2023 Black & White Award

Win Cash Awards & International Exposure

In June, we invite photographers working across all styles and categories, to share moving and inspiring images that display the diverse beauty of monochrome.

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International Exhibitions
Published in 2023 photobook
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Deadline: 30 June 2023

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black and white portrait of a man in Cairo, Egypt

black and white landscape photo of mountains and Lake Carezza, Italy by Charlotte Ladefoged

black and white portrait photo of two children by Renee Johnstone

black and white street photo of man crossing street in New York City, USA by Jc Calingo

black and white award landscape of Italian dolomites mountains by Thomas De Franzoni

black and white portrait of a woman by Anastasia Petrovic

Black and white photograph, documentary, street, ganges river, india

black and white portrait of a leopard in Serengeti, Tanzania by Tilak Nathwani

black and white photography of herder on horse with sheep in Turkey byF. Dilek Uyar

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2023 Black & White Award

Judge

Jacob Aue Sobol

Magnum Photographer

Prizes

1st prize

$1000
2nd prize

$600
3rd prize

$400

Exhibition

London, UNITED KINGDOM

Publications

2023 Photobook

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"I was honored to win the People Award. I'm a big fan of the website's 'Stories' in particular. Great images, fascinating stories; it's always inspiring to see what narratives captured the imagination of other photographers."

Simon Urwin (1st Prize, People Award)

"It was an honor to be chosen as winner. The prize money will allow the purchase the printer & scanner that I've been wanting. This opportunity has not only given me exposure, but it has allowed me to continue to work. Thank you."

Marcus Maddox (1st prize, Open Call Award)

"Each competition shows a beautiful gallery of talent and work, artfully selecting worthy images in each category. The judge's honest and well-worded critique was a truly welcomed prize."

Conrad Golovac (3rd Prize, Emerging Talent Award)

"I was very impressed by the professionalism and quality of The Independent Photographer. I am excited to see the next talents from all upcoming competitions."

Catherine Matthys (1st Prize, Travel Award)

"It was an honor to be selected as competition winner. I really appreciated the judge’s comments and the way all photographs are displayed on the website."

Madoka Ikegami (1st Prize, people Award)

"TIP provides a platform viewed by many industry experts allowing your work to be seen by all kinds of publications. Their social media promotion is excellent and their reward payment service is efficiently prompt."

Justin Keene (3rd Prize, Portrait Award)

“The work selected for the various themes and featured on the website is outstanding. Uploading images to the competition was very straightforward and took no time at all.”

Gabriele Casini (1st Prize, B&W Award)

"I am beyond grateful for this opportunity, thank you all so much for including me in your amazing platform, exhibition, book. It is extremely encouraging to say the least.”

Giulia Savorelli (2nd Prize, Color Award)

"The submit process was easy and smooth. The feedback from the judge Maciek Jasik was spot on and thoughtful. On top of that, the prize money helped me to expand further my work. Thank you!"

Alessandra D'Innella (1st Prize, Color Award)

“I have followed The Independent Photographer for a while and have always found it to be such great inspiration, it feels incredible to be on it myself. This is all very exciting!”

Tessla Stuckey (1st Prize, Open Call Award)

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