Black & White Award November 2018


  • Winning Photographer Avarino Caracò

    Winning Photographer Avarino Caracò

    Title: "Youth"
    Portrait of Loveth, a young Nigerian migrant living in Sicily. © Avarino Caracò
  • Second Prize Gil Bartz

    Second Prize Gil Bartz

    Title: "At the Black Sea" - Yalta, Ukraine © Gil Bartz
  • Third Prize Caff Adeus

    Third Prize Caff Adeus

    Title: "There's A Universe Inside Of You" © Caff Adeus
  • Finalist Christy Flaherty

    Finalist Christy Flaherty

    Title: "Nina"
    Nina floating in dried lavender, rose, and calendula. © Christy Flaherty
  • Black & white photography by Luciano Cagliardi, water, feet

    Finalist Luciano Cagliardi

    Finalist Luciano Cagliardi

    Title: "Stepping strong"
    A man gets in a pool.
City Bell, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018 © Luciano Cagliardi
  • Finalist Rajat Swami

    Finalist Rajat Swami

    Title: Shutterbug
    A man taking pictures of Pigeons at the famous Jama Mosque, Delhi, India. © Rajat Swami
  • Finalist Klaus Lenzen

    Finalist Klaus Lenzen

    From series "Pole vault
"
    Pole vault is a minimalist visual study focused on polt vaulting athletes © Klaus Lenzen
  • Finalist Johanna Berghorn

    Finalist Johanna Berghorn

    Title: "53 years on earth" © Johanna Berghorn
  • Finalist Florian Gruet

    Finalist Florian Gruet

    Title: "Dark"
    © Florian Gruet
  • Finalist Alex Franco

    Finalist Alex Franco

    Title: "Lukas" © Alex Franco

Finalists

Jury's Feedback

  • © Bastiaan Woudt

    Judge: Baastian Woudt

    The photographic journey of Dutch artist Baastian Woudt started at an early age. With no experience or formal training, Woudt developed his craft and signature style while devouring photobooks and visiting museums and fairs and his passion rapidly evolved towards a new emphasis on abstract form and sharper resolution for detail.

    Woudt is now known for his strong landscapes and black and white portraits, his eye catching works being mostly centred around the female body. Through a sophisticated use of both camera and post-production techniques, Woudt gives his own graphic and wholly contemporary twist to the classical.

    Woudt is represented by the Kahmann Gallery in Amsterdam and Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta. He has published several books and his work has been widely exhibited and featured in renowned magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, The British Journal of Photography, GUP and Vogue.

Alex Stoll
© Alex Stoll

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color aerial landscape photo of lake and forest in autumn by Rakesh Baro
© Rakesh Baro
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