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

1st Place: The Right To Know by Roberta Vagliani

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

3rd Place: Half Brothers by Kyriakos Kaziras

Abstract, Silver: Curves by Renee Giffroy

Abstract, Bronze: Our house by Dominique Pierre-Nina

Aerial, Gold: Crosswalk by Yongseok Chun

Aerial, Silver: Surfing In The Heaven by Anil T Prabhakar

Aerial, Bronze: Companionship by Eva Berler

Architecture, Gold: The Moment Before by Daryl Getman

Architecture, Bronze: Sky Habitat by Ekaterina Busygina

Conceptual, Silver: Flower by Szymon Brodziak

Domestic Animals, Gold: The Waltz of Irons by Marie Soliman

Domestic Animals, Silver: Distant Echoes by Bellot Audrey

Domestic Animals, Bronze: Cage-Free by Hao Pao

Domestic Animals, Bronze: Dream of horse riding by Ramin Barzegar

Fashion & Beauty, Gold: Emersion by Szymon Brodziak

Fashion & Beauty, Silver: Loop by Szymon Brodziak

Film/Analog, Gold: Morning Light by David Zlotky

Film/Analog, Gold: No land for old man by Heikki Leis

Film/Analog, Bronze: Longing of a Ghost by Francis Willey

Fine Art, Bronze: Killing time by Katiche van der Knoop

Landscapes, Gold: Wave Washing on Iceberg, Antarctica by Jeff Schewe

Landscapes, Silver: Divine Homestead by Michael Paul

Landscapes, Bronze: Detached by Mario Tarantino

Landscapes, People’s Vote Award: Ying Yang Sea by Antoine Sorel

Minimalism, Silver: Flying Poems by Fenqiang Liu

Nature, Gold: Romance in the Cottonwoods by Michael Paul

Nature, Silver: The Fever by Kaushiik Subramaniam

Nature, Bronze: Against a Quiet Current by Michael Paul

People, Gold: Urban Maloya by Jean-Marc Grenier

People, Silver: Navajo Elder by Bev Pettit

People, Bronze: Look Alike by Martina Holmberg

Photojournalism, Bronze: The Kara – Pastoralists of the Omo by Trevor Cole

Still Life, Gold: Magnolia Leaves by David B Moore

Street, Gold: Take Five Everyone! by Pat Corlin

Street, People’s Vote Award: A Road Less Traveled by Kenn Costanzo

Travel, Bronze: Melting Back to Earth by Michael Paul

Travel, Bronze: Untitled, 2022 by Lydia Roberts

Wildlife, Silver: Arctic reflections by Kyriakos Kaziras

Wildlife, People’s Vote Award: To the Sun by Cindy Cone