2022 BLACK & WHITE PHOTO AWARD
“THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF A CAMERA IS THE TWELVE INCHES BEHIND IT!”
Ansel Adams
THE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO AWARDS 2022 ARE HERE
We have the honor to invite you to participate in this amazing experience. The Black and White Photo Awards were born to be a new meeting point between photographers from all over the world. A new photography contest in which you can show your skills.
This Black and White Photo Awards 2022 edition will open the path to bring bigger prizes. And we will achieve it by joining up some of the best photographers in worldwide. All of them, professionals and amateurs, sharing his love for this art. Our goal is to find incredible black & white photographs along the way. Grow up with you for, in the future, deliver even better opportunities.
From now to the deadline, all of you are call for Entries. All are invited to participate. Submit now your amazing photos to our international photo contest.
CATEGORIES
Black and White Photo Awards is a contest created to recognize and reward talent in this field. We have 5 categories. That is, 5 different themes in which you can show your creativity as a photographer:
5 Thematic categories to show your creativity as a photographer
ARCHITECTURE
The art of planning and building
Image by Charles Paul Azzopardi
STREET
Capturing the human essence in public places
Image by Joel Tjintjelaar
PORTRAIT
Photographing personalities
Image by Julia Anna Gospodarou
FAUNA AND FLORA
A great community of organisms
Image by Joel Tjintjelaar
LANDSCAPES
Natural areas admirable for their artistic aspect
Image by Charles Paul Azzopardi
As the intention of our contest is to highlight some of the best black and white photographs and to support the great photographers behind them, we didn’t want to skimp on giving you opportunities. That is why all interested photographers will be able to participate in each and every one of the categories of our black and white photography contest. 5 categories with which we hope to represent a great spectrum of the incredible world of photography and its multiple points of view. From all genres of photography we have chosen architecture, street photography, portrait, wildlife and landscape, different categories in which you can stand out your photographic skills.
PRIZES
The absolute winner of our international B&W photography award will receive €1000. But this is not the only prize. As the intention of this black and white photography awards is to reward the talent, you can win one of our 23 prizes for our winning photos. These awards not only mean international recognition of their images for the winning photographer. They also include a special award for creativity or a prize for the best photography in each category. In addition, you can win one of the 15 honorable mentions.
Absolute cash prize
1.000€
Special award for creativity
200 €
For the best photograph in each category
5 X 100 €
Prize awarded by Haida valued at € 300
KIT 3 FILTERS ND HAIDA
THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHS PRESENTED IN EACH CATEGORY GO TO THE FINAL.
OUR JURY
To judge your images we have teamed up with some of the best professionals in black and white photography. Discovering talent is a really hard work in any discipline, that’s why we only trust the best photographers. Truly artists, awarded for their talent and experience with the most prestigious awards in the world of photography.
For this edition of our photography contest, we have had some really great specialist. We believe that this is the way, to support a work well done and those who are behind it. This is the path that will lead us to be one of the best international black and white photography contests.
JOEL TJINTJELAAR
B&W fine-art photographer | educator designs novel B&W photography software
JULIA ANNA GOSPODAROU
IPA International Photography Awards Professional Architecture Photographer of the Year
CHARLES PAUL AZZOPARDI
President of the Malta Institute of Professional Photography.
THE ASSISTANT JURY
Black and White Photo Awards 2022 will also have an assistant jury. This jury will, of course, formed by professional photographers from the Haida and NCJ Media Solutions brands. All of they will work together, with a single purpose: looking the best choices. They’ll make this B&W photography contest a reference in the industry and choose the winning entries. Because raising your talent and rewarding the best images all we can be better. That’s the real challenge, go one step further, find new points of view and share it with the world.
Are you a monochrome photographer? This is your opportunity. Join us in this incredible adventure and be our winning photographer. Get one of our prizes!
FAQ
HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST?
We are an online photo contest, so participating in the Black and White Photo Awards is so simple. You just have to click on the Participate section of our menu or on one of the many buttons that you will find on the page. Want it even easier? Click here.
Once you are in our participation area, you only have to register. You can upload all the images you want to the different categories that we have prepared for you.
To confirm the entry of your photographs to the contest, do not forget to click on “Complete participation”.
Of course, before all this, do not forget to read the photography contest rules.
HOW MANY PICTURES CAN I SUBMIT?
The cost of to take part in our international photography contest includes up to five photos for the category of your choice. But, of course, if you want to participate in more than one category, you can do so. The more images you send and the more categories you compete in, the more chances you will have of winning one of our prizes.
WHAT IS A PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST?
A photo contest is a competition between photographers. A duel, so to speak, in which different images face each other with the intention of winning the competition. And, of course, the prize that this usually entails. These contests can be organized in different ways. Thus, for example, they can be restricted to professionals, be only for amateur photographers… or as in our case, allow everyone who wants to enter. There are contests in which the vote is carried out by a jury, and others are open to the public voting for their favorite images. These contests can also be local, national or international photography awards.
WHAT IS BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY?
Black and white photography is one that is made up of the two named tones and the full range of grays that lies between them. It is the most popular category within monochrome photography and the origin of photography as such.
Today, the main use of this technique is in the art world. Millions of fans use it for aesthetic purposes, but also to increase the sensations of the capture. They use this technic managing to give extra value to their work. It is, of course, the only type of image that we accept at the Black and White Photo Awards.
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