The Striking Winning Images of AAP Magazine 15 Streets

We're delighted to reveal the names of the 25 talented photographers who won AAP Magazine #15: Streets. They come from 12 different countries and 4 continents!

John Maloof wrote A good street photographer must be possessed of many talents: an eye for detail, light and composition, impeccable timing, a populist or humanitarian outlook and a tireless ability to constantly shoot, shoot, shoot and never miss a moment.

The twenty-five winning photographers did just that and captured life in towns and cities around the world.

For this 15th edition of AAP Magazine, we were looking for the heart and soul of a society and its people. Whether photographed in the countryside, or in an urban setting, the images we chose reflect the diversity of the photographers background and approach to street photography. Thanks to their ability to grasp decisive moments, they allow us to become a spectator of their wanderings, a curious observer of people's behavior.

Selecting the winners was certainly not an easy task, but in the end we hope you will all enjoy this collection of weird and wonderful stolen moments.

The Winner of AAP Magazine 15 Streets is Francesco Gioia (UK) with his series 'Wake up in London'

Lady in Red in Green Park, London � Francesco Gioia

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The Second Place Winner is Paul Kessel (USA) with his series 'NYC Subways'

Q Train - A mother and her two daughters � Paul Kessel

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The Third Place Winner is Robert Virga (USA) with his series 'In the Street: A Humanist Landscape'

Broadway, New York, NY, 2015 � Robert Virga

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Anna Biret (France)

Lonely Boy from the series 'Touch me with your gaze' � Anna Biret

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Alice Christine Walker (USA)

Cherry Red from the series 'Viva Las Vegas' � Alice Christine Walker

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Robert Bonk (USA)

Waiter At Palazzo Biscari, Catania Sicily 2018 � Robert Bonk

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Alexandra Avlonitis (USA)

Red Balloon At Coney Island from the series 'The Beach' � Alexandra Avlonitis

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Mohammad Mohsenifar (Iran)

A muslim old man is passing in front of a grand graffiti with the words which reminds the Mashhad city holy shrine, Iran � Mohammad Mohsenifar

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Forrest Walker (USA)

Mumbai Legs - The illusion of a man's lone legs rest along Mumbai's Marine Drive under the morning sun. Mumbai, India � Forrest Walker

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Peter Devenyi (Canada)

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Alessandro Deluigi (Italy)

The yellow line from the series 'Points of view'� Alessandro Deluigi

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Masis Usenmez (France)

Vertigo I - In these street photography series I tried to give a feeling like vertigo with long exposure and camera shake. � Masis Usenmez

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Thomas Hackenberg (Germany)

Old-style photography. San Gimignano, Italy, 1991 from the series 'Take a walk on the humorous side of life' � Thomas Hackenberg

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Daniele Esposito (Belgium)

Le Pitch Pin � Daniele Esposito

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Shahar Tishler (Isra�l)

Untitled (Dov) from the series 'The People of Haifa' � Shahar Tishler

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Ivan Ferrer (Isra�l)

Balancing Act - This picture was taken on Lom�, the capital of the west African country Togo � Ivan Ferrer

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Giuseppe Cardoni (Italy)

Metropolitan Fragments � Giuseppe Cardoni

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Yago Daniel Ruiz Rizaldos (United Kingdom)

Crosshair � Yago Daniel Ruiz Rizaldos

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Sonia Costa (Italy)

Black mask - Girl travelling by tramway in Rome. Due to Covid-19 pandemic second waive masks have become compulsory in all Italian territory everywhere, indoor and outdoor. November 2020, Rome Italy � Sonia Costa

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Stephen Hoffman (USA)

Church services in the age of covid. In 2012 after huricaine Sandy this church was completely ruined and services had to be outside . Now we are again in the same position with Covid19 where services have to be held outside from the series 'Coney Island Beyond the boardwalk' � Stephen Hoffman

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Phil Duval (Australia)

Reflective crossing � Phil Duval

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Ignasi Raventos (Spain)

Eulalia, la belle � Ignasi Raventos

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Giedo van der Zwan (The Netherlands)

Dog & Company from the series 'Pier to Pier' � Giedo van der Zwan

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Michael Ruggiero (USA)

Bocce Time - Rome, Italy from the series 'Anonymous Citizens' � Michael Ruggiero

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Francesco Cremonese (Italy)

Ice Cream from the series 'Summer Reminiscences' � Francesco Cremonese

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Present

By Stephan Vanfleteren

Publisher : Cannibal Publishing

2020 | 496 pages

First major retrospective on photographer Stephan Vanfleteren Includes previously unpublished work with expansive personal reflections and stories from three decades of encounters and photography Stephan Vanfleteren (1969) is best known for his probing black and white portraits, but in recent decades he has also produced a wide range of documentary, artistic and personal work. From street photography in global cities like New York to the genocide in Rwanda, from building fronts and shop windows to the mystical landscapes of the Atlantic Wall, from still lifes to penetrating portraits. To mark Vanfleteren's 50th birthday, he is celebrating with a major retrospective which will occupy the entire Antwerp Museum of Photography (FOMU, 25 October 2019 - 1 March 2020) and with this publication Present, in which he looks back over his fascinating career. "I was there, I was present", says the photographer, who always feels himself to be both accomplice and witness. For Present, Vanfleteren has taken a generous selection of more than 400 photos from his ample archive, some of which have become iconic images while others have never been published before. In extensive texts, he reflects on how his own work and photography as a genre have evolved over the past decades and links these developments with a number of major social changes. This superbly illustrated book is an impressive overview of Vanfleteren's work and offers a comprehensive picture of him as a photographer, as an artist and, above all, as a human being living life with empathy, wonder and curiosity.

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Sapeurs: Ladies & Gentlemen of the Congo

By Tariq Zaidi

Publisher : Kehrer Verlag

2020 | 176 pages

British photographer Tariq Zaidi presents a fashion subculture of Kinshasa & Brazzaville: La Sape, Soci�t� des Ambianceurs et des Personnes �l�gantes ("Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People"). Its followers are known as 'Sapeurs' ('Sapeuses' for women). Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as they clock off they transform themselves into debonair dandies. Sashaying through the streets they are treated like rock stars - turning heads, bringing 'joie de vivre' to their communities and defying their circumstances. Traditionally passed down through the male line, many Congolese women and their children have recently begun donning designer suits. As Papa Wemba (1949-2016, Congolese singer and fashion icon who popularized Sape) once said: 'White people invented the clothes, but we make an art of it.'

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Zaido

By Yukari Chikura

Publisher : Steidl

2018 | 160 pages

Following a series of tragedies, including her father�s sudden death, her own critical accident and the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Chikura recalls how her father came to her in a dream with the words: "Go to the village hidden deep in the snow where I lived a long time ago." With camera in hand she set off on a pilgrimage to northeast Japan.
There, Chikura discovered Zaido, where inhabitants from different villages gather on the second day of each new year and conduct a ritual dance to induce good fortune. The performers dedicate their dance to the gods and undergo severe purifications.
Combining snowscapes that border on abstraction with images of the intricate masks and costumes of Zaido, Chikura depicts the cultural diversity of the participants and their common bond in creating collective memory and ensuring the survival of this ritual.

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The Ameriguns

By Gabriele Galimberti

Publisher : Dewi Lewis Publishing

2020 | 136 pages

Of all the firearms in the world owned by private citizens for non-military purposes, half are in the United States. Numerically they exceed the country�s population: 393 million for 372 million people. This is no coincidence, nor a matter of market alone: but of tradition and Constitutional guarantee. It is the history of the Second Amendment, ratified in 1791 to reassure the inhabitants of the newly independent territories. Two hundred and fifty years later, it is still entrenched in all aspects of American life. This book frames its current status through what are seen as four fundamental American values: Family, Freedom, Passion, Style.
Gabriele Galimberti has travelled throughout the USA, from New York City to Honolulu, to meet proud gun-owners and see their firearms collections. He has photographed people and guns in their homes and neighbourhoods, including locations where no one would expect to find such collections. These often unsettling portraits, along with the accompanying stories, provide an uncommon and unexpected insight into what today is really represented by the institution of the Second Amendment.

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