Photography Contests
2026 Looking Back – Looking Forward
Submissions accepted thru October 31, 2025
Following on the great popularity of our broad-based Single Image and Portfolio contests, we created this reader-inspired competition comprised of four tightly focused sub-contests that blend old and new processes—both analog and digital—and imagery that spans the past, the present and the future.
Vintage Images
Pinhole/Plastic Camera Imagery
Digital Manipulation
Alternative Printing Processes
The specific focus of each contest narrows the competitive field and thereby increases the chance that your image will be chosen. The winners are not featured in a standalone Special Issue. They instead receive prominent representation in one of the four regular issues of Black & White in 16-page contest sections. The added pages not only provide a showcase for your award-winning images, but also represent an added bonus for our readers.