The outstanding winning photos of the AAP Magazine Awards in the theme of “Shapes 2024” showcase the incredible versatility and creativity of photographers who embraced this crucial element of visual storytelling. In this 42nd edition, participants were invited to delve into the world of shapes, capturing everything from abstract forms to intricate architectural details that illustrate the profound impact of shape and form in photography.
The selected works highlight how mastery of shape can elevate everyday scenes into stunning visual masterpieces, guiding the viewer’s eye and evoking emotion. Through a captivating blend of geometric patterns, organic curves, and the clever interplay of positive and negative space, these photographs reveal the pivotal role that shapes play in enhancing the overall aesthetic and narrative of an image, making a powerful statement about the artistry of visual composition.
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#1. Winner: ‘Interpolation’ by Sander Vos (Netherlands)
‘Interpolation’ creates surreal worlds that challenge our visual perception. It’s not documenting reality as captured directly from the camera, but using photography to deconstruct and ultimately, to create new realities through layering and image manipulation. A fragment of a face and a shard of a geometric pattern merge into one. Together, they become the building blocks for a newly constructed visual world. One that evokes a sense of nostalgia for a dreamlike future.
#2. Second Place Winner: ‘White Fang’ by Bence Mate (Hungary)
This leopard was feeding on the carcass of a wildebeest, which we had been observing and photographing from quite a close distance. At one point, a hyena appeared in the area and made the leopard mad with its distinctive laughing sound and pacing back and forth. The big cat would not give up his prey easily: in a threatening posture, baring his fangs and snorting, he proved the hyena that he was the stronger one. This was enough until the hyena was joined by a companion, and then another. The leopard was finally outnumbered and chased up the tree, losing its prey.
#3. Third Place Winner: ‘Frozen ponds in the Barycz Valley’ by Jakub Wencek (Poland)
Merit Awards:
#4. ‘Modern Architecture Beauties’ by Jens Winkler (Germany)
#5. ‘Imaginarium’ by Andrea Finocchi (Italy)
#6. ‘Lost in Lisbon’ by Florian Bouziges (France)
#7. ‘Japan, a Photographic Haïku’ by Dominique Philippe Bonnet (France)
#8. ‘Shiny Happy People’ by Tommi Viitala (Finland)
#9. ‘Kage-onna’ by Martina Pavloska
#10. ‘David and Goliath’ by Fabien Dendiével (France)
#11. ‘People and Streets’ by Javier Revilla (Spain)
#12. ‘Sifnos’ by Vanias Xydas (Greece/France)
#13. ‘Spor-adic’ by Patti Russotti (United States)
#14. ‘Volcanic Echoes’ by Thibault Gerbaldi (France)
#15. ‘Metonymies’ by Umberto Romagnoli (Italy)
#16. ‘Salt Farm Workers Harvesting’ by Saurabh Sirohiya (India)
#17. ‘Pool Art from the series Pool Patterns’ by Anthony Iacuzzi (United States)
#18. ‘Fragments of the Human Form’ by Thomas Rumprath (Germany)
#19. ‘Mystic coast’ by Peter Harlow (Australia)
#20. ‘Wiring Art’ by Klaus Lenzen (Germany)
#21. ‘Elogio de la espera’ by Pol Viladoms (Spain)
#22. ‘Fade’ by Laurent Spadotto (France)
#23. ‘Broken Turtle’ by Joanna Madloch (Poland/USA)
#24. ‘Minimalism’ by Liliane Schwab (Switzerland)
#25. ‘Ferry Tales’ by Yasmine Rafii (Iran/USA)
