1st Place Winner: “The Illusion of Poppies” by Julie Wang (United States)
The 2025 AAP Magazine Awards honored the power of shape in photography, showcasing some exceptional winners whose work explores form, geometry, and structure as essential tools of visual storytelling.
Selected from global submissions, these images span architectural precision and natural spontaneity, revealing how shape can create harmony or tension within a frame. The issue celebrates not only technical excellence but also the artists’ ability to find beauty in both simplicity and complexity. AAP Magazine #50: *Shapes* affirms the enduring influence of shape across cultures, reminding us of its ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
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2nd Place Winner: “Tangled in Blue” by JP Terlizzi (United States)
3rd Place Winner: “Vacuum World” by Jingyi Zhang (China)
“3 Windows” by Cristiano Bartoli (Italy)
“Maritime Mesh” by Stephen Rauch (United States)
“Twins” by Elisabeth Ajtay (United States)
Portrait Of An Angel” by Tommi Viitala (Finland)
“At Night” by Tom van Eynde (United States)
“Rubber, Sultanate of Oman” by Fabien Dendiével (France)
“Bauhaus Dessau” by Frank Machalowski (Germany)
“Suburban Dystopia” by Florian Kriechbaumer (Germany)
“KARA” by Syan Hu (China)
“Chimneys” by Ralf Dreier (Germany)
“Conversing With My Shadow” by Michael Hrankowski (United States)
“In Darkness, These Eyes Can See” by Bolko Stolberg
“Triangular Beach House” by Alicia Paley (United States)
“Sign of the Cross No.1” by Patrick Cicalo (United States)
“A Leaf Still Life” by Tebani Slade (Australia)
“Double Shift” by Mariana Basurto (Mexico)
“Japanese crane” by Hiroto Fukuda (Japan)
“Butterfly Shadow” by Jeff Schewe (United States
“Fallen Cloud” by Christer Björkman (Sweden)
“Murals” by Alexandra Schmid (Switzerland)
“Saran Wrap” by Lisa Donneson (United States)
“Love Rocks” by Jaime Nisenbaum (United States)