Spectacular Travel Photography Winners from the 2025 AAP Magazine Awards

1st Place Winner: “The Background Noise” by Andrea Bettancini, Italy

Travel has a way of revealing who we are, and the 2025 AAP Magazine Awards captured that beautifully in this year’s Travels edition.

The issue showcases photographers who don’t just document destinations but immerse themselves in the emotion, culture, and humanity of each place. Selected from thousands of global submissions, the 25 winners—representing 13 countries across four continents, with nearly half being women—offer powerful stories rather than simple snapshots. Their work spans sacred rituals, fading traditions, intimate daily moments, and landscapes that resonate with depth and intention. Together, these projects reaffirm AAP Magazine’s role as a platform for bold visual storytelling and remind us that travel photography is ultimately about understanding ourselves through the world we explore.

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2nd Place Winner: “A Journey of Heart and Heritage” by Callie Eh, Malaysia

3rd Place Winner: “Devotion in Mazar-I Sharif” by Andrea Peruzzi, Italy

“Iceland from above” by Artem Postelnikov, Ukraine

“The Distance of Light” by Andrea Torrei, Italy

“Bird people” by Guillaume Petermann, France

“Aroma Story” by Somenath Mukhopadhyay, India

“Bohurupi” by Indranil Sengupta, India

“Shanghai Tang” by Vitaly Golovatyuk, Russia

“Guardians of the Forest” by Thibault Gerbaldi, France/United States

“River Nile” by Fiorella Baldisserri, Italy

“Crossroads V” by Brigitte Bourger, France

“The Widow” by Lise Leino, Finland/UK

“Camp Kitchen” by Ryan Kost, United States

“The Road to Machu Picchu” by Prescott Lassman, United States

“Life in Viñales” by Mogli Maureal, Philippines/ United States

“The Fathers of the Rite” by Costanza Rossi, Italy

“Portrait of Natata” by Carole Mills Noronha, Australia

“Gypsy Village, Romania” by Orna Naor, Israel

“Bolivia at 12,000 feet and above” by TJ Vissing, United States

“Legacy Light” by Emilie Favier, France

“A Boy From The Valley” by Mariqua Poquet, France

“Bajao boys in Mangrove forest” by Sanghamitra Sarkar, India