We’re thrilled to share the 25 winning images from AAP Magazine #51: Colors — a stunning celebration of how photographers around the world capture and transform life through color.
The 25 selected photographers come from 16 countries across four continents, each offering a distinct perspective on how color transforms everyday moments into extraordinary experiences. Their work reminds us that photography isn’t just about light and shadow — it’s about emotion, connection, and the infinite ways color brings our world to life.
Scroll down to discover how these talented photographers have turned the world into a kaleidoscope of emotion, energy, and light.
#21 "Beholder No.1" By Li Sun, China
"The Beholders project personifies surveillance cameras by using color and pose to reveal their imagined roles, emotions, and personalities. Though cameras constantly observe the city, citizens rarely meet their gaze. By photographing them as portraits, I aim to create equality between people and cameras, inviting audiences to confront them directly and discover their 'expressions.'"
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#22 "Bizarre Branches" From The Series "Color As A Feeling" By Thaddäus Biberauer, Austria
"On a camping night, just after starting the fire, as it got dark, I noticed the hauntingly beautiful branches above me. I took a shot at the idea of adding vibrant colors. Later, I layered textures and colors from other photos I had taken, creating something like a multiple-exposure effect. The result was a unique and colorful image of the branches."
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#23 "Lingering Shadows" By Nazanin Alipour Jeddi, United States
"The series Lingering Shadows is an attempt to capture the simple yet complex and often hidden moments that women experience in their everyday lives.
It explores the silent beauty found in the overlooked rituals of daily routines. These images suggest that beauty often resides in what is unseen, uncelebrated, but deeply felt. These photographs are not only a personal narrative, but also a reflection of the shared, collective experience of women around the world."
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#24 "Catcher And Pitcher" From The Series "Numbers Don’t Lie" By Eric Davidove, United States
"Public urban streets often become makeshift stages for the flamboyant, the defiant, and the gloriously unfiltered. This photo is an unscripted collision of personality and place. A moment where fashion and environment conspire to create something humorous and surreal."
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#25 "1-Anger" From The Series "Four Colours And One Movement" By Alejandra Nowiczewski, Spain
"Blue transforms anger into the wisdom of patience. Anger is represented by thunder and Vajrapāni, one of the main Bodhisattvas, whose color is blue. He wields lightning. This is a project that relates, through images, four colors to the transformative movement whereby each of them changes negative qualities into positive ones in the Buddhist tradition. In it, color symbolism is frequently used to present abstract concepts through visual images to make those very concepts more universal."
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