Spectacular Color Category Winners from the 2025 AAP Magazine Awards

1st Place Winner: “Pastoral Peoples and Practices” by Trevor Cole, Ireland

The 2025 AAP Magazine Awards #51: Colors by All About Photo showcases global photographers who transform color into emotion, turning light into lyrical storytelling.

This vibrant issue proves that color isn’t merely visual—it’s a powerful language that evokes memory, wonder, and cultural identity. From neon-lit streets to icy blue caves, each image captures a unique moment, blending technical mastery with deep feeling. More than a celebration of photography, the Colors issue invites us to rediscover the richness of life through its most expressive medium.

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2nd Place Winner: “Colors of Resilience” by Laurin Strele. Austria

3rd Place Winner: “Colors of Resilience” by Abdelrahman Alkahlout, Palestine

“One Eyed Cat” by Benjamin Littler, United States

“Nuit indienne” by Xavier Blondeau, France

“Telephone, Iowa” by Fabien Dendiével, France

“Somewhere In Between” by Mayowa Akande, Nigeria

“Numbers Don’t Lie” by Eric Davidove, United States

“Photo” by Vitaly Golovatyuk, Russia

“Faces of Ethiopia” by Erhan Coral, Turkey

“Bizarre Branches” by Thaddäus Biberauer, Austria

“Colors of Life” by Neşe Arı, Turkey

“Spiritual Liberation” by Thibault Gerbaldi, France/USA

“Brocade” by Oana Daian, Romania

“Retaguardia” by Jesús Umbría Brito, Spain

“Toxic River” by Olivier Jarry-Lacombe, France

“It Matters” by Jan Janssen, Netherlands

“The Garden of My Tenderness” by Oksana Omelchuk, Ukraine

“Crater” by Yuan Su, United States

“Lingering Shaddows” by Nazanin Alipour Jeddi, Iran/USA

“Four Colours and One Movement” by Alejandra Nowiczewski, Argentina/Italy

“Hands of Belonging” by Marijn Fidder, Netherlands

“The Girl in the Painting” by Anna Matysiak, Poland

“The Colors of the Night” by Simone Curzi, Italy

“Beholders” by Li Sun, China

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