Beautiful Winning Photos From the AAP Magazine Awards on the Theme of “Colors”
First Place Winner: “United Colors” by Fabien Dendiével (France)
AAP Magazine’s 43rd photo contest winners have been announced, celebrating the theme of “Colors” and the diverse ways photographers use it to tell stories. The 25 winning images, spanning 15 countries and four continents, showcase a masterful use of color to evoke emotions, enhance storytelling, and capture the richness of everyday life. Continue reading »
The Art of Street Photography: Black and White Photos from The Decisive Moments Magazine
The Decisive Moments Magazine presents exceptional black-and-white street photographs, capturing the raw energy, emotion, and spontaneous beauty of urban life. Through light, shadow, and composition, these images transform everyday scenes into extraordinary stories, showcasing the enduring artistry of street photography in monochrome. Continue reading »
Unique Illustrated Portraits by Anthony Ventura
Anthony Ventura, an award-winning Canadian artist, is known for his highly detailed and expressive illustrated portraits. Continue reading »
Niall Shukla’s Creates Intricate Portraits by Cracking Laminated Glass with Precision Strike
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Niall Shukla, a remarkably skilled and self-taught artist, creates stunningly intricate portraits on laminated glass by meticulously cracking it with controlled hammer strikes. Continue reading »
Horrifyingly Nostalgic Pop Culture Cartoon Makeovers by Daniel Björk
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Daniel Björk is a Swedish journalist, author, and artist known for his diverse creative work. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Photos Of AAP Magazine Awards “Shapes 2024”
Winner: ‘Interpolation’ by Sander Vos (Netherlands)
The winning photos of the AAP Magazine Awards “Shapes 2024” demonstrate the photographers’ creativity and skill in using shapes to enhance visual storytelling. From abstract forms to architectural details, the selected works showcase how mastering shape transforms ordinary scenes into stunning compositions that captivate and evoke emotion. Continue reading »
Amazing Winning Photos From The 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year
The overall winner: Distorted Shadows of the Moon’s Surface Created by an Annular Eclipse by Ryan Imperio
The Royal Observatory Greenwich, in partnership with BBC Sky at Night Magazine, announced the winners of its 16th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, featuring extraordinary cosmic phenomena and celestial wonders. Ryan Imperio’s breathtaking photograph earned the overall winner title, showcasing the vast beauty of space through technical brilliance and artistic composition. Continue reading »
This Comic Artist Gives Popular Comic Characters A Retro Makeover
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Are there any classic comic book fans or vintage comic collectors here? Kerry Callen, inspired by Marvel and DC, has crafted retro comic covers with a humorous twist, featuring iconic characters like Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman in unexpected situations. Continue reading »
Spectacular Black-And-White Winning Photos From The AAP Magazine Awards
1st Place Winner: “Macadam” by Manuel Besse (France)
The AAP Magazine Awards honor exceptional black-and-white photography, featuring diverse, masterfully composed images that captivate with their powerful storytelling and emotional depth, proving color unnecessary for conveying meaning. Continue reading »
Breathtaking Finalist Photos Of The 2024 Ocean Photographer Of The Year
Finalist, Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Jake Wilton, Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea
The 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition has revealed its remarkable finalists, showcasing breathtaking underwater images that capture the ocean’s beauty and mystery. With over $12,898 (£10,000) in prizes, the competition, hosted by Oceanographic Magazine, will announce the overall winner and top category awards next month. Continue reading »
“Prey for the Devil”: Sensual Illustrations by Joyce Lee
Joyce Lee is a South Korean artist gaining a huge following after posting her art online. Continue reading »
Artist Lola Dupre Creates Beautiful Antropomorphic Felines
Lola Dupre is a collage artist and illustrator currently based near Glasgow, Scotland. Continue reading »
The Superb Retro Posters Designed by Eppo Doeve in the 1940s and ’50s
Eppo Doeve (1907–1981), a Dutch painter and cartoonist of Indo descent born in Bandung, Indonesia, moved to the Netherlands in 1927, was knighted in the Order of Orange Nassau in 1973, and is known for his cartoons in Elsevier Weekblad and magazine, as well as his newspaper comics “Mannetje Bagatel” and “Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning” with texts by Bertus Aafjes. Continue reading »
Specracular Winning Photos From The Black & White Minimalism Photography Awards 2024
Photo by Nina Papiorek
The Black and White Minimalism Photography Awards 2024 showcased a remarkable collection of winning photos that epitomize minimalistic art through their simplicity, monochrome beauty, and powerful storytelling, highlighting the photographers’ skill in transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Continue reading »
Spectacular Portrait-Winning Photos From AAP Magazine Awards
Winner: “Revisiting Beauty” by Aline Smithson (United States)
AAP Magazine is delighted to announce the winners of its Portrait Photography Competition. Continue reading »
Stunning Photographs of Angelina Jolie Captured by Isabel Snyder in 1997
In the years prior to her career in photography, Isabel Snyder was active in the arts, teaching as well as working in the fields of design, music, and theater. As a consequence of this, she developed a refined attitude toward fashion and the surrounding environment. Continue reading »
Captivating And Humorous Illustrations Created From Everyday Items By Christoph Niemann
Artist, author, and animator are just some of the numerous hats that Christoph Niemann wears. Continue reading »
Stunning Retro Cover Illustrations from The Satirical German-Language Magazine “Kladderadatsch”
The satirical German-language magazine Kladderadatsch (meaning “Crash” in an onomatopoeic sense) was launched in Berlin on May 7, 1848. Continue reading »
Glamorous Girls Illustrated by Rolf Armstrong in The Early 20th Century
American commercial artist and illustrator Rolf Armstrong (1889–1960) was known for his glitzy portrayals of women. His calendar designs and magazine covers are what made him most famous. Continue reading »
Vintage Cover Photos of Cavalcade Magazine in the 1950s
Cavalcade, an Australian men’s magazine, was first published in the early 1940s amidst World War II. Initially, it focused on serious topics, predominantly featuring content related to the war. The early editions included cartoons and jokes that were relatively harmless. Continue reading »
Amazing Cover Photos of the Startling Stories Magazine in the 1940s
Between the years 1939 to 1955, a remarkable American pulp science fiction magazine named ‘Startling Stories’ graced the shelves. Born out of the publishing house of Ned Pines’ Standard Magazines, this gem offered readers an escape into otherworldly tales. Under the keen editorial eyes of Mort Weisinger, who simultaneously handled ‘Thrilling Wonder Stories’, every issue of Startling was a gateway to another universe with its lead novel. Continue reading »
The Man Who Made Everyone Look Famous: Richard Bernstein and His Iconic Interview Covers
If you are a fan of pop art and celebrity culture, you have probably seen the work of Richard Bernstein. He was the artist behind the striking covers of Interview Magazine for almost 20 years, from 1972 to 1989. His portraits of stars like Madonna, Grace Jones, Mick Jagger, Cher, Michael Jackson and many others captured their glamour, charisma and personality with a distinctive style that blended realism and fantasy. Continue reading »
Bella Hadid, DALL-E 2, and the Strange Beauty of Vogue Italia’s May 2023 Cover Story
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AI art has been making waves in the art world for some time, but it’s not until it graces the cover of a major fashion magazine that it truly reaches the mainstream. That’s what happened with Vogue Italia’s May 2023 edition, which featured a cover story that blended real models, photographers, and stylists with AI-generated imagery from DALL-E 2. Continue reading »
Vintage Cover Photos of The Popular Magazine in the 1920s
The Popular Magazine, a literary publication that ran for an impressive 612 issues from 1903 to 1931, was a staple in early American literature. With a diverse range of genres, the magazine featured everything from short fiction and novellas to serialized works and even complete short novels. Although the magazine covered various subjects, it had a tendency to lean towards men’s adventure stories, particularly in its later years as the demand for hardboiled fiction increased. Continue reading »
Vintage Cover Photos of Popular Mechanics Magazine in the 1930s and ’40s
Popular Mechanics (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation of all types, space, tools and gadgets are commonly featured. Continue reading »
