{"id":107518,"date":"2025-10-28T00:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T00:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/107518\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T00:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T00:42:24","slug":"what-happens-when-you-remove-color-marvel-at-the-magic-of-monochrome-photography-with-these-world-class-black-white-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/107518\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when you remove color? Marvel at the magic of monochrome photography with these world-class black & white winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black and white photography has long been celebrated for its ability to cut through distraction \u2013 revealing raw emotion, striking composition, and the very essence of visual storytelling. Now, the Exposure One Awards 2025 has unveiled its latest winners, highlighting just how powerful this monochrome medium continues to be.<\/p>\n

This year’s edition was the most internationally diverse to date, with photographers from 64 countries submitting work. Spanning both professional and non-professional categories, the winners were selected across more than 10 genre-based categories \u2013 from architectural abstractions to candid street scenes and engaged photojournalism.<\/p>\n

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The Exposure One Awards 2025 were judged by a respected panel of experts from institutions including the Leica<\/a> Gallery, Aperture, SFMoMA, Photo Basel, and more. Their collective eye honed in on images that push creative boundaries while staying rooted in storytelling excellence. If you want to discover more winners, visit the Exposure One Awards website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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International Photographer of the Year <\/p>\n

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Lux: Light descends in perfect symmetry, converging on a silent cross (Image credit: Arturo Go\u0301mez Sierra \/ Exposure One Awards)<\/p>\n

Lux by Arturo G\u00f3mez Sierra<\/a>
Overall Contest Winner: International Photographer of the Year
Category: Architecture \u2013 Professional \u2013 Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n

This striking series demonstrates just how effectively monochrome contrast can direct the viewer’s eye. With high contrast and carefully controlled exposure \u2013 arguably the hardest part of working in black and white \u2013 this piece manages to be both bold and balanced.<\/p>\n

Discover of the year <\/p>\n

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Timeless Lines explores the abstract beauty and quiet strength of the human form (Image credit: Dulcie May \/ Exposure One Awards)<\/p>\n

Timeless Lines by Dulcie May <\/a>
Overall Contest Winner: International Discovery of the Year
Category: Minimalism \u2013 Non-professional \u2013 Silver<\/p>\n

Through minimalism in both tone and form, the work shows how restraint in composition can lead to a more powerful visual experience. Captured in stark monochrome, the light and shadow transform the contours of the body into a landscape. Vulnerable and powerful, the image in all its simplicity and complexity, holds a kind of eternal presence.<\/p>\n

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Photographer of the Year: Wildlife<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Stafford Robinson \/ Exposure One Awards)<\/p>\n

the philosopher by Stafford Robinson<\/a>
Category: Wildlife \u2013 Professional \u2013 Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n

“It is such an honour to win Photographer of the Year in an exclusive group of professional photographers from 64 countries.”<\/p>\n

Photographer of the Year: Aerial<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Paulo Dos Santos Sousa \/ Exposure One Awards)<\/p>\n

Bulevardi by Paulo Dos Santos Sousa<\/a>
Category: Aerial \u2013 Professional \u2013 Photographer of the Year <\/p>\n

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From above, the wide, structured Bulevardi i Ri, in Tirana, slices through the city like a sharp line of progress, contrasting vividly with the narrow, winding roads of the older neighborhoods it intersects.<\/p>\n

Discovery of the Year: Wildlife<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Alessandro Marena \/ Exposure One Awards)<\/p>\n

The Rhino and the Flock of Birds by Alessandro Marena<\/a>
Category: Wildlife \u2013 Non-Professional \u2013 Discovery of the Year<\/p>\n

“Africa’s diverse landscapes and fascinating creatures have become a central focus of my work, capturing the timeless beauty of the natural world through the lens of black and white photography. “<\/p>\n

Discovery of the Year: Architecture <\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Haochen He \/ Exposure One Awards)<\/p>\n

Framed Time by Haochen He<\/a>
Category: Architecture \u2013 Non-Professional \u2013 Discovery of the Year<\/p>\n

Old eaves cradle a rising tower in Chongqing \u2013 past and present aligned in silent symmetry.<\/p>\n

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Looking for competitions to enter? Here are 10 global photo contests now open for entries from October to February. <\/a>Also, discover how to think in black and white<\/a> and how to avoid the No. 1 mistake in black and white photography.<\/a><\/p>\n