The Exposure One Awards have announced the winners of the 2024 One Shot Photo Contest, and they are an incredible showcase of the emotional power of black and white photography. “The images that rose to the top enrich our experience of the world by helping us see through others’ eyes or by sharing something new … Read more
Black & White Minimalism Magazine has announced the winners of its 2024 Black and White Minimalist Photography Prize, with the top photographer earning themselves a nice $1,000 award. Despite the narrowly focused theme of black-and-white minimalist photography, the contest still received 1,300 submissions, which the organizers say demonstrate “the enduring appeal of minimalism in black-and-white … Read more
Late photographer Elliott Erwitt was perhaps best known for his humorous images of dogs taken on the streets of New York City but his body of work is an important documentation of the Big Apple. Starting his picture-taking career in the late 1940s, Erwitt began capturing his adopted city. His black-and-white photos freezing a bygone … Read more
The reFocus Awards have announced the winners of its 2023 Black and White Photo Contest with striking images entered from 77 countries. The monochrome competition is split into professional and non-professional categories. The overall professional winner was Bill Pack for his “CarScapes” series turning classic vehicles into sensual objects with clever lighting and composition. Meanwhile, … Read more
Original digital file or photo of a print? This image is both. The left half is the print and the right half is the original digital file. A few months ago, the esteemed German photo printing company WhiteWall introduced new black-and-white specific products into its expansive catalog. I recently tried some of the products with … Read more
The Pentax K-3 III Monochrome is among the most affordable cameras designed exclusively for black-and-white photography and a very good APS-C DSLR. Up to this point, dedicated monochromatic cameras have been full-frame affairs, with Leica largely stealing the show. With cameras like the Q2 Monochrom and M11 Monochrom, Leica has given photographers a unique experience … Read more
Photographer Larry Fink, best known for his black-and-white photographs documenting American society, passed away at his home in Pennsylvania over the weekend at age 82. Fink was celebrated for his distinct photographic style, which showed his subjects somewhat isolated from their surroundings thanks to his use of a handheld off-camera flash, and his authentic depictions … Read more