15 Extraordinary Winning Images Of The 2025 Black And White Photo Awards
Every year, the Black and White Photo Awards reminds us why monochrome still captivates in a world oversaturated with color. Stripped of distraction, black and white images focus our attention on form, texture, light, and emotion. They leave space for imagination, allowing shadows to whisper, highlights to glow, and stories to unfold without saying a word.
The 2025 edition of the awards drew thousands of entries from over 90 countries, bringing together photographers of every style, from street storytellers and wildlife specialists to landscape dreamers and fine art creators. Each photograph was judged not only for its technical mastery but also for its ability to move the viewer, to linger in memory long after the first glance.
With a total prize pool of over €8,000 and professional gear from brands like SanDisk, Godox, and Thypoch, the competition doesn’t just honor artistry, it invests in the future of visual storytelling. Here are some extraordinary winning images from the 2025 Black and White Photo Awards that exemplify the timeless magic of photography in shades of grey.
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#1 Absolute Winner | The kingdom of flies, João Coelho
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#2 Runner-Up | Where the shadows lie, Mark Seawell
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#3 Special Award for Creativity by SanDisk | Electric Silhouette, Adebayo Rotilu
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#4 Special Award Master of Light by Godox | No Words, Roberto Corinaldesi
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#5 Category Winner Architecture | Brilliant Design, Remuna Beca
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#6 Category Winner Street |Trapped in a Frame, Yanitsa Genova
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#7 Category Winner Portrait | Proud Artisan, Nur Tucker
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#8 Category Winner Fauna and Flora | Leopard jump mmono, Willem Kruger
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#9 Category Winner Landscape | The Wedded Rocks, Robert Bolton
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#10 Second Winner Architecture | Cubist Cityscape, Martin Wacker
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#11 Second Winner Street | Once in a lifetime, Susana Sánchez González
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#12 Second Winner portrait | Forever, Neil Buchan Grant
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#13 Second Winner Fauna and Flora | Iconic Elephant at Iconic Mountain, Rajarshi Banerji
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#14 Second Winner Landscape | Silent steps, Elias Ejderhamn
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#15 Golden Mention Portrait | Perrin, Michael Potts
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