Launch Street Photography Contest

Announcing the New Street Photography Contest: Capture the heart and soul of our cities!

Capture the Essence of Urban Life: Submit to AAP Magazine’s 44th Issue on STREET Photography

AAP Magazine’s 44th printed edition is set to celebrate the best in street photography. This issue will focus on the theme STREET, showcasing projects that capture the dynamic and unpredictable essence of urban life. Street photography, as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica, is a genre that records everyday life in a public place, offering a unique perspective on the world around us.

Since the invention of photography, artists have used the medium to document their environments. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's 1838 image, View of the Boulevard du Temple, is a prime example, capturing a Parisian street scene. As cameras became more portable and accessible, street photography flourished, with iconic photographers like Charles Nègre, Eugene Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Diane Arbus documenting the urban experience. Their work helped shape street photography into the powerful artistic medium it is today.

The fast-paced rhythm of street life offers endless opportunities for creativity. In this issue, we invite photographers from around the world to submit their best projects that explore the raw energy of city streets, capturing both the everyday and the extraordinary. Whether through digital or analog methods, in color or monochrome, we’re looking for cohesive portfolios that communicate the heart and soul of urban environments.

Why Enter AAP Magazine's Street Photography Contest? Winners will receive extensive global recognition, cash prizes, and the chance to have their work published in AAP Magazine, Vol. 44. With a prize pool of $1,000 and features in both print and online galleries, this contest offers a platform for rising and established street photographers to showcase their talent. Here’s what the winners will receive:

Just British © Giedo van der Zwan, Winner AAP Magazine #8

1st Place Winner
Cash Prize: $500
Exclusive interview and winning portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 44: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine (distributed on Blurb.com)
Featured in the online Winners Gallery on All About Photo

2nd Place Winner
Cash Prize: $300
Portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 44: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine (distributed on Blurb.com)
Featured in the online Winners Gallery on All About Photo

3rd Place Winner
Cash Prize: $200
Portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 44: STREET
One free copy of AAP Magazine (distributed on Blurb.com)
Featured in the online Winners Gallery on All About Photo

Merit Mentions
Photographers ranked 4th to 20th will have their best image or portfolio published in AAP Magazine, Volume 44.

Sicario from the series 'Straight out the hood' © Brice Gelot, Winner AAP Magazine #36

How to Enter Submit a cohesive body of work that captures the moments of life unfolding on the streets around you. The subject matter is up to you, and all formats—whether digital or analog, color or black and white—are welcome.

Don’t miss your chance to have your work featured in one of the industry’s most prestigious street photography magazines. Submit now for the opportunity to win cash prizes, global recognition, and be published alongside the best in street photography!

For more details on how to submit, visit our official contest page and join the ranks of iconic photographers who have captured the pulse of urban life. Note: Images previously published in AAP Magazine are not eligible for submission.

This competition is an incredible opportunity to have your work seen by a global audience of photography enthusiasts and professionals. Participating can be a pivotal moment in your career, providing exposure to editors, book publishers, gallery owners, festival directors, creative directors, curators, and online media publishers.

Don't miss the chance to be featured on All About Photo, a leading platform in the photography industry showcasing the work of both famous photographers and new talents. Share your work with the world and catch the attention of diverse media outlets through our promotion on our website and social profiles.

Submit your best photographs centered on the theme of street and become part of the illustrious AAP Magazine Vol.44. Elevate your craft, gain exposure, and join the ranks of celebrated photographers.

Bryan Adams: Hear the World

By Bryan Adams

Publisher : Steidl

2024 | 264 pages

Hear the World is a visually compelling and heartwarming collection of over 120 portraits by musician and photographer Bryan Adams, created in collaboration with the Hear the World Foundation. This beautifully curated book brings together some of the most recognizable faces from the worlds of film, music, fashion, and beyond—including Julianne Moore, Bruce Springsteen, The Weeknd, Priyanka Chopra, Jared Leto, Léa Seydoux, and Lenny Kravitz—all captured through Adams' distinctive lens. Each subject strikes the signature "Hear the World" pose, with a hand cupped behind one ear, symbolizing their support for hearing awareness.

The Hear the World Foundation, which focuses on supporting children with hearing loss in low- and middle-income countries, is grounded in the belief that every child deserves the opportunity to hear and live life to its fullest. Adams has been a passionate collaborator with the foundation since 2007, and Hear the World is the culmination of their shared vision to highlight the importance of conscious hearing and advocate for global accessibility to hearing care.

The portraits in Hear the World offer more than just familiar faces—they capture the humanity, individuality, and solidarity of renowned ambassadors uniting for a vital cause. Each image stands as a reminder of the preciousness of sound and the often-overlooked gift of hearing. Through this striking visual anthology, Adams not only showcases his skill behind the camera but also raises awareness of hearing loss and celebrates the foundation's mission.

This book is a testament to the power of art, philanthropy, and collaboration, making Hear the World a touching and meaningful contribution to both the world of photography and the cause of hearing health.

All About Bryan Adams

Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus

By Mary Ellen Mark

Publisher : Steidl

2024 | 160 pages

Playful yet haunting, Mary Ellen Mark’s photographs of Indian circus performers depict a world on the brink of disappearance. In 1969, Mark first traveled to India and photographed a circus, captivated by its "beauty and innocence." Two decades later, she returned for six months to document 18 circuses across the country, from bustling cities to remote villages.

Ranging from large troupes with hundreds of performers—both human and animal—to small, intimate acts, Mark's lens captures not the spectacle of the shows, but the quiet moments in between: scenes of practice, rest, and life beyond the spotlight. Her focus is on the human experience—marked by the contradictions of humor and sadness, beauty and hardship. By the time of Mark’s project, Indian circuses were already fading, holding onto an innocence long lost in the West, as they struggled against the pressures of the modern world.

This new edition of her 1993 book preserves the original text and images but reimagines the sequence and design, staying true to Mark’s poignant vision of a dying art form.

All About Mary Ellen Mark

Peter Lindbergh: Dior

By Peter Lindbergh

Publisher : TASCHEN

2024 | 512 pages

Peter Lindbergh photographed Dior’s most exceptional muses, Marion Cotillard and Charlize Theron among them, and signed campaigns for Lady Dior and J'Adore with his inimitable style. Throughout his career, the photographer was one of the house’s closest collaborators. This final book was an original cocreation that was close to the artist’s heart—and to ours.

Seventy years of Dior history projected against the effervescence of Times Square, New York: this was the concept behind Lindbergh’s project, extraordinary both in scope and dimension, for which Dior, in an unusual move, allowed an unprecedented number of priceless garments to be taken from its vaults in Paris and shipped across the Atlantic.

The result is electric. Amid the frenzy of Times Square, Alek Wek glows in the immaculate 1947 Bar suit, the storied ensemble that launched the House of Dior. In snatches of street scenes, models Saskia de Brauw, Karen Elson, and Amber Valletta flit through crowds and scaffolding, are reflected in building façades, and draped in haute couture, from pieces hand-sewn by Christian Dior to more recent designs by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Lindbergh’s trademark monochrome and color photographs masterfully highlight the intricacies, silhouettes, and textures of each garment.

Lindbergh himself is present in every aspect of this publication designed by his long-time collaborator and friend Juan Gatti. This volume features 165 never-before-published images from the shoot, including an introduction by Martin Harrison, and pays homage to Lindbergh’s profound relationship with the Parisian House by curating more than 100 of his photographs of Dior creations, from haute couture to ready-to-wear, men’s and women’s, originally published in some of the world’s most prestigious magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. A breathtaking tribute to two pillars of fashion and photography and their timeless collaborations.

All About Peter Lindbergh

Toilet Alex Paper Prager

By Alex Prager, Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari

Publisher : Damiani

2024 | 40 pages

A captivating fusion of the surreal worlds of Toilet Paper and the striking imagery of artist, director, and screenwriter Alex Prager, the latest issue of Toilet Paper magazine presents a visual dialogue between these creative forces. The issue showcases 12 of Prager’s evocative images alongside 12 conceived by the Toilet Paper team. Known for its vibrant aesthetics and playful visual twists, Toilet Paper enters into a dynamic exchange with Prager’s technicolor universe, where the line between reality and fiction is artfully blurred. Her signature use of archetypes, everyday objects, humor, and allegory creates a provocative and mysterious journey throughout the pages. This collaboration follows in the footsteps of ToiletMartin PaperParr (2018), a special edition that celebrated the iconic work of internationally acclaimed photographer Martin Parr, along with the creative minds of Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari. Like its predecessor, this issue brings together distinctive visual worlds in a way that delights and intrigues.

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