Amazing Winning Photos From The 2024 Black And White Minimalism Photography Awards
First Place Winner: In Great-Grandpa’s hands by Yvonne C. Krystovsky
The 2024 Black and White Minimalism Photography Awards celebrate minimalist photography’s amazing simplicity and elegance. This famous award honors monochrome photographers who capture their subjects’ soul through light, shadow, and shape. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Portrait Photos From The Monochrome Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: Acid Attac Survivor By Erico Hiller
These amazing portrait photographers won the 2023 Monochrome Photography Awards. The enduring beauty and creative brilliance captured by gifted photographers from across the world are displayed in this collection. Continue reading »
Spectacular Nature-Winning Photos From The Monochrome Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: Winter Story By Bin Zhang
The 2023 Monochrome Photography Awards honor the inventiveness and artistry inherent in black and white photography. Photographers from all over the world submit their best monochromatic shots each year to highlight the beauty and potency of the genre. Continue reading »
Beautiful Black and White Photos of Milla Jovovich and Harry Dean Stanton at Mojave Desert, California, 1990
Milla Jovovich and Harry Dean Stanton photographed by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Paris, 1990. Continue reading »
Spectacular Wildlife-Winning Photos From The Monochrome Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: Our Kingdom by James Lewin (Kenya)
View these thirty stunning wildlife images that won prizes at the 2023 Monochrome Black and White Photography Awards! With accuracy and creativity, each picture captures the untamed spirit and natural beauty of the animal kingdom. These arresting monochrome images provide a distinctive viewpoint, emphasizing the minute details and enthralling moments of wildlife in their native environments. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Photos From The reFocus Black And White Photography Awards 2023
The 2023 Black and White Photo Contest winners have been revealed with pride by the reFocus Awards, showcasing captivating submissions from 77 different nations.
Contest Winner: 1st Place – CarScapes by Bill Pack
This competition distinguishes between professional and non-professional photographers, highlighting the monochromatic charm that unites them. Bill Pack has emerged as the standout professional winner, securing the title for his mesmerizing “CarScapes” series. In this collection, classic automobiles transform into alluring entities through his inventive use of lighting and composition. Continue reading »
The Dance of Humanity and Nature Through the Southern Gothic Lens of Marc Stricklin
Marc Stricklin’s artistry blends time-honored photographic methods with advanced digital tools. His upbringing in New Orleans, Louisiana, and other southern coastal cities infuses his work with a Southern Gothic flavor, evoking a sense of impending doom and perilous beauty within a minimalist framework. His work often depicts individuals in remarkable environments, revealing the intricate dance between man and nature. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images Of Black And White Photo Awards 2023
Absolute Winner: My Copyright By Patrice Quillard
Honoring monochromatic artistry, the 2023 Black and White Photo Awards winners step into the limelight. Esteemed globally, this photography competition celebrates black and white’s magnetic charm, surpassing expectations this year. Continue reading »
“Botanicals”: Monochromatic Series Unveiling Overlooked Beauty Through Botany
Griselda Duch is a photographer based in Barcelona. She is excited to present her extensive endeavor titled “Botanicals.” Continue reading »
The Best Winning Photos Of Black And White Photo Awards 2022
Absolute Winner by Johan Willems
Here are the best winning photos of the Black and White Photo Awards 2022. The image that took the title of Absolute Winner was Cheetah with cubs by Johan Willems. Continue reading »
Impressive Black & White Fashion Photography by Pierre Turtaut
Fascinating black and white captures by Paris-based fashion, beauty and fine art photographer Pierre Turtaut. Continue reading »
Machinery In Black And White: Cool Rapid Sketches By Paul Heaston
Paul Heaston is a Denver-based artist who chronicles his simple but rather comfortable life. His sketches are really like a black-and-white tapestry of cityscapes and portraits of machinery – a kind of chronicle of the century in a few strokes of the Rapidograph. Continue reading »
Spanish Photographer Creates Mind-Bending Images Will Give You A Different Perspective Of The World
Perspective is a wonderful thing, if you understand the below photographs you have to double-check. These photos will tell us that even simple things are extraordinary, and there’s always beauty in the most mundane things. Continue reading »
Amazing Black and White Winning Images of The WildArt POTY Monochrome Competition
Here are the winners and highly commended photographs from WildArt POTY MONOCHROME Competition 2021. WildArt Photographer of the Year is a new wildlife photography competition with a difference. Designed by wildlife photographers, for wildlife photographers and judged solely by wildlife photographers, it features 10 themed category contests run over the first 10 months of 2021.
Monochrome Gold Award Winner: “Whale Shark and Tourists” by Csaba Tökölyi, Hungary
“The image shows fishermen feeding Whale Sharks near Oslob in the Philippines, while a group of snorkelling divers wonder at the spectacle. The spot is remarkably popular, attracting thousands of visitors, however, the situation is by no means ideal. Although the animals are no longer slaughtered as before, the attraction of continuous food supply changes their migratory path and in some cases the animals spend months rather than weeks here before continuing to their breeding grounds. Although touching the animals is strictly prohibited (threat of fine and imprisonment) it happens from time to time.” Continue reading »
This Unusual Cafe In Russia Will Make You Feel Like You Stepped Into A Cartoon
If you happen to like interesting spaces, we are pretty sure Café Bw (which has two different cafes located both in Moscow and Sankt Petersburg, Russia) is the perfect place for you to visit. Continue reading »
Stunning Black and White Celebrity Photographs Taken by Dennis Hopper in the 1960s
Jean Tinguely, 1963
Dennis Hopper (1936–2010) is a cult figure. One would be hard-pressed to find anyone who better represents the emotionally charged era of the Sixties cultural revolution. He was gifted, self-assured, and radical – “the definitive Hollywood rebel,” a protagonist of the provocative, eccentric, and excessive. Hopper was an actor, director, and author –sometimes all at once, as in Easy Rider (1969), The Last Movie (1971), or Out of the Blue (1980). Continue reading »
Photographer Reveals the Beauty of Female Body in Minimalistic Monochrome Photographs
We know nothing of the Instagrammer @eme.amala, except that she paints and photographs. Between symbolism and minimalism, the mysterious artist publishes, on her digital gallery, monochrome images where objects, bodies and heavenly landscapes merge. An account that will please the dreamers. Continue reading »
“A Future Within”: The Superb Monochrome Art of Ruben Ireland
Ruben Ireland is a digital artist based in the UK. Ruben has been crafting his art. For a decade now and you must have seen or recognized his stylish black and white illustrations featuring characters mixed with different types of techniques. Ruben Ireland’s work is both inviting and foreboding. Continue reading »
The Immersive Black and White Photography of David Yarrow
David Yarrow is a British fine-art photographer, conservationist and author. He has travelled to isolated locations to capture images of wildlife, indigenous communities and landscapes. Known for his oversized, monochromatic images, David’s approach is as immersive as it can be. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The Black and White Minimalist Photography Prize 2021
First Place Winner: Alone by Tim Nevell
As an approach in photography, minimalism or minimalistic photography could be taken by the photographer in all genres. No matter whether you’re a portrait, architecture or landscape photographer, minimalistic photos are always an option as long as you have a minimal look towards your surroundings. Continue reading »
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. Continue reading »
“The Passion Of Trees”: 16 Years Trees Photography Project by Ali Shokri
The Passion of Trees is a collection of photographs taken in Iran and Azerbaijan s stunning nature. However, this is a collection of nature photographs with a difference. Over the years, Ali has witnessed the beauty of the forests that he has loved since his childhood severely decline. Continue reading »
Amazing Black and White Photographs Capture Everyday Life in France During the Mid-20th Century
Photographer Janine Niepce (February 12, 1921 – August 5, 2007), one of the first photo-journalists in France, was a distant cousin of Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of photography. She photographed with great talent ordinary people going about their daily lives, much like humanist photographers Robert Doisneau and Willy Ronis. Influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who gave her very sound advice on photo-journalism, she joined the Rapho Agency in 1955. Continue reading »
These Black and White Architecture Photos by Alessio Forlano Show the Unseen Perfection of Buildings We Pass on the Daily
Alessio Forlano is the man behind these black and white architecture photos. What makes his work unique is the fact he photographs buildings that look normal for the naked eye. Continue reading »
People Use This Online Photo Enhancer To Restore Old Pictures And Share The Results
Earlier this year, MyHeritage, an online genealogy platform, introduced an interesting new tool called MyHeritage In Color™ that allowed users to colorize old family photos in just a few clicks of a button. However, back in June, the company improved the tool even more, allowing users to not only colorize old photos but also sharpen them, making blurry images appear clearer. Continue reading »
