Following last month's Black & White Photography Award—our editorial team is proud to spotlight a selection of standout entries that narrowly missed the final round.

Perhaps no city has produced such a wealth of iconic imagery as New York. For a century, photographers have been drawn to its towering architecture and teeming sidewalks, finding poetry in its chaos and beauty in its grit, capturing images that together form an ever-evolving portrait of the city that never sleeps.