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"Judged by the most respected names in photography"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnum Photos.......VII.......LIFE Magazine.......The Tate Gallery.......Man Ray Trust.......Communication Arts.......PDN.......Bonni Benrubi.......Hamilton's.......Leica Photo Gallery.......Photo Life.......Capture Magazine.......ILFORD.......Sandra Byron Gallery.......British Journal of Photography.......ACMP.......NZIPP.......LensWork.......Fifty One Fine Art.......Baudoin Lebon.......BIPP.......TORCH.......FOTO8 Magazine.......EVE Photographers.......SoHoSoleil Studio Loft Locations.......Amateur Photographer Magazine.......Galerķa Juana de Aizpuru.......Meter Gallery.......J.J. Heckenhauer.......HackelBury Fine Art.......Glasgow School of Art.......Piscatello Design Center.......EXIT Magazine.......Digital Photography User Magazine.......The Perfect Exposure.......Apogee Photo Magazine.......Future Image.......Van Kranendonk Gallery.......TAMRON.......Galerie Pernkopf.......Artrepco.......Black & White Photography Magazine.......Lodima Press.......Sight Magazine.......Double Exposure.......Super FOTO Pratica.......

 

 

 

 

 

Black and White Spider Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best  professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in black and white photography.

 

PRESTIGE

Celebrating its 4th year, the Awards are juried by the world's most prestigious curators, auctioneers, editors, and dealers of black and white photography, including captains of the industry from Magnum Photos, Leica Gallery, Bonni Benrubi, PDN, Man Ray Trust, LIFE Magazine, Communication Arts, Fratelli Alinari, Tate Gallery and Hamiltons of London.   

   > The Jury

 

"From the photos and names I've seen among the nominees, this has quickly become the premier competition among professional photographers."

Henry Georgi - Canada, Honor of Distinction in Sports

 

AWARDS

Nominees vie for 101 coveted title awards representing the best work of the year. Entries are judged in 25 categories. Receiving a Black and White Spider Award is an endorsement of distinction from the most trusted names in the business.

   > View Winners & Nominees List

 

 

JURY NEWS...

We welcome the following esteemed guests to the panel:

 

We are delighted to announce David Heffel, President of Heffel Fine Art Auction House, Canada's national auction house has joined the awards judging panel and will select winning works as a member of our international Jury.

 

We also welcome back to the panel the VII Photo Agency who have assigned Aleksandra Flora - Assignments Representative to the Jury.

 

 Dr Juliet Hacking -  Sotheby's
 Institute of Art, London

 

 

 Carolyn Bare - Bellagio Gallery of
 Fine Art, Las Vegas

 

 

 Martha Tepper Takayama - Tepper
 Takayama Fine Arts, Boston 

 

 

 

BOOK

Three years in the making and 13,000 images screened,

"The World's Greatest Black & White Photography, No.1" is the essential collection of winning images from Black and White Spider Awards. A 'best of' chronicle from the previous three Award shows. This book is guaranteed to Inspire!

> Order Now!

 

 

EXPOSURE

60 major works by Spider Fellows were exhibited at the inaugural "Masters of Photography International Exhibition" in Curitiba, Brazil. Photographers donated over $31,000 of Award Winning work to benefit APADEH children's day school.                                      > Exhibition

 

LIVE GALA NIGHT

The climax of this year's competition can be seen live, in an exclusive online Nomination and Winners Presentation webcast June 15, 2008. Last year's event reached an audience of over 10,000 online viewers live on the night from over fifty countries.                                    > View Program

 

 

 

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the world's
premier black and white photographic showcase.

 

 

 

"The world's reigning champions of monochrome."

                               Digital Photography User Magazine

 

 

Photographer of the Year
1st Place
, Professional

Abstract 009

MICHELE CLEMENT - USA

Photographer of the Year
2nd Place
, Professional

Boxers

ADAM HINTON - UK

Photographer of the Year
3rd Place, Professional

No. 12

WERNER BRANZ - AUSTRIA

 

 

 

Photographer of the Year

1st Place, Amateur

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JULIO HARDY - SPAIN

Photographer of the Year
2nd Place
Amateur

Old Car Interior

COLE THOMPSON - USA

Photographer of the Year
3rd Place
Amateur

Dying Heritage

SJ CARTER - USA

 

 

 

 

 

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