1st Place: The Right To Know by Roberta Vagliani
The 2024 reFocus Black and White Photography Awards showcased an awe-inspiring collection of photos that highlight the emotional depth and storytelling power of monochrome imagery, from striking portraits to dramatic landscapes.
These winning entries, with their masterful use of light, shadow, and composition, celebrate global photographers’ creativity in transforming everyday moments into timeless visual experiences.
2nd Place: Mirror by Szymon Brodziak
3rd Place: Half Brothers by Kyriakos Kaziras
Abstract, Silver: Curves by Renee Giffroy
Abstract, Bronze: Our house by Dominique Pierre-Nina
Aerial, Gold: Crosswalk by Yongseok Chun
Aerial, Silver: Surfing In The Heaven by Anil T Prabhakar
Aerial, Bronze: Companionship by Eva Berler
Architecture, Gold: The Moment Before by Daryl Getman
Architecture, Bronze: Sky Habitat by Ekaterina Busygina
Conceptual, Silver: Flower by Szymon Brodziak
Domestic Animals, Gold: The Waltz of Irons by Marie Soliman
Domestic Animals, Silver: Distant Echoes by Bellot Audrey
Domestic Animals, Bronze: Cage-Free by Hao Pao
Domestic Animals, Bronze: Dream of horse riding by Ramin Barzegar
Fashion & Beauty, Gold: Emersion by Szymon Brodziak
Fashion & Beauty, Silver: Loop by Szymon Brodziak
Film/Analog, Gold: Morning Light by David Zlotky
Film/Analog, Gold: No land for old man by Heikki Leis
Film/Analog, Bronze: Longing of a Ghost by Francis Willey
Fine Art, Bronze: Killing time by Katiche van der Knoop
Landscapes, Gold: Wave Washing on Iceberg, Antarctica by Jeff Schewe
Landscapes, Silver: Divine Homestead by Michael Paul
Landscapes, Bronze: Detached by Mario Tarantino
Landscapes, People’s Vote Award: Ying Yang Sea by Antoine Sorel
Minimalism, Silver: Flying Poems by Fenqiang Liu
Nature, Gold: Romance in the Cottonwoods by Michael Paul
Nature, Silver: The Fever by Kaushiik Subramaniam
Nature, Bronze: Against a Quiet Current by Michael Paul
People, Gold: Urban Maloya by Jean-Marc Grenier
People, Silver: Navajo Elder by Bev Pettit
People, Bronze: Look Alike by Martina Holmberg
Photojournalism, Bronze: The Kara – Pastoralists of the Omo by Trevor Cole
Still Life, Gold: Magnolia Leaves by David B Moore
Street, Gold: Take Five Everyone! by Pat Corlin
Street, People’s Vote Award: A Road Less Traveled by Kenn Costanzo
Travel, Bronze: Melting Back to Earth by Michael Paul
Travel, Bronze: Untitled, 2022 by Lydia Roberts
Wildlife, Silver: Arctic reflections by Kyriakos Kaziras
Wildlife, People’s Vote Award: To the Sun by Cindy Cone