All About Photo Presents 'Passing Through' by Olivia Vivanco

Passing Through is a new solo exhibition by Mexican photographer Olivia Vivanco that reflects on how to represent the migrant experience with care, dignity, and nuance. Rather than relying on images that expose, stigmatize, or reduce displacement to a single narrative, the project turns toward traces, objects, and spaces that hold the memory of those who passed through them.

Rooted in journeys across Mexico, the series moves through migratory routes, shelters, and transitional spaces where waiting, uncertainty, and movement shape daily life. Roads, refuges, abandoned belongings, dining halls, pathways, and railway tracks become quiet witnesses—fragments of presence that suggest the stories of migrants without revealing their identities directly.

At the heart of the project is an ethical approach to image-making. Passing Through resists criminalizing or stereotypical portrayals of migration, choosing instead to focus on resilience, solidarity, and hope. By shifting attention from the face to the trace, the work creates a visual language that is both restrained and deeply human.

The exhibition invites viewers to consider how photographs can bear witness without overexposing, and how absence itself can become a form of testimony. In doing so, Passing Through offers not only a portrait of migration, but also a meditation on memory, vulnerability, and the moral responsibility of representation.

Discover the full solo exhibition here

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