Incredible Winning Photos From The 2024 reFocus Black And White Photography Awards

1st Place: The Right To Know by Roberta Vagliani
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The 2024 reFocus Black and White Photography Awards showcased an awe-inspiring collection of photos that highlight the emotional depth and storytelling power of monochrome imagery, from striking portraits to dramatic landscapes.

These winning entries, with their masterful use of light, shadow, and composition, celebrate global photographers’ creativity in transforming everyday moments into timeless visual experiences.

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2nd Place: Mirror by Szymon Brodziak
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3rd Place: Half Brothers by Kyriakos Kaziras
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Abstract, Silver: Curves by Renee Giffroy
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Abstract, Bronze: Our house by Dominique Pierre-Nina
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Aerial, Gold: Crosswalk by Yongseok Chun
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Aerial, Silver: Surfing In The Heaven by Anil T Prabhakar
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Aerial, Bronze: Companionship by Eva Berler
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Architecture, Gold: The Moment Before by Daryl Getman
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Architecture, Bronze: Sky Habitat by Ekaterina Busygina
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Conceptual, Silver: Flower by Szymon Brodziak
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Domestic Animals, Gold: The Waltz of Irons by Marie Soliman
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Domestic Animals, Silver: Distant Echoes by Bellot Audrey
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Domestic Animals, Bronze: Cage-Free by Hao Pao
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Domestic Animals, Bronze: Dream of horse riding by Ramin Barzegar
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Fashion & Beauty, Gold: Emersion by Szymon Brodziak
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Fashion & Beauty, Silver: Loop by Szymon Brodziak
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Film/Analog, Gold: Morning Light by David Zlotky
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Film/Analog, Gold: No land for old man by Heikki Leis
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Film/Analog, Bronze: Longing of a Ghost by Francis Willey
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Fine Art, Bronze: Killing time by Katiche van der Knoop
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Landscapes, Gold: Wave Washing on Iceberg, Antarctica by Jeff Schewe
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Landscapes, Silver: Divine Homestead by Michael Paul
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Landscapes, Bronze: Detached by Mario Tarantino
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Landscapes, People’s Vote Award: Ying Yang Sea by Antoine Sorel
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Minimalism, Silver: Flying Poems by Fenqiang Liu
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Nature, Gold: Romance in the Cottonwoods by Michael Paul
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Nature, Silver: The Fever by Kaushiik Subramaniam
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Nature, Bronze: Against a Quiet Current by Michael Paul
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People, Gold: Urban Maloya by Jean-Marc Grenier
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People, Silver: Navajo Elder by Bev Pettit
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People, Bronze: Look Alike by Martina Holmberg
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Photojournalism, Bronze: The Kara – Pastoralists of the Omo by Trevor Cole
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Still Life, Gold: Magnolia Leaves by David B Moore
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Street, Gold: Take Five Everyone! by Pat Corlin
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Street, People’s Vote Award: A Road Less Traveled by Kenn Costanzo
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Travel, Bronze: Melting Back to Earth by Michael Paul
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Travel, Bronze: Untitled, 2022 by Lydia Roberts
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Wildlife, Silver: Arctic reflections by Kyriakos Kaziras
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Wildlife, People’s Vote Award: To the Sun by Cindy Cone
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