We're delighted to reveal the names of the 25 talented photographers who won AAP Magazine #22: Streets. They come from 14 different countries and 4 continents!
John Maloof wrote: "A good street photographer must be possessed of many talents: an eye for detail, light and composition, impeccable timing, a populist or humanitarian outlook and a tireless ability to constantly shoot, shoot, shoot and never miss a moment."
The twenty-five winning photographers did just that and captured life in towns and cities around the world.
For this 22nd edition of AAP Magazine, we were looking for the heart and soul of a society and its people. Whether photographed in the countryside or in an urban setting, the images we chose reflect the diversity of the photographers' background and approach to street photography. Thanks to their ability to grasp decisive moments, they allow us to become a spectator of their wanderings, a curious observer of people's behavior.
Selecting the winners was certainly not an easy task, but in the end, we hope you will all enjoy this collection of weird and wonderful stolen moments.
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#21 "Rockstar" By Guillermo Espinosa

"Rockstar is part of an ongoing project without a deadline, called "Book of Characters". This idea of focusing only on the character and putting the composition aside was born during my recent search for something more human and raw, trying to find spontaneity and friction in my work in a more direct way and keeping the aesthetics and abstractions out of the frame. I almost feel like a casting director in public places."
7points
#22 "A Fragile Utopia" By Cao Luning

"Shot in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. An old lady was resting under the umbrella, while a cobbler was doing some repair job by the umbrella."
5points
#23 "The Iberians" By Candy Lopesino

"The Iberian Peninsula is a geographical concept formed by Spain and Portugal, two geographically united countries but separately by an invisible border.
"The Iberians" is an essay about my travels through this territory visually narrating the things that happen while wandering around Iberia, how to write in a sketchbook. The knowledge of a specific territory gives depth and meaning to my project, that is why my work is a continuous journey through Spain and Portugal. They are places where I explore the concepts of territory, border, light, memory and identity through the observation of the other.
In "The Iberians" I rediscover the common places, their people, their culture, their realities circumscribed to geography, in short, I explore the human condition."
4points
#24 "Mila" By Jose Ney Mila Espinosa

"My interest in this proposal is the human being immersed in his daily life in public spaces, for his spontaneity and unconscious relationship in that environment. I look for in these visual experiences, the reflection of the possible oneiric or irrational appreciations, without losing the interpretation of their anthropological reality..."
4points
#25 "Sicily" By Susan Weiss

3points


