Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' "I was burnt in a house fire at the age of 18 months.... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Rear view of man wearing a shtreimel, a traditional hat for Hasidic Jewish people. © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Natural light portrait of a lady wearing a beautiful green & blue feathered headdress & black patterned tunic, taken at the Colourwalk in Old Spitalfields Market. Inspired by Sue Kreitzmann, the fir... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

A young woman is wearing a flower wreath for the head at Tempelhof Sounds, 10 June 2022. © Svenja Block/shotbywomen

Man wearing tweeds and a trilby hat sitting in front of Union Jack flags in a vintage railway carriage at the East Lancs Railway 1940s Platinum Jubilee celebration in Bury on 04 June 2022 Credit: L... © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' "I was burnt in a house fire at the age of 18 months.... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

A portrait of a young girl wearing colourful clothes and braided hair © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

Sihouette profile of a woman wearing a hat and beckoning towards her with both hands © Madeleine Winston/shotbywomen

A man wearing traditional Jewish clothing holds our his arms with a shtreimel in hand while dancing in the street in celebration of Purim in London © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

One woman wearing yellow hat walking up the public stairs in sunlight and shadows, and a bike wheel detail , on a worm autumn day © Aleksandra Prlincevic Milovic/shotbywomen

A woman wearing a yellow dress and hat waits to cross the street while standing under an elevated train line in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

A male model wearing a brown and black suit and hat by designer Demon Zhang's MITHRIDATE during the 2022 London Fashion Week. © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Model wearing black and white striped cropped top and trousers in a vintage fashion style © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Suzanne Vega opens her set on Stage 1 at the Cambridge Folk Festival, wearing a top hat hiding her eyes, adding an air of dapper mystery. Credit: Celia Bartlett / shotbywomen © Celia Bartlett/shotbywomen

Playing chess whilst wearing an Asian conical hat at the ChessFest, Trafalgar Square, London. UK on 17 July 2022. The festival offers the chance to play against other chess lovers & professionals, al... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 Credit: Lensi Photography / shotbywomen © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Popcaan performs a European Exclusive at Wireless Festival outdoor at the NEC, in Birmingham. UK. 8th July 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

One of the many revelers participating in the parade wearing pasties & a small sailor hat. The Coney Island Mermaid parade returned for its 40th year after a 2 year hiatus due to Covid restrictions.... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Wearing a jewelled emerald green cap & matching jacket, sparkling in the midday sun at the lunchtime colour walk in London. Inspired by Sue Kreitzmann, the first colourwalk took place in 2016 in Old... © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

Festival Goers wearing fancy dress attire at Tempelhof Sounds 2022, 10 June 200. © Svenja Block/shotbywomen

A festival goer wearing a typical festival themed hat at Download Festival in Castle Donington, East Midlands, UK on 11 June 2022. Credit: Tina Korhonen / shotbywomen © Tina Korhonen/shotbywomen

Lady wearing a union jack hat watching the trooping of the Colour on the Mall. Credit: Wendy Tuffin / ShotByWomen © Wendy Tuffin/shotbywomen

New Yorkers step out in Easter Style for the Annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival. Shot from behind a man wearing a black top hat with veil and red & purple flowers. (front view of this image i... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

New Yorkers step out in Easter Style for the Annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival. A woman wearing a pillbox hat with a massive pink bow and a nest of eggs. © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

New Yorkers step out in Easter Style for the Annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival. A black woman wearing a handmade hat. it reads "Peace, love, unity, one" © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

Female wearing a hat posing against a pillar while holding her hat © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Young female model wearing a hat posing against a wall © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Young female model wearing a hat posing against a wall © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Young female model wearing a hat posing against a wall © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Portrait of a female model in the summer sun wearing a hat © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Portrait of a man wearing traditional poncho and hat holding a horse on the top of a mountain in the Andes outside Cusco © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

Young woman wearing traditional costume and holding a baby llama © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

A portrait of an older woman selling vegetables in the street of Chillihuani and wearing traditional clothes and a green hat © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

A close up of a young boy wearing a traditional hat © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

Young woman wearing her sunday best, traditional attire, in bright colours © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

Old woman wearing a hat in Cusco © Kicca Tommasi/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, the official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, the official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, the official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, The official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, The official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, The official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, The official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, The official parade was cancelled for Covid safety prec... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

People in dressed up to participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Held on April 4, 2021, the official parade was canceled for Covid safety preca... © Syndi Pilar/shotbywomen

A woman wearing a straw hat is looking at the tropical plants in the Palm House at Kew Gardens. © Gerry Atkinson/shotbywomen

Man wearing traditional Jewish clothing walks along the street towards the shadows of another man © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Man wearing traditional Jewish clothing casts a shadow of his profile on the wall behind © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

A bearded Jewish man wearing a shtreimel and carrying a yellow plastic bag casts a shadow on the blue shutter of a shop as he passes by. © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Man wearing traditional Hasidic Jewish clothing walks towards the shadow of another man on the street © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Back/partial side view of Jewish man with ringlets wearing a hat and glasses on a sunny afternoon during Purim celebrations in London. © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Two men wearing traditional Hasidic Jewish coats and hats, walk along the street during Purim celebrations in London. © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

An Ukrainian woman is holding a placard against the war in Ukraine, while wearing a traditional hat during a demonstration against Putin's invasion of Ukraine organized in Amsterdam, on March 13th, 20... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen

Elderly vintage woman wearing dirty surgical masks and hat with a scarf walking the city street, close up © Aleksandra Prlincevic Milovic/shotbywomen

A Prague Castle Guard, wearing his winter uniform, smiles while on duty. © Suzanne Plunkett/shotbywomen

Woman wearing a hat made from balloons walking along with her partner. © Gerry Atkinson/shotbywomen

A person dresses up in true festival spirit, wearing bright and rainbow coloured face and body paint, a large top hat and sunglasses during the Brighton & Hove LGBTQ and Community Parade in Brighton o... © Tabatha Fireman/shotbywomen

A woman wearing a beret, takes a picture of the city of London from the Shard viewing gallery with her mobile device. © Linda Scuizzato/shotbywomen

Portrait of a woman sitting on a sofa, wearing a dress and hat looking at a mobile phone. © Tracy Smith/shotbywomen

WomenClimb trip to Catalonia Spain, November 2018. Natasha Hirst Photography © Natasha Hirst/shotbywomen

A man wearing a sun hat enjoys the sun by the river Thames on London's Southbank. © Kiki Streitberger/shotbywomen

A woman wearing a large hat sits alone in the Cornish countryside © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Young man wearing a hat at a jaunty angle, portrait shot in black and white © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Two young fashionistas wearing Dubai hats on their holiday in the UAE. © Kiki Streitberger/shotbywomen

Detail shot of a model walks the runway wearing a brown winter outfit by designer Demon Zhang's MITHRIDATE during the 2022 London Fashion Week. © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

A model walks the runway wearing a brown winter outfit by designer Demon Zhang's MITHRIDATE during the 2022 London Fashion Week. © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen

Mithridate Catwalk Show during London Fashion Week at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in London, UK. 9th February 2022 © Lensi Photography/shotbywomen