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Black and White Photo Awards 2026
COMPETITION

Black and White Photo Awards 2026

NCJ Media Solutions

June 15, 2026Global (European-based)

This competition serves as a bastion of rigid formalist tradition by mandating the stripping away of color, forcing jurors and audiences to evaluate images purely on foundational elements of composition, light, contrast, and geometry. It is a premier contest dedicated to monochrome art, featuring diverse categories. Interestingly, the inclusion of cutting-edge software access alongside cash pri...

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AI software access (Retouch4me suite), book publication, and honorable mentions.

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Open to professional and amateur photographers. Submissions must be monochrome images only, adhering to rigid formalist tradition.

Dates & details

Deadline
Submission deadline
Costs to the artist
€15+
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€1,500 (Absolute Winner); €200 (Category winners)
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€15 per category

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