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"Black and White​" 2022 THEME WINNERS

​​​Black and White is at the core of the art, being the original format of photography and it requires us to look at line, shadow and contrast in such a different way when shooting.  

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Light and dark on the towers BY Juan ​Lopez Ruiz

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Juan​​​​ ​Lopez Ruiz​​ from Madrid​, Spain
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Amateur photographer born in Madrid, Spain.  My specialty is landscape photography but I have also  developed a special interest in architectural and wildlife photography.

Visit more of Juan​​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.jlopezruiz.com

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 Lost Paradise​​ BY Patrizia Burra

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 Our Second Place Winner was submitted by 
Patrizia Burra from Udine, Italy
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I am a painter and photographer. Painting gives a lot of energy, but it doesn't allows you to catch the moment. This is one of the main factor that lead me to the conclusion that I could not be a painter only. My goal, as photographer, is to translate my more wild, passionate and restless vision into an image.
"With photography we try to reproduce the world. But the world is much more interesting when it becomes a work of art".
I think that photography and the images we create, are the realities transformed into dreams. Our life needs imagination, emotions, an inner impulse that leads us to create. I work every day and many hours a day. This is my way of venting, a road that may be open to everything. And it is in that way that I feel free to create. Here wonderful things can happen. Here, in this fantasy world, my creatures come to life by participating in my dreams.

Visit more of Patrizia​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.patriziaburra.com​

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Big cloud by Tomáš Tisoň

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Tomáš​ ​​​ ​Tisoň​ ​ from Nýřany,  Czech Republic
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I was born in Pilsen in Czech Republic and now I live in Nyrany near Pilsen.   Photography has been my hobby since 2010 when I bought a digital compact camera.  I was so excited about the first images that photography became my no.1 hobby.  A year later, I sold the camera and bought a new digital SLR camera. Initially, I did not focus on any specific genre. I was shooting everything – macros, detail, people, nature, night sky or landscapes. I have acquired a great deal of experience, which I am using now.

I’ve always been a lover of nature and its beauties and that’s why landscape and nature rank among my favorite topics.
Thanks to photography, I see the world that surrounds me differently than before. Photography has made me think about things I ignored in the past. Photo is like a canvas for a painter; it allows me to express my ideas.

Currently, I dedicate only to fine art black and white photography. Shades of black and white adding dramatic accents to a photo, help better express my intentions and enhance the rendering of my vision. These are the photos, in which I frequently use a combination of long exposure with a minimalist composition.

Visit more of Tomáš​​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
tomastison.cz

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Resilience by Peter Zarkob

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Peter Zarkob​​​​​​​ from  Sevilla, Spain


Born in Spain, Peter Zarkob has a degree in Information Sciences from the Advertising department of University of Seville. From the beginning, Zarkob specialized in the creation of logos and corporate identity manuals, embodying the philosophy and personality of his clients in simple and geometric designs.

This journey towards minimalism enabled him to apply his experience to advertising campaigns in which he used the same technique: striking images that caught the viewer's attention in the shortest possible time, while transmitting the personality of the company and the interest in the product.

Now focused on minimalist photography, his work seeks to provoke a strong visual impact on the viewer while transmitting his thoughts and feelings.

From the figurative to the abstract, Peter Zarkob’s artwork is very personal, attracts and traps at the same time, hints at feelings, introduces us to his history, takes us to unique settings, envelops us in his atmosphere.

Visit more of Peter's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://www.instagram.com/peterzarkob/

Theme Shortlist

Below are the amazing  images that shortlisted into the top tier of this themes competition.  A  big congratulations to all the talented photographers that participated! 

Alamsyah Rauf - Little Racer
Alberto Calvet Gonzalez - The sad island
Alberto Montenegro -Palomas
Ari Jaaksi - Head On
Ales Krivec - Church in the clouds
Ales Krivec - The mountain
ALEX CAO - UNDER THE NIPA FOREST
Andrew Ashleigh Kozelka - Shrine with Air Con
Anja Vogel - Checkmate
Arcangelo Piai - Prosecco Hills 001
Ari Jaaksi - March Crossing
Brian Hunt - 1953 GMC truck
ChunYang Hou - Whoosh
Jake Mosher - Commanche
Demayne Murphy - Moving Target
Deryk Baumgärtner - Lost
Don Kline - Grand Central Station
Paul Newton - Silohs and the Weather Vain
Fausto Rosa - Torresani
Helena Vân - Stormy
Haider Khan - KATHAKALI
Judith Kuhn - la gondola nera
Harry Longstreet - Just Take Me Home
Juan Lopez - Dark Wave
Harry Wentworth - Working Girl
Helena Vân - Contemplation life
Herve Boutrouille - The kiss
Itumeleng Boikhutso - Only GOD Above Me
Itumeleng Boikhutso - Rusty Dew
Jaocb Ricker - Cotton Bud
Jesse Mechling - Badlands Storm
Juan Lopez - On Dark Lands
Jiranthanin Thianpatthanapol - The Divine Trickster
David Baltozer - Zakim Bridge
Josip Miskovic - Life Coach illuminates the people
Emmanuelle Becker - Flowers
Patrizia Burra - Lady Black hm
Eleni Fragou - Spirit of Cyclades
Juan Lopez - Under the tower
Judith Kuhn - Canal Grande
Patrizia Burra - Open Window
Khanh Bui Phu - Make living in the cold winter
Hao-Long Hsu - A remote control car visits a cool city that present richful light and shadow aesthetics
Kip Harris - Monk's Cell at Convento San Marco
Stuart Chape - Lotus series #1
Martin Kucera - Frozen bridge
Martin Kucera - Morning rest
Maurizio Pol - Fox on snow
Peter Eleveld - Ferns
Josip Miskovic - Mad masks
Mayur Sarma - The Window of Hope
Sanghamitra Sarkar - Shadow
Patricia Lewis - Canal View
Paul Gibert - Tarp
Suliman Alatiqi - Acrobatic Feeding
Paul Newton - Vancouver House
Peter Eleveld - Black Tulips
Samuele Marzi - One, None, One-hundred-thousand
Laura Cochran - Grounded
Simona Bonanno - Horse and Canadair
Peter Zarkob - Be Reborn
Rene B. Bernal - Wind of hope
Richard Brooks - St. Andrew's Church
Rick Lingo - Feet of the Boatman
Robert Scheall - Eagle Lightpost
Roberto Sinigaglia - Five Floors Isozaki Tower
Sanghamitra Sarkar - Karo girls
Minh Vuong - Last Dance
Sara Camporesi - The Old Man and The Train
Saurabh Dhanorkar - Rhino and Egret
Suliman Alatiqi - Earth
Thahnan Ferdous - Fighting for life
TONINO VICARI - BROAD
Ulrike Stohrer - Cornflower
Ursula Ferrara - The witch pot. A morning summer
Wolfgang Thames - American Pleasure

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