Travels: Winners & Merit Awards Of AAP Magazine’s Photo Contest

First Place Winner: Yulia Nevskaya, Russian Federation – $500 Cash Prize

The many mind-blowing entries come from talented photographers who traveled around the world.

Each month All About Photo offers the opportunity to dedicated and passionate artists to showcase their work in printed edition of AAP Magazine. For this 20th edition they were looking for travel photographs, near and far, to the edge of the earth and to the places perhaps known only to a few.

There’s a world out there to explore and each winning photographer shows us a glimpse of the diversity of our planet.

From Nomads in Northen Russia or Sahel, to a church in Ethiopia or wild landscapes in Australia, we virtually travel to the four corners of the earth. Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Union, Tibet, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Israel, Armenia, South Sudan, Benin, Bangladesh, Peru, The Arctic circle, Ethiopia, France, India, Greenland, Finland, Japan and the United States are amongst the countries you will be able to discover in the 20th edition of AAP Magazine.

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Second Place Winner: Alain Schroeder, Belgium – $300 Cash Prize

Third Place Winner: Paul B Goode, United States – $200 Cash Prize

Merit Award: Larry Snider, United States

Merit Award: Johan Gerrits, Netherlands

Merit Award: Robi Chakraborty, United States

Merit Award: Nicola Ducati, Italy

Merit Award: Monica Testa, Italy

Merit Award: Antoine Buttafoghi, France

Merit Award: Sujon Adhikary, Bangladesh

Merit Award: France Leclerc, United States

Merit Award: Ly Hoang Long, Vietnam

Merit Award: Jordi Cohen, Spain

Merit Award: Matty Karp, Israel

Merit Award: Melissa Stewart, Australia

Merit Award: Ted & Nune, United States

Merit Award: Kimmo Sahakangas, United States

Merit Award: Jim Esposito, United States

Merit Award: Don Jacobson, United States

Merit Award: Barry Guthertz, United States

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