2026 Black & White Single Image
Contest Entry Info
Submissions accepted thru June 30, 2025
SPOTLIGHT AWARDS: A best photograph will be chosen from each category and will be featured in a regular issue of Black & White with a short bio of the photographer and background information on the shot.
CONTEST AWARDS: More than 210 winning images will be chosen in 16 different categories and each will have a full-page display in the Black & White Single Image Contest 2026. This is your chance to have your images seen by more than 35,000 viewers worldwide.
JUDGING: Each judge will act independently and winners will be chosen from merged lists of all judges.
MORE WINNERS: A panel of lay judges will select their favorite photograph in each category for a special “People’s Choice” award in the Black & White Single Image Contest 2026.
EASY WEBSITE ENTRY USING YOUR CREDIT CARD: Go to bandwmag.com, choose which
contest you would like to enter, and follow the prompts.


1 – Animals
2 – Landscape/Nature
3 – Digital/Analog Manipulation
4 – Nude/Body
5 – Still Life/Objects
6 – Architecture/Interiors
7 – Photojournalism/Documentary
8 – Music/Sports/Dance
9 – Seascape/Water
10 – Flowers/Plants/Fruits
11 – Portraiture
12 – Children
13 – People/Places
14 – Cityscape/Street
15 – Mindscape/Surrealism
16 – Pattern/Texture/Abstract
CONTEST GUIDELINES:
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ELIGIBILITY: All photographers are eligible except employees and contract workers of Ross Periodicals.
- IMAGE CAPTURE: Images may be captured using film or digital.
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PREPARING YOUR IMAGES:
- Save images at 300 ppi/dpi 8 bits, in grayscale, as jpeg files only.
- WIDTH must be 7 inches – Width is measured from left to right and will total 2,100 pixels. Enter 7”in WIDTH option when resizing, and allow LENGTH to proportion itself naturally (pixel count will adjust accordingly.)
- Use MEDIUM for Quality option. The image file size will be approximately 1MB.
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SUBMITTING IMAGES WITH OUR EASY ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM: Your entire entry can be completed online with entry fee paid by credit card. See ENTER button at the bottom of this page. You will be walked through the entry process in three easy
steps. - ENTRY FEES: Fee for the first image is US$30. Additional images are US$15 each. There is no limit to the number of images you may enter. Payment may be made by credit card. Entry fees are non-refundable.
- COPYRIGHTS AND THE WEBSITE GALLERY: By entering this contest you give your permission for Black & White to print your images in our magazine or on our website for one-time use. Images entered in this contest will be posted on our website gallery with a link to your website. Your entry also gives us permission to notify you by email.
- NOTIFICATION: The selection process will take several months to complete. All entrants will be notified by email.