The Incredible Winning Images of a Black and White Photo Competition

Dec 27, 2023

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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, an everyday journey made by a shepherd in Turkey captured by Serkan Dogus took home the top prize in the non-professional category.

The sensual lines of a classic Mercedes featured in the series “CarScapes.” Winner of the professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Bill Pack

A shepherd in Southeast Turkey makes an “everyday journey” made more fun by shepherd children. Winner of the non-professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Serkan Dogus

Cadini di Misurina. Winner of the landscape non-professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Thomas de Franzoni

Young people in Angola working on a ship graveyard. Runner-up in the non-professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | João Coelho

Part of a series about county fairs in Washington State. Winner of the street non-professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Ryder Collins

Part of a project photographed in Havana, Cuba. Winner of the Fashion & Beauty category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | David Allan Brandt

An open air rodeo in eastern Kansas. Winner of the Domestic Animals category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | David Zlotky

Part of a series inspired by Haruki Murakami’s novel ‘1Q84. Winner of the film/analog non-professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Shinya Ichikawa

“The last gigant of hell.” Runner up in the professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Antonio Flores

A commuter in India. Winner of the travel category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Sascha van der Werf

“For this series, I leaned into my minimalist sensibilities by focusing on the small details of the human form and juxtaposed them against a more broad context to suggest that the subject isn’t whole. I believe the details have enough impact to make the images complete.” Winner of the Conceptual category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Kris Desautels

.Winner of the Minimalism category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Drew Hopper

“Eternal march.” Third place in the non-professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Rick Lingo

Chironomus plumosus mosquito is a mosquito that does not bite, its mouthparts are very reduced and, in addition, it does not feed either. This family is widely distributed in the world. The name “plumosus” is referred to by the pair of feathery antennae that stand out in the male. Third place in the professional category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz

The Mundari cattle camps along the White Nile in South Sudan.Winner of the Travel category in the reFocus Awards Black & White Photo Contest. | Trevor Cole

The awards are in their second year and categories include abstract, aerial, film/analog, and people. The professional contest winner takes home $2,500 in cash prize and the non-professional wins $1,500.

More can be found on the reFocus website.

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