Black & White Award Editors’ Picks of June 2023

Following the results of the last Black & White photography award, judged by Magnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol, the editorial team wants to share some of the competition entries that didn’t make it to the final selection but presented a great variety of skills, creativity, and impressed us in their overall quality.

Landscape, conceptual, documentary, portrait, and more, we received a fantastic range of works from all photographic fields. We are delighted to highlight the work of some of the many talented photographers who joined the award and whose images are well worthy of exposure.

“Tides I” - Lake Pontchartrain, in Louisiana, USA
“My two favorite subjects are dancers and landscapes, so I’ve been experimenting with combining the two. I always try to capture movement in unique ways. In this series, I utilized long exposure to allow the water and dancer to become one subject. The dancer becomes an extension of the water, or the water an extension of the dancer. Everything was caught in-camera on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, in Louisiana. I used a platform just below the surface, allowing the dancer to appear like she is standing on the water. The lake usually has a very weak tide, but it’s just enough to create movement without overpowering the dancer." © Dusty Cooper
“Bon Odori” - Japan
The annual Bon Odori festival that has been held for almost half a century in Malaysia, as an effort to promote and strengthen friendship between two countries — Malaysia and Japan © Edmond Leong
“Slam on the Brakes” - Ontario, Canada
Barrel racing is a competition where cowgirls ride quickly around barrels; the one that does this in the shortest time wins. Every time a horse reaches a barrel it needs to brake sharply, turn around the barrel and then race to the next one. The whole race is exciting, especially at the turns. Ontario, Canada, August 2022 © Zhenhuan Zhou
“Young Mundari boy” - South Sudan
A Mundari boy veneered with ash to mitigate against insect bites in a cattle camp, South Sudan © Trevor Cole
“Journey Begins” - Northern California, USA
Black and White Landscape work. Trinidad Head and Summer Fog. Just after sunrise on the Northern California coast. A beautiful morning of low tides and seasonal fog shows the natural beauty of this magnificent coastline! © Gary Wagner
“Eva and Amanda” - USA
A hot summer day with Eva and Amanda, Part of , My Mothers Daughter series. Shot with FujiFilm GFX 50s © Ian McFarlane
“Gaucho and Tropilla” - San Antonio de Areco, Argentina
Gaucho horse riding tradicion in Argentina. © Nick Price
“Citizens of despair” - Myanmar
More than years after his expulsion from Myanmar, thousands of unregistered Rohingya refugees living in makeshift camp Kutupalong, Bangladesh, have been forcibly displaced from their homes, in an act of intimidation and abuse by local authorities. Some international organizations have been treating many people for injuries where the majority were women and children victims of rejection and disdain and the situation seems to be moving to nowhere. The Rohingya are a small Muslim ethnic group that has for years been fleeing the northern Rakhine state of Myanmar which were subject to cruel Abandonment, violence, and exploitation. © Javier Arcenillas
“Under the Moon” - Florida, USA
To construct its nest, a Great Egret gathered dry sticks and flew back to its nest, passing a distinct pine tree repeatedly. I aimed to capture this remarkable moment, observing the bird’s flight pattern, choosing an ideal camera position, and swiftly clicking the button as it gracefully flew between me and the tree. © Fenqiang Liu
“Peter and the Wolves”
Portrait of a young boy in car. © Max Marienko
“Untitled”
Abstract portrait of a person behind ice. © Luiza Marinas
“Snows of Kilimanjaro II” - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Portrait of a great Tusker drinking with Kilimanjaro snow capped at the back. © Michel Ghatan

Published July 30, 2023 - Congratulations to all selected artists: Dusty Cooper, Edmond Leong, Zhenhuan Zhou, Trevor Cole, Gary Wagner, Ian McFarlane, Nick Price, Javier Arcenillas, Fenqiang Liu, Max Marienko, Luiza Marinas, Michel Ghatan,

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