Astounding Winners of the 2020 All About Photo Awards

“Across the River, Burma” © Monica Denevan. Winner, All About Photo Awards

For the fifth year, the All About Photo Awards shines a spotlight on high-caliber international photography. The 2020 edition is packed with exceptional work and, in particular, five photographs were selected as the year’s top images. Notably, the contest shows that photography isn’t always male dominated, with female photographers winning four of the top five slots.

American photographer Monica Denevan won the photo contest with a striking image from her series, Songs of the River: Portraits from Burma. Since 2000, Denevan has traveled extensively to Burma and spends her time documenting life outside the cities. Her photo of a man sitting on a fishing boat, with his back turned to us as he looks out into the river, is a masterfully balanced work.

Denevan shares her place in the top five with many other worthy photographers. This includes Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti, whose portrait of a woman posing outside her Tampa home with her firearm collection is either unsettling or empowering depending on your thoughts about gun control. Galimberti’s is the only glimpse of color among the winner’s circle, with the rest of the top 5 rounded out with remarkable black and white photographs.

Along with the winners, the expert jury, which includes professional photographers, curators, and gallery directors, also selected 35 photographs worthy of particular merit. These photographs show the rich diversity of our planet, with images ranging from a portrait of a Suri woman in Africa to underwater views of marine life. The winners will have their work featured in a special print issue of AAP magazine and are awarded $10,000. A selection of other photographers from the top 40 will also be invited to display their portfolios on All About Photo.

The winners of the 2020 All About Photo Awards each share their unique perspective on the world.

“Avery Skipalis (33), outside of her house, posing together with all the firearms she owns, Tampa, Florida” © Gabriele Galimberti. 2nd Place, All About Photo Awards

“Philomena” © Rebecca Moseman. 3rd Place, All About Photo Awards

“Sustenance 4” © Nadia De Lange. 4th Place, All About Photo Awards

“Jump of the wildebeest” © Nicole Cambre. 5th Place, All About Photo Awards.

Check out this selection of honorable mentions from the 2020 All About Photo Awards.

“Making soy sauce” © Azim Khan Ronni. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“The Wallace’s Flying Frog” © Chin Leong Teo. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Step by Step” © Mustafa AbdulHadi. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

Untitled © Yoni Blau. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Happy Dancer” © Xiangli Zhang. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

Woman Mursi © Svetlin Yosifov. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Break away” © Tony Law. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Portrait of Lorca” © Peyman Naderi. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“The Lost Swimmer” © Elena Paraskeva. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“A monkey entering a Japanese hot spring” © Kosuke Kitajima. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“The Grand Procession 2” © Lori Hawkins. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“The Sack Race 1” © Francisco Diaz & Deb Young. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Newest Cowboy in Town” © Rory Doyle. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Beyond the wall” © Francesco Pace Rizzi. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

Windows Of Our Soul © Hardijanto Budiman. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Eye sea” © Anuar Patjane. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

“Perfect Binding” © Andre Fonseca. Particular Merit Mention, All About Photo Awards

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