Celebrating its 5th year, 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
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 Sotheby's, VII, Tate Gallery, PDN, Bonni Benrubi,
Fratelli Alinari, Heffel Fine Arts, Communications Arts
and more. View the complete
Jury list.
"From the photos and names I've seen among the nominees, this has quickly become the premier competition among professional photographers." Henry
Georgi - Canada
AWARDS
Nominees vie for 132 coveted
title awards representing the best work of the year. Receiving a Black and White Spider Award is an endorsement of distinction
from the most trusted names in the business.
THE ARMORY SHOW Joins Panel
We are delighted to welcome
Deborah Harris, Managing Director -
The Armory Show - Modern, New York to the Judging Panel.
More Panel News...
We also welcome Nadia Shira Cohen -
VII Photo Agency, New York,
Jully
Fernandes - Galeria De Babel, Sao Paulo, and Kate Stevens
- HackelBury Fine Art, London as guests to the Jury.
TOP 5 REASONS TO ENTER
1. Win a title at
the world's biggest black and white photography event
2. Receive endorsement from
the most respected names in the industry
3. Make the headlines
in international press
4. Your work
published in the 2009 Annual
5. Your work
exhibited at the International Exhibition
LIVE GALA NIGHT
543 Spider Fellows
were honored at
the 4th Annual Black and White Spider Awards on Sunday, October 19,
2008. Photography fans from 62 countries logged on
live to join the proceedings and see stunning black & white works from the
world's
finest photographers.
View the complete
4th Annual Winners & Nominees List
PRESS NEWS
Publishing the Winners
Look out for selected works from the 4th annual
winners to be published in the up-coming publications:
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Rangefinder
(USA) |
Silvershotz (UK) |
Photo Romania |
British Journal of Photography
(UK), Amateur Photographer (UK), Digital
Photographer (Ukraine), Better Photography
(India), Photoeidolo (Greece),
REFOTO Magazine
(Serbia and Balkan), and Zoom Magazine (Hungary)...
"The world's reigning
champions of monochrome."
Digital Photography
User Magazine
NEW CATEGORIES
This year Black and White Spider
Awards will recognize 3 new
categories of photographic excellence:
Join the Ranks of photography's top talent and the industry's
fastest rising stars. Get the Exposure your best B&W deserves.
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Photograph of the Year
1st Place,
Professional
Maleonn MA - China (PRC)
Chinese Story, No.2
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Photograph of the Year
2nd Place,
Professional
Pierre Lautier - France
Effeuillee
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Photograph of the Year
3rd Place,
Professional
Natan Dvir - Israel
Amona
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Photograph of the Year
1st Place,
Amateur
Salih Guler - Turkey
Family Go to Work
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Photograph of the Year
2nd Place,
Amateur
Tony Hunter - UK
Birmingham
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Photograph of the Year
3rd Place,
Amateur
YURI MATTE - Belarus
Three Hours Over Mt Fuji
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A Book
for the Holidays
The World's Greatest
Black
& White Photography
This holiday season give someone The World's Greatest Black &
White Photography book!
454 stunning images by the Spider Fellows.
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Now
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