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"Black and White" 2023 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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Pole BY Tomas Paule

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Tomas Paule​​​​​​​​​​ from Podluzany, Slovakia​​
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​​Visit more of Tomas's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://tomaspaule.sk

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 Cheetah With Cubs By Johan Willems

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 Our Second Place Winner was submitted by 
Johan​ Willems​​​​​​ from Limburg, Belgium

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 I am Johan Willems born in Belgium in the town of Hasselt and have been interested in Photography since my early youth. I tried to educate myself further and got in touch with professional photographers who shared many good tips and tricks with me.

I switched to digital photography in 2003 and Combining travel and photography became my passion. Through these travels, I discovered my specialties: portrait photography and wildlife photography.
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​Visit more of Johan's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.jwtravelpictures.be

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Unreachable Places By Claudia Toggweiler

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 Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Claudia​ ​ Toggweiler​​​​​ from Zurich, Switzerland
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Claudia Toggweiler lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland.  As a former dancer she feels a strong connection to the world of dance and is capturing this ephemeral art in the form of photography.  Her background gives her the knowledge to capture the dancers movement and beauty of the lines at the perfect instant.

Winner of international photography prizes she has collaborated with some of the greatest dancers of our time from most prestigious ballet companies in the world.

​Visit more of 
Claudia ​'s​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
www.enscene.ch

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At the end of the corridor By Hervé Boutrouille

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Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by 
Hervé Boutrouille​​​ ​from Saint-Grégoire, France

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I am an amateur photographer, I love nature but I find more inspiration in the city.  My goal is to bear witness to special moments, with different points of view, or to tell the story of the lives of people in an environment as graphic and minimalist as possible.

Visit more of Hervé's​​​ amazing  ​work online at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126907890@N02/

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! 

Eddy Verloes - Losing Our Minds
Alberto Montenegro - Chasing light and shadows
Robert Scott - Stretching Dancer
Marcel van Balken - Concrete
Josip Miskovic - Girl and black butterfly
Nitashia Johnson - Head In The Clouds
Juan Lopez - Skywalk
Ales Krivec - Beneath the mountain
Artem Shestakov - Surprised
Ales Krivec - Morning layers
Judith Kuhn - Blowin' in the wind
Juan Lopez - Dark Tower
Anne Dignam - Round and Round
Muhammad Almasri - Flying
Anne Dignam - Spiraling Downward
Artem Shestakov - Moonwalk
ALEX SILVER - BRONX TALES
Juan Lopez - Coast Storm
Deryk Baumgaertner - Lofoten Storm
Hervé Boutrouille - Horizons
Carlo Rondinone - PAESAGGIO SOSPESO SULLA NEVE
Christian Fassin - Nude back
ChunYang Hou - Dancer
Juan Lopez - Glaciar Rivers
Arcangelo Piai - After the rain
Doug Testa - Abandoned Station
Ales Krivec - Dolomites Sunrise
Peter Zarkob - Day at the beach
ALEX SILVER - Silk Whisper
Drazen Kovacic - Enchanted
Dae Myeong Choi - Under the Bridge
Arcangelo Piai- tree portraits 4
Gino Ricardo - The vessel II
Debra Behr - Butterfly attracted to flower
Nicole Urbscheit - City of Arts
Domenico Orsini - Enchanted Path
Don Kline - Lamp
Andreia Costa - The Mountains
Doug Testa - Head Light
Fabio Galvez - Dark Desert
Judith Kuhn - under a magic sky
Seyed Ahmad Beheshti - Moonrise
Durul Dalkanat - Black sand beach
Eddy Verloes - Along the canal
Genna Card - Union Jack #2
Gino Ricardo - The vessel
Greg Bolger - Long Exposure At Middle Cove Beach
Alamsyah Rauf - Flour War
Greg Hawthorne - Woman sitting in Washington Square
Jan Erik Waider - Ice on Black
Patrizia Burra - First Love
Ian Kemp - Blues Man
Martin Kucera - Auditorium
An Van Gijsegem - Cuba kids
Ian Kemp - Forest creek, Beech Forest
Jan Erik Waider - Antarctica
William McKenna- Vulture
Jerry Chinn - Opening of the Lock
Jesse Mechling - Rano Raraku
Juanma Domínguez - Penitente
William McKenna - Icelandic Horses
Judith Kuhn - Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Martin Kucera - Balerinas
Marcel Van Balken - Stagefright
Judith Kuhn - under a magic sky
Julie Garner - Shadow Palm
Martin Kucera - Dettifoss
Karen Numme - Academy Museum Escalator
Harry Longstreet - Beggar's Break
Genna Card - Union Jack
Jackie Hopfinger - The Square
RAFAEL GARCIA LUNA - NEIMEYER
Kylo-Patrick Hart - Anguished
Lilia Maloratskiy - Tulips Gentian
Lin Tien Ci - TMC
Madison Sosnowski - Alone
Patricia Lewis - Panda Mode
Martin Smith - Checkmate
Max Dobens - Caught Hiding
Robert Nowak - Washed Ashore
Richard Brooks - Burying its Head in the Hedge
Md Shahedul Islam Sadik - A perilous journey to seek God's blessings
MEI JUNG HU- Fo Guang Shan
Mitchell Anolik - Big Sur Pyramids
Mitchell Anolik - The Shoreline
Nichika Yoshida - Fishermans
Oleg Kem - Nymphenburg curiosities
Oleg Kem - Tea break
Caleb Levy - Rampup
Dale M Reid - Oyster Mushroom 55
Rain Bunder - Winter Landscape
Boutrahi Hanine - Thunderstorm
Karen Safer - Coffee Shop
Rick Davis - Dix River Palisades
Karen Horner - Resilient Whispers
Rick Lingo - Eternal March
Robert Scott - Preacher from the Federal Bldg Series
Robert Scott - Sidewalk Racers in West Detroit
Sam Messmer - Waterfall Exposure
Sky McCoy- Hey Daisy
Stasha O'Callaghan - BLM
Thibaut Lampe - Glacier
Thibaut Lampe - Ober Gabelhorn
Tina Helart - Bridge over troubled Water
Tina Helart - The Road to Somewhere

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