Remarkable Street & Travel Winning Photos from the 2025 Exposure One Shot Photo Contest
Gold: “Wonderland” by Russell Rowland
The 2025 Exposure One Shot Photo Contest has once again celebrated the power of photography to tell vivid, global stories through its Street & Travel category. This year’s Continue reading »
Photographer Captured The Beauty Of Decay In Georgia’s Abandoned Sites
Dimitri Bourriau is a photographer with a passion for exploring abandoned places. For years, he’s traveled the globe seeking out forgotten sites—quiet remnants of history where time seems to stand still. His work captures the delicate beauty of these deserted spaces, revealing stories etched into crumbling walls and fading details. Continue reading »
Beautiful Travel Film Posters by Burton Holmes From the Early 20th Century
Burton Holmes (1870–1958), an American travel writer, photographer, and lecturer, is often hailed as the “father of travelogues” for his innovative approach to documenting global journeys through film. Continue reading »
Beautiful Travel-Winning Photos from the Artist Gallery Awards 2024
1st Place: “Mesquite Flat Sand Dune” by Witold Ziomek, Poland
The Artist Gallery Awards 2024 showcase breathtaking travel photographs that celebrate the beauty and diversity of our world, from serene landscapes to vibrant cultural portraits and wildlife scenes. These award-winning images highlight the photographers’ artistry and inspire a deep appreciation for the planet’s natural and cultural treasures. Continue reading »
Photographer Trevor Cole Captures the Magnificence of Cultures Worldwide
Trevor Cole, an international travel photographer and tour leader from Donegal, Ireland, captures diverse cultures and landscapes with a focus on sustainability and human connection. Leading small-group photo tours across destinations like Scotland, Iceland, and Ethiopia, his work inspires reflection and encourages positive change. Continue reading »
Spectacular Travel-Winning Photos From The One Eyeland Photography Awards
Wai Nok Cheng, Hong Kong
The One Eyeland Photography Awards once again delivers a captivating collection of winning photographs, showcasing the extraordinary talent of photographers worldwide. From awe-inspiring landscapes to poignant portraits, this year’s competition highlights the diverse beauty of our planet. 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 »
The Photographer Took Surreal-Looking Images of Cities and Landscapes Using Double Exposure
Belgian photographer Robin Vandenabeele composes surreal and dreamy double-exposure photographs using only their camera, both while traveling and at home. Some of these double exposures were created in Bruges during the pandemic when the streets were empty and the skies were clear of contrails. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The 2022 Northern Lights Photographer of The Year
“Polaris Dream” – Nico Rinaldi
The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is a captivating natural occurrence that draws in travelers, artists, and photographers from all corners of the globe. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The Landscape Photographer of The Year 2022
Landscape photographer of the year aims to inspire engagement with the British landscape through photography. We take a look at the winners of all categories.
Gannets Overhead, Thomas Easterbrook – winner, youth black and white
“I took this photo of the two gannets as they flew over our heads when we were on a boat just off the coast of Cornwall. A large number of gannets were diving around us – a spectacular sight!” Continue reading »
Stunning Winning Images of The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
The winners of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Karine Aigner’s remarkable image of a buzzing ball of cactus bees spinning over the hot sand on a Texas ranch won the Grand Title award. ‘Wings-whirring, incoming males home in on the ball of buzzing bees that is rolling straight into the picture. The sense of movement and intensity is shown at bee-level magnification and transforms what are little cactus bees into big competitors for a single female,’ said chair of the jury, Rosamund Kidman Cox.
New life for the tohorā by Richard Robinson, New Zealand | Winner, oceans: the bigger picture
A hopeful moment for a population of whales that has survived against all odds. Hindered by poor visibility, Robinson used a polecam to photograph the whales gradually moving towards his boat. Pushing his camera to its limits, he was relieved to find the image pin-sharp and the moment of copulation crystallised in time. Known by the Māori as tohorā, the New Zealand population was hunted to near extinction in the 1800s, so every new calf offers new hope. Deas Head, Auckland Islands, New Zealand Photograph: Richard Robinson/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Continue reading »
Photographer Captures The Most Beautiful Abandoned Places Around The World
Greenhouse, France
French artist, Dimitri Bourriau “Jahz Design”, is a graduated graphic designer. He has always been interested in history and architectural remains. It was in 2013 when he developed his interest in the photography of heritage in disuse. His first exploration was an ancient cemetery of military ships. Today he travels the globe looking for places in decline. It draws our attention to our civilization in constant mutation to ephemeral memory. Continue reading »
“Street Life In London”: Photographer Colorized Photos From Over 140 Years Ago
According to Tom Marshall: “In the mid-1870s, Scottish photographer John Thomson captured the daily toil and struggle of the ‘street folks’ of London, in a series of photos that laid the foundations for modern photojournalism. Working with a radical journalist called Adolphe Smith, Thomson produced a monthly magazine ‘Street Life in London’ from 1876 to 1877. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The Milky Way Photographer of The Year 2022
The Milky Way photographer of the year winners are selected every year by the travel blog Capture the Atlas. The Milky Way season ranges from February to October in the northern hemisphere and from January to November in the southern hemisphere.
Egyptian Nights – White Desert, Egypt
Burak Esenbey/Milky Way photographer of the year
“This year, I went to Egypt for the first time. From Cairo, we drove about five hours west to our base camp, where we always started our explorations. The desert in Egypt is divided into the White and Black Desert. As its name suggests, the Black Desert consists of dark soil and large hills, while the White Desert is somewhat rugged but mostly consists of fine, light Saharan sand. Owing to the many sandstorms, many of these rock formations are uniquely shaped and thus offer a wide variety of compositions.” Continue reading »