Polish Photographer Travels Across The European Landmarks To Capture The Sadeness Beauty Of Abandoned Locations
Amazing abandoned shots by Natalia Sobańska, a talented self-taught photographer, adventurer, and urbex explorer based in Poland. Natalia focuses mainly on abandoned and architecture photography. She travelled all over Poland, Montenegro, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Abkhazia, Georgia, and other countries to capture the beauty of lost places. Continue reading »
3-Year-Old Bull Terrier Travels The World With Dutch Photographer Alice van Kempen And Poses For Photographs In Abandoned Buildings
Claire in an abandoned castle in France.
Meet Claire, the 3-year-old bull terrier travels the world with Dutch photographer Alice van Kempen and poses for photographs in abandoned buildings. Van Kempen seeks out abandoned places to photograph in pursuit of her passion for urban exploring, bringing along her globetrotting pooch as her trusted companion. Continue reading »
“Out Of This World”: Photographer Egor Rogalev Visits The Museum Of Soviet Space Travel
Egor Rogalev was born in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in 1980. He has earned degree at the Department of Journalism at the Saint Petersburg state university. Egor mixes landscape photography with street portraiture exploring how people in post-Soviet countries correspond with transformation of urban and social environment. Continue reading »
A Photographer Travels Across India To Show How Beautiful And Diverse Local People Are, And We’re Mesmerized
Magdalena Bagrianow is a Polish freelance photographer based in Sharjah, UAE. She travels across India and takes amazing shots of local people. Her photographs are the quintessence of different emotions. Magdalena catches the simple beauty of this world and it’s not possible to stay indifferent to her creative work. Continue reading »
A Photographer Travels Across The US To Capture Inspirational And Poetical Photos Of American Nature
Nathaniel Wise is an adventure and travel photographer, based in Seattle, that is a little bit obsessed with living on the road exploring, offers here a unique views on US nature. Poetical, majestical and inspirational, these pictures are a marvelous way to discover this naturally luxurious places. Continue reading »
Exploration Photographer Has Traveled Thousands Of Miles To Document The Eerie Beauty Of Abandoned Industrial Locations
The photographer behind Freaktography is a modern day explorer choosing to seek out and show the wonders and mysteries of our own backyards through unconventional photography and adventurous Urban Exploring. In the works of a photographer named Dave – who goes by Freaktography and never gives out his full name – haunting abandonment leaps from images of discarded machinery, tools and factory essentials. Continue reading »
“A Hundred Summers, A Hundred Winters”: Dutch Photographer Bertien Van Manen Travels The Far East To Capture ‘Dark Times’ Of Post-Soviet Russia
Bertien van Manen is a Dutch photographer who makes primarily environmental portraiture and works in the photobook format. She uses an inexpensive snapshot camera to take photos of people she meets as she feels that these cameras allow her subjects to consider “me as a tourist or friend, who liked to take pictures.” She has photographed extensively in China and the former Soviet Union. Van Manen’s work has been exhibited internationally and won awards. Continue reading »
Street Photographer Travels The World Portraying Very Different Personalities Of Dogs
Arctic Circle, Norway
London-based photographer Alan Schaller is mostly known for his surreal, high contrast black and white photography that portrays “the realities and diversities of human life.” However, people are not the only subject that this street photographer aims to reveal through his works. This ongoing project celebrates a unique relationship we have with our feline friends. Continue reading »
“Requiem For Pianos”: Photographer Travels The Globe Taking Eerie Pictures Of Abandoned Pianos
Photographer Romain Thiery has travelled the globe taking haunting pictures of the dust-covered instruments in dozens of dilapidated buildings. Continue reading »
Nomadic Photographer Lives, Works & Travels Solo In Her Trusty Teardrop Trailer
For American freelance photographer Mandy Lea, change came in the guise of a teardrop trailer that she calls her home — a mobile place of belonging that she feels connected to as she travels the country, snapping incredible images of nature. For the last two years, she’s been a full-time solo “teardropper”, visiting some of the most majestic spots one could imagine. Continue reading »
Photographer Spends Three Years Travelling The World To Capture Stunning Landscape Images At Sunrise And Sunset
These breath-taking shots taken at sunset and sunrise are the result of one photographer’s amazing three-year trip around the globe. Julien Grondin set off in 2013 to exercise his love of travel photography and said he soon realised that shooting with the sun directly in the frame yielded his favourite final result. Continue reading »
The Photographer Has Travelled The Western Australian Coast Since The Early 90s, Capturing Clotheslines In All Their Glory
The Perth-based photographer and journalist Frances Andrijich has travelled the Western Australian coast since the early 90s, capturing clotheslines in all their glory. In her images they take the roles of play equipment, Christmas trees and, in the summer, a homemaker’s dream. Andrijich admits she is hopelessly hung up on clotheslines; her latest book celebrates them under the spotlight of the Australian sun. Continue reading »
A Photographer Traveled 15,000 Miles Around New Zealand To Take The Perfect Shots
Johan Lolos is a professional photographer who is passionate about traveling. A few years ago, he left his home and started his long and exciting journey around the world. No matter where Johan was geographically, he always carried his camera with him because he was constantly surrounded by the beauty of our planet. Johan spent the last year in New Zealand, where he drove 15,500 miles to capture the stunning local landscapes on his camera. Continue reading »
Breathtaking Travel Winning Photos From The 2023 AAP Magazine Photo Contest
Winner: “Riders of the Volcano” by Mahendra Bakle (India)
We are delighted to announce the names of the 25 outstanding photographers who emerged victorious in “AAP Magazine #37: Travels.” Continue reading »
Brolga’s Travel Series: Fun Characters Doodled in Streets and Cityscapes
Color adds excitement to cities, and Australian artist Brolga captures this vibrancy through his unique art. He creatively infuses his travel photos with bright, doodled characters, starting this project in 2016 to give more life to his travel memories. This idea grew, incorporating his friends’ and professional photographers’ travel images worldwide. Continue reading »
Breathtaking Winning Photos From The Northern Lights Photographer Of The Year 2023
“Storm Over Sukakpak” by Nickolas Warner
The annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition by Capture the Atlas reveals the most amazing aurora borealis or australis photos of the year. Capture the Atlas is a popular travel and photography blog that helps photographers improve their skills, especially in landscape and astrophotography. Continue reading »
Photographer Recreates Places Around The World On His Desktop Using Miniatures
Derrick Lin, a photographer, has been crafting miniature scenes that encapsulate the moments and emotions of his life. With the onset of the pandemic, he began to construct miniature representations of famous destinations and landmarks worldwide, envisioning his future travels. Some of these dreams have since been realized, and he continues to expand his collection with more scenes from his bucket list. His ongoing photography series can be viewed on his Instagram account. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Photos Of The International Garden Photographer Of The Year 2023
Black & White: 1st Place – “Spider in the Frame” by Minghui Yuan
Feast your eyes on the stunning winning images from the 2023 International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. This esteemed event continues to shine in the photography industry, particularly in the fields of garden, plant, flower, and botanical photography. Continue reading »
“An Amazing World Right Under Your Nose”: Photographer Captures Beautiful Nature Pictures With A Macro Lens
Mark Andrew Thomas is a photographer who discovered the wonders of macro photography recently. He uses a special lens that allows him to get very close to his subjects and reveal their amazing details and beauty. Continue reading »
This Photographer Captures Ballet Dancers In The Most Beautiful Surroundings
Kristina Makeeva, a renowned photographer, describes her unique style as a harmonious blend of dance, photography, and the exquisite beauty of nature or architecture. Continue reading »
Capturing the Human Essence: Celebrating Exceptional Portrait Photographers in AAP Magazine
Presenting the extraordinary photographers crowned as victors of ‘AAP Magazine #31: Portrait.’
Echoing the words of Henry Cartier-Bresson, the act of capturing a portrait is a formidable task. It demands the photographer to bridge the void between the subject’s outer facade and their inner essence. The realm of portrait photography spans a broad spectrum of styles and methods, from simple subject identification to intricate emotional exploration. It surpasses the boundaries of typical studio portraits and casual family photographs, maturing into a separate genre that lets photographers exercise their unlimited creative prowess.
A portrait holds the capability to provoke diverse reactions, ranging from illustrative and revealing to enhancing, questioning, or even disturbing. Despite the world teeming with countless faces, we are able to feature only a limited few in this fresh edition of AAP Magazine. In this issue, we take pride in presenting the viewpoints of 25 photographers originating from 11 distinct countries spread over four continents. Each of these gifted individuals communicates their unique personal stories and singular approaches to the craft of Portrait Photography.
The Winner: The Series “Perspective” By Nanda Hagenaars (Netherlands)
“Portrait where I shift my perspective and try new ways of looking and photographing. Squeezing one eye, finding composition and contrast.” Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images Of The Close-Up Photographer Of The Year Minimal Challenge
The 2022 Minimal Challenge by the Close-Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) has unveiled its winners. Esteemed judges, including Sue Bishop, David Maitland, Ross Hoddinott, and Nigel Atherton of Amateur Photographer, selected the finest minimalist photos from a pool of entrants. The independent CUPOTY Challenge, which happens in November, features a new theme annually.
Tracy Calder, CUPOTY co-founder, explains that they sought ‘Minimal’ imagery — clean, uncluttered photos with few elements. The received entries, ranging from stink bugs to plant seeds, exceeded their expectations.
From 988 submissions, the standout image was “In Her Wedding Dress” by Hungarian photographer Ferenc Kocsis. He won £300 and will have his work displayed in the winner’s gallery for a global audience. The gallery also features nine other impressive photographs, all worthy of recognition and praise.
1st Place: “In Her Wedding Dress” By Ferenc Kocsis
“This female Danube mayfly, swollen with egg clusters, flies over the Danube River in Hungary and lays its eggs close to where it was born. The larvae that live in the riverbed hatch in April, and in the last stage of their development, in August, they fly for the last dance of their one-year life.” Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The National Geographic Traveller Photography Awards 2023
National Geographic Traveller has revealed the winners of its 11th annual photography competition, celebrating the best in travel photography across categories like wildlife, landscape, food, people, and urban. The judging panel sifted through thousands of entries to come up with a shortlist of 18 finalists for each category, and from there, the final seven winners were selected.
Though only open to UK and Irish participants, the winning images are said to reflect some of the best photography from around the world, showcasing a mix of drama, intimacy, and warmth that capture unique perspectives of travel.
The grand prize this year went to Renato Granieri, whose winning photograph was an inspiring image of two newly qualified eco-guards working at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone, submitted in the people category and praised as a “firm favourite” among the judges.
Renato Granieri, winner: Grand Prize, People category
Mariama Turay (left) and Marah Hawa, two newly qualified eco guards in Sierra Leone’s Loma Mountains national park. For the judges, Granieri’s shot captured ‘the authenticity of shared laughter’. Eighteen photographers made the shortlist for the awards, now in their 11th year. Continue reading »
Farmily: Photographer Shares Stunning Collection of Favorite Farm Portraits Captured Over Two Years
According to Tasha Hall: “I am currently the only full-farm portrait photographer in the world. We travel around creating “Farmily” portraits for farms all over North America. Continue reading »
Stunning Winning Photos Of The 2022 Underwater Photographer Of The Year Competition
The 2022 Underwater Photographer of the Year Competition had over $100,000 in prizes and revealed stunning winning photos. Nirupam Nigam, the Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide, spoke about the competition saying, “It is clear from this year’s winning images that our community of underwater photographers has dived into a new and exciting post-pandemic era. An unprecedented caliber of photos was ushered in by the lifting of travel restrictions – including our best in show image featuring another teachable moment from an octopus.”
The photo, taken by Kat Zhou in Palm Beach, Florida, depicts the bittersweet final days between a mother octopus and her young before dying of old age.
“Long Shadows” by Martin Broen. Winner, Black and White. Shot in Cenote Dos Pisos, Riviera Maya, Yucatan, Mexico
“Getting further away from the exit to surface and safety, through the labyrinth of pitch-black tunnels, you get to see places with incredible pristine decorations. Continue reading »
