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Black and White Photography 2026 by The Artist Gallery Awards

Black and white photography is a timeless art form that transforms light, shadow, texture, and contrast into powerful visual stories. By removing color, photographers can focus on emotion, composition, and the essential elements that give an image its impact.

Our Black and White Photography Contest invites photographers from around the world to showcase their finest monochrome work. Whether capturing portraits, landscapes, street scenes, architecture, or abstract subjects, this competition celebrates creativity, technical excellence, and the enduring beauty of black and white photography. Join us and share your vision through the timeless language of monochrome.

Fees:

Paid

Prizes:

1st place gets 15% of the money collected from the contest registration fees.

2nd place gets 10% of the money collected from the contest registration fees.

3rd place gets 5% of the money collected from the contest registration fees.

We will publish a blog about the photography career and aspirations of the best 3 photographers.

Up to 25 photographs will be shared in our social media channels and our photo gallery.

The best photographs will be also published in our printed magazine that will be sold globally.

Digital certificate for the best photographers.

Prizes from our different partners.

Eligibility:

Amateurs and professional photographers from any country

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

The photographer will retain copyright of the photo and will be credited every time the gallery uses the photo.

Theme:

Aerial Abstract Architecture Black and White Cityscapes Culture Fine Art Landscape Portrait Wildlife Urban Street