From bold geometric compositions to delicate patterns, silhouettes, architectural details, and unexpected visual connections, the winning photographs of AAP Magazine #59: Shapes reveal just how expressive form can be.
All About Photo is pleased to announce the winners of the 59th issue of its international photography publication, bringing together photographers from 15 countries across four continents. United by the theme of Shapes, the selected works explore the ways geometry, structure, repetition, lines, and visual patterns can transform the way we see the world.
Rather than treating shape as simply a formal element, these photographers use it to create atmosphere, rhythm, tension, balance, and meaning. Some images are carefully structured around symmetry and repetition, while others embrace abstraction, unusual perspectives, bold contrasts, or unexpected visual disruptions.
The result is a diverse collection that demonstrates how shapes can be found almost anywhere—from the rigid geometry of architecture to the curves of the human body, from shadows and reflections to seemingly ordinary objects seen from an entirely different perspective.
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Series 'Iceland From Above' By Dede Pickering
The Third Place Winner Is Nicolas Castermans (France) With The Series 'First Language'
Mauna Kea Volcano And Observatory, Hawaii From The Series 'Patterns Of The Earth From The Air' By Stuart Chape
I've seen umpteen photos of and by this observatory. But none like this !
Series 'Els Verds' By Ralph Milewski
Trimmed From The Series 'Sidewalk Stories' By Julie V Garner
Lemon From The Series 'Colorverse' By Julia Classen And Magdalena Lepka
Jumpseeds 2016 From The Series 'A Chimerical Garden' By Kazutoshi Takeuchi
Still Life With A Red Bowl, Diptych, 2026 From The Series 'Near Monochrome Series, Forms Project' By Olena Zubach
Inner Cosmogonies: The Flow Of Form From The Series 'The Origin Of Awareness' By Claudio Limiti
Series 'Shadows Of Santa Fe' By Carlos Esguerra
Silo From The Series 'Urban Echoes' By Peter Harlow
Le Miroir De La Rue By Francesca Pompei
Series 'Holding Infinity' By Tracy Burke
Striped Surprise From The Series 'Shapes Of The World' By Marco Parenti
Series 'Open Air Cinema Geometry' By Jaroslav Mareš
Series 'The White House' By Klaus Lenzen
Sand Sledders From The Series 'American Roadschool' By Ralph Milewski
The Plastic Veil From The Series 'Reality Plays Along' By Maya Meshel
Out Of Context (Desert Outpost) From The Series 'Context & Chaos' By Michael Prais
Architectural Anatomy III From The Series 'After Coherence' By Zechen Huang
Series 'Minimal Cargo' By Alireza Bagheri Sani
Shape 27037 From The Series 'Geometry Squared' By Kevin Lyle
The Winner Is Tom Zimberoff (United States) With The Series 'Renude'
But at least BP censors the word d**n...? Not that I care about side b**b but the double standards?
The Second Place Winner Is Matthew Garbutt (United Kingdom) With The Series 'Unit Of Work: 20 Industrial Estates'
Choose Your Lane From The Series 'Urban Syntax' By Jaeseok Lim
This series needed context to go along with the pics to make it truly great.
This series needed context to go along with the pics to make it truly great.
