The Stunning Winning Images of AAP Magazine 12 B&W
We’re delighted to reveal the names of the 25 talented photographers who won AAP Magazine #12: B&W
For this 12th edition of AAP Magazine, we received a record number of submissions from all over the world. The winning photographers come from 11 different countries and 4 continents.
Their work reflect the large variety black and white photography can offer. Documentary, portrait, travel, street, wildlife, abstract and fine art are all represented in the winning portfolios.
Regardless of the genre of photography, the selected projects all have different approaches to the unifying theme of black and white. Using film, analog or digital photography, deep blacks or light grays, each photographer showcases a unique point of view. The chosen work successfully incorporates the literal and metaphorical dichotomy of black and white.
Mysterious, intense, timeless, at times nostalgic, black and white is magical for anyone who loves photography. Clearly black and white photography continues to hold a prominent place in our hearts and imaginations!
Selecting the winners was certainly not an easy task, but in the end we hope you will all enjoy this collection of photographs.
The Winner of AAP Magazine 12 B&W is Jacopo Maria Della Valle (Italy) with his image Ukuli.
Ukuli — The transition from adolescence to adulthood in the Hamer tribes (Ethiopia) is marked by an ancient ritual:the Bull Jumping Ceremony. The day of the ceremony Hamer boys,called Ukuli,must run above ten bulls,back and forth four times,to test their bravery and strength.They are partially shaved,stripped naked and rubbed with sand to wash away their sins.
2nd Place Winner: Jean-Michel Clajot (Belgium) with his series Coronavirus crisis in Belgium
Today we are fighting one of the most difficult battles of our time against an enemy that appears invisible — The 2020 coronavirus pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Belgium on 4 February 2020, when a Belgian national repatriated from Wuhan to Brussels tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Transmission within Belgium was then confirmed early March at the end of the school holidays around carnival, when many tourists back from Northern Italy returned to work or school, leading to an epidemic with a rapid increase in cases in March–April 2020. By the end of March, cases had been registered in all 10 provinces of the country.
3rd Place Winner: Thomas Vijayan (Canada) with his image Wild Swing
Discover the 25 winners here:
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