Spectacular Winning Photos from the LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards 2025
Series Winner – 1st Place: “Buzkashi” by Todd Antony
Black and white photography carries a raw, emotional power that color simply can’t replicate, and the 2025 LensCulture Awards prove it once again.
This year’s winning images go beyond aesthetics, telling profound human stories through shadows, light, and grit. The collection stands out for its diversity, ranging from gripping documentary work to intimate portraits and bold conceptual experiments. Artists blend traditional darkroom techniques with innovative digital and handmade processes, all channeling the timeless intensity of monochrome. With global voices converging and winners set to exhibit in New York in 2026, these photographs remind us why black and white remains one of the most electrifying storytelling mediums.
More: LensCulture, Instagram
Series Winner – 2nd Place: “You Can’t Enter the Same River Twice” by Francisco Gonzalez Camacho
Series Winner – 3rd Place: “Dancing Your Dream Awake” by Anita Andrzejewska
Single Winner – 1st Place: “Patience” by Kartikeya Manan
Single Winner – 2nd Place: “Silent Dialogue” by Nina Hauben
Single Winner – 3rd Place: “Weston Skater (Emma in the Doorway)” by Kennon Guerry
“Sheep Drive in Tusheti” by Maurice Wolf
“Grace” by Scott Offen
“L’Ame des Objets” by Karine Joly
“Blue Collar Workers of Bangladesh” by MD Tanveer Rohan
“Steel Framed Stories” by Jozef Macak
“Untitled” by Juul Kraijer
“As We Rest in the Shadows” by Andriana Nativio
“Where Do We” by Argus Paul Estabrook
“Perfect Strangers” by David Callinan
“Dancing in Jelgava” by Dzintra Zvagina
“Dive In” by Jacqueline Franquez
“Angels” by JA Young
“The Water is Wide” by Wang Chuen Wong
“The Paradox of Forgetting” by Jonathan Lei
“9 Trees” by Jacqui Browning
“Eid Morning Day” by MAHO Majid Hojati
“Juan and María’s Wedding, Guatemala” by Jonathan Moller
“Emma” by Paul Adams
“Alignment” by Pınar Ergül
“Held Fern” by Taylor Sengstack
“Resonance” by Steven Benson
More Inspiring Stories
Spectacular Nature-Winning Photos From The GDT Photographer Of The Year 2024
25 Of The World’s Best Drone Photos Of 2018
The Photography Duo Blending Art, Beauty And LEGO
“The Lonely Astronaut”: Whimsical And Surreal Photography Series By Karen Jerzyk
Beautiful Colorized Photos of Helsinki, Finland in the 1930s
Stunning Photos Of 2021 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Southeast Asia From Above: Stunning Drone Photography By Ali Olfat
Weird, Provocative And Unusual Anatomical Jewelry By Polina Verbytska
The Comedy Wildlife 2017 Unveils The Hilarious Photos Of The Winners
John Thomson’s Remarkable Photographs of China from the 1870s
Photographer Michael Salisbury Visualizes Chicago As An Abandoned City
Unconventional Tourist Photographs Reveal What’s Behind the World’s Most Visited Sights
Four Month Old Northern Lynx Kittens get their First Public Outing
A Fascinating Photo Project About The Reflection We Want To See In The Mirror
101 Best Picture Comparisons From Lilliput Or Chamberlain And The Beautiful Llama
Australian Studio Creates Advertising Campaign With A Landscapes Turned Upside Down
Girls of Edric Chen
Fine Art Ballet Photography By Vikki Sloviter
Spectacular Landscape Winning Images of the 2024 Nature Photography Contest
"I'm With Her": These Hillary Clinton Portraits Were Taken On The Campaign Trail
Stunning Photos From The Shortlist Of The Architectural Photography Awards 2018
Texas Tech University’s Yearbook Featured Their Female Students As Playmates For 20 Years
Spot the Not: Body-Painting Artist Blends Nude Models in Various Landscapes
AI-Log: The Immersive AI-Photography by Alina Trifan
Magic Women's Worlds By Russian Photographer Margarita Kareva
Red & Foxy: Marvelous Beauty Photography By Kseniya Vetrova
Lauren Auerbach for Quality Magazine
Photographer David Stewart Turns His Lens On The Faceless World Of Paid Content And The Dehumanisation Of Corporate Globalization
Rhinos get Upside-Down Helicopter Ride to Safety
