfolding around you! The subject is completely up to you. Any capture method or process, whether digital or analog, including monochromatic toning, is welcome.
Winners will receive $1,000 in cash awards, their winning portfolio published in AAP Magazine #52, extensive press coverage and global recognition.
All winners will have their work published in the eighth printed issue of AAP Magazine, a free copy of the magazine and their portfolio showcased in the Winners Gallery of www.all-about-photo.com.
1st Place winner
Cash Prize: $500 (US Dollars).
Exclusive interview and winning image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 52: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo
2nd Place Winner
Cash Prize: $300 (US Dollars).
Winning image(s) or portfolio in AAP Magazine, Volume 52: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo
3rd Place Winner
Cash Prize: $200 (US Dollars).
Winning image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 524: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine that will be for sale and distributed on Blurb.com
Winning work showcased on the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo
Particular Merit Mention
The next seventeenth winners (ranked from 4 to 20) will have their best image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine Vol.52.
More information here
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