Discover the Winners of AAP Magazine 51 Colors

We’re thrilled to reveal the 25 winners of AAP Magazine #51: Colors, a tribute to the infinite ways photographers interpret and transform the world through color.

Color is everywhere — in fleeting light, in the rhythm of city life, in the quiet harmony of nature. It can soothe or provoke, reveal or conceal, invite us in or push us away. Beyond its visual beauty, color holds emotion, memory, and meaning, shaping how we experience life itself.

For this new edition of AAP Magazine, we invited photographers from around the globe to explore how color defines their creative vision. The resulting images range from bold, high-saturation compositions that pulse with energy to soft, ethereal tones that evoke calm and introspection. Together, they reveal that color is far more than a visual element — it’s a storytelling force.

The 25 photographers featured in this issue represent 16 countries across 4 continents, each offering a unique perspective on how color transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. Their work captures the vibrancy and emotional depth that color brings to the photographic medium — reminding us that to see color is to feel.

📸 Discover the winning images from AAP Magazine #51: Colors and celebrate the endless possibilities of photography through the lens of color.

The Winner is Trevor Cole (Ireland) with the series 'Pastoral Peoples and Practices'
The Second Place Winner is Laurin Strele (Austria) with the series ' Colors of Resilience'
The Third Place Winner is Abdelrahman Alkahlout (Palestine) with the series ' Colors of Resilience'

The other winners featured in the Merit Award’s Gallery are: Benjamin Littler (USA), Xavier Blondeau (France), Fabien Dendiével (France), Mayowa Akande (United Kingdom), Eric Davidove (United States), Vitaly Golovatyuk (Russia), Erhan Coral (Turkey), Thaddäus Biberauer (Austria), Neşe Arı (Turkey), Thibault Gerbaldi (France/USA), Oana Daian (Romania), Jesús Umbría Brito (Spain), Olivier Jarry-Lacombe (France), Jan Janssen (Netherlands), Oksana Omelchuk (Ukraine), Nazanin Alipour Jeddi (Iran/USA), Marijn Fidder (Netherlands), Anna Matysiak (Poland), Simone Curzi (Italy) and Li Sun (China).

📸 Discover the winning images from AAP Magazine #51: Colors here

New Photo Contest: AAP Magazine 53: Travels - International Photography Competition

International Travel Photography Contest: Capturing Journeys & Discoveries

Early Bird savings end October 17, 2025

Since the earliest days of photography, travel has been one of its most inspiring subjects. From 19th-century explorers documenting new lands to contemporary photographers capturing cultural encounters, travel photography has always been about more than places — it’s about the people, stories, and emotions found along the way. Now, AAP Magazine invites photographers from around the globe to participate in its 53rd edition, dedicated entirely to the theme of TRAVELS.

This prestigious international photography competition is open to all artists, whether amateur or professional, who wish to share their journeys and perspectives. The theme is completely open—your work can span landscapes, portraits, street scenes, cultural traditions, or personal stories of exploration. Whether you shoot in digital, film, black and white, or use alternative processes, all techniques and styles are welcome.

Why Enter AAP Magazine #53: Travels?

Participating in AAP Magazine’s competition provides photographers with an exceptional platform for global exposure. Winners will receive a total of $1,000 in cash prizes, extensive press coverage, and the opportunity to have their work published in a renowned international photography magazine.

1st Place Winner will receive $500, an exclusive interview, and their winning image(s) or portfolio published in AAP Magazine #53: Travels. They will also receive a free copy of the magazine and have their work showcased in the online Winners Gallery of All About Photo.

2nd Place Winner will be awarded $300 and receive the same prestigious publication opportunities.

3rd Place Winner will receive $200, along with a feature in AAP Magazine #53: Travels and a free copy of the magazine.

Honorable Mentions: The next 22 winners (ranked 4th to 25th) will also have their work published in this special edition.

More information here

New Solo Show: 'Blueprint' by Benita Mayo

All About Photo is thrilled to unveil our October Solo Exhibition, 'Blueprint' by Benita Mayo

This project is a deeply personal exploration of memory, loss, and inheritance. Sparked by the sudden passing of my father in 2020, it reflects on the weight of history, the scars of collective trauma, and the fragility of memory. Rooted in Virginia’s complex legacy—from slavery and civil rights struggles to the private wounds carried within families—it weaves together words and images to confront silence, honor resilience, and seek healing through remembrance.

BLUEPRINT:

Memory is unreliable, and time has a way of bending the truth. I have always been on ajourney to unearth and examine the stories that live within me—some through my own experience, but most through inheritance.

When Daddy suddenly passed in 2020, the tectonic plates of my life forever shifted. In an instant, I knew life would never be the same. As I find myself longing to understand the past, the impermanence of memory is palpable. I feel as if I’m racing toward an invisible finish line.

My parents were born in Virginia, a state with an indelible imprint on America’s most painful and pivotal chapters: the rise of slavery, the Civil War, and the long struggle for civil rights.Over 350,000 men, women, and children were sold from Richmond’s auction block. Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy, and the Fall of Richmond marked the end of the CivilWar. Later, during a time of “massive resistance,” a neighboring county chose to close its public schools rather than integrate them. This was the Virginia into which my father was born.

History and politics shaped my family’s story. They directly influenced how we were raised.The most pervasive feelings I remember from childhood were fear and loneliness. We lived with trauma, sorrow, silence, and deep wounding. But at the heart of it all, there was love—and a steadfast hope that tomorrow could be better than today.

Toni Morrison, in The Bluest Eye, urges us not to “forgive and forget,” but to “remember and do better.” Too often, shame and embarrassment silence truth. But only through declaration and revelation can truth and insight rise. Only then can the cracks begin to mend, and healing begin.

Much of what I have struggled with throughout my life has roots in collective trauma. In mysearch to understand what happened to me, I’ve spent 1,571 hours in therapy. It has takendecades to identify the cycles, to stop the bleeding, to clean the wound, and to begin thework of healing. For any wound to heal, this must come first. Then, in time, new tissueforms—a foundation for new skin that is stronger, more resilient.

Through words and pictures, I recount the fierce determination of a man caught in the web of history. The deck was stacked against him. But he made a way out of no way. The calmness of the landscape conceals the quiet outrage, the mourning, and the sacred commemoration.

Curator: Aline Smithson

Discover the Solo Exhibition here

Discover the Solo Exhibition here