Winners & Finalists of The LensCulture B&W Photography Awards 2020

Series Winners: 1st Place, How We Were By Billy Hickey

Here are the winners and finalists of LensCulture Black and White Photography Awards 2020. Photographers from more than 120 countries responded to the international call for entries, and after extended review and passionate discussion by the jury, these 39 photographers were selected as the best.

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Series Winners: 2nd Place, The Beautiful: Oakland to D.C. By Kamal X

Series Winners: 3rd Place, Dizzy By Chen Hao

Single Images: 1st Place, Blind River By Alex Turner

Single Images: 2nd Place, World Within You By Deepak Kumar

Single Images: 3rd Place, Our Culture is Our Resistance By Jonathan Moller

Juror’s Picks
Each of our jury members selected one photographer to be awarded special distinction. Here are the jurors’ special selections, with a brief quote from each expert explaining what they especially appreciate about these photographers and their work.

Bebe Blanco Agterberg, Netherlands

Selected by Jim Casper, Editor-in-Chief LensCulture

Andrey Troitsky, Russian Federation

Selected by Nicolas Jimenez, Director of Photography Le Monde

Aubrey Richey, United States

Selected by Anna Walker Skillman, Owner/Director Jackson Fine Art Gallery

Pellicano Antonio, Italy

Selected by Reinout van den Bergh, Curator Breda Photo Festival

Roberto De Mitri, Italy

Selected by Thea Traff, Senior Photo Editor TIME

Diana Nicholette Jeon, United States

Selected by Lisa Hostetler, Curator in Charge George Eastman Museum

Caleb Stein, United States

Selected by Legacy Russell, Associate Curator of Exhibitions The Studio Museum in Harlem

Calogero Cammalleri, Italy

Selected by Munem Wasif, Photographer