Series Winner – 1st Place: “Buzkashi” by Todd Antony
Black and white photography carries a raw, emotional power that color simply can’t replicate, and the 2025 LensCulture Awards prove it once again.
This year’s winning images go beyond aesthetics, telling profound human stories through shadows, light, and grit. The collection stands out for its diversity, ranging from gripping documentary work to intimate portraits and bold conceptual experiments. Artists blend traditional darkroom techniques with innovative digital and handmade processes, all channeling the timeless intensity of monochrome. With global voices converging and winners set to exhibit in New York in 2026, these photographs remind us why black and white remains one of the most electrifying storytelling mediums.
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Series Winner – 2nd Place: “You Can’t Enter the Same River Twice” by Francisco Gonzalez Camacho
Series Winner – 3rd Place: “Dancing Your Dream Awake” by Anita Andrzejewska
Single Winner – 1st Place: “Patience” by Kartikeya Manan
Single Winner – 2nd Place: “Silent Dialogue” by Nina Hauben
Single Winner – 3rd Place: “Weston Skater (Emma in the Doorway)” by Kennon Guerry
“Sheep Drive in Tusheti” by Maurice Wolf
“Grace” by Scott Offen
“L’Ame des Objets” by Karine Joly
“Blue Collar Workers of Bangladesh” by MD Tanveer Rohan
“Steel Framed Stories” by Jozef Macak
“Untitled” by Juul Kraijer
“As We Rest in the Shadows” by Andriana Nativio
“Where Do We” by Argus Paul Estabrook
“Perfect Strangers” by David Callinan
“Dancing in Jelgava” by Dzintra Zvagina
“Dive In” by Jacqueline Franquez
“Angels” by JA Young
“The Water is Wide” by Wang Chuen Wong
“The Paradox of Forgetting” by Jonathan Lei
“9 Trees” by Jacqui Browning
“Eid Morning Day” by MAHO Majid Hojati
“Juan and María’s Wedding, Guatemala” by Jonathan Moller
“Emma” by Paul Adams
“Alignment” by Pınar Ergül
“Held Fern” by Taylor Sengstack
“Resonance” by Steven Benson