Photography Contests

Although we have photo contests for the broad categories of single images and portfolios, readers have suggested contests limited to the method of exposure or the time period when a photo was captured. We have come up with a blend of old and new which offer an opportunity to a variety of photographic interests.

Vintage Images
Alternative Darkroom Processes
Alternative Digital Processes
Pinhole/Plastic Camera Imagery

The narrow focus of each contest means fewer entries and increases the chance your image will be selected. While the winners won’t be featured in a Special Issue, they will get prominent representation in regular issues of Black & White. Adding more pages to each issue will allow us to dedicate 16-24 pages to display winning photos. Each of the four contests will have a dedicated section in one of the four regular issues of Black & White. The added pages of award-winning photography will be an added bonus for our readers.

24 Spotlight winners will be featured photographers in issues of
Black & White in 2024 and 2025
20 Excellence winners will have their work featured in four-page
spreads in the August 2024 Portfolio Contest Special Issue.
80 Merit winners will have their work featured in two-page spreads in the August 2024 Portfolio Contest Special Issue