Sport - Professional , 10th Spider Awards | Black & White Spider Photography Awards™

Paul Kennedy

USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Swim Start"
Backstroke start at the California State JC Championships

Logan Mock-Bunting

Hawaii

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Deep"
Competitive Freediving is the sport of breath-hold diving - where athletes swim to depths.

Sue Thomson

Australia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Night Rodeo"
Steer-wrestling at the Warwick Show, Queensland, Australia

Bruce Jenkins

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Highsiding"
A high side crash ( the worst kind!) during racing at Hampton Downs, New Zealand

Joe Patronite

USA

Honorable Mention

"Bull Flying"
After charging across ring, bull launches up the wall at bullfight. (Nogales, Sonora, MEX)

Hasnain Dattu

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Dwayne - Clean and Jerk"

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Head Clash"
Kwak Taehwi of Korea(left) and Marwan Hussain of Iraq(right) clash heads while competing for the football in heavy rain during the semi final game of the AFC Asian Cup 2015 at Stadium Australia in Syd

Werner Dursteler

Spain

Honorable Mention

"The Pilot (02)"
Leica Monochrome

Pierre Perrault

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Jacka..."
Montreal Jackalope fest 2014 skateboard competition.

Martin Krystynek

Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention

"Dancer"
2014 One Eye Land Award - Finalist

Scott Fowler

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Precious"

Ivan Zayats

Belarus

Honorable Mention

"In Motion II"
several flashes during one exposure (no photoshop)

Stefanos Kouratzis

Cyprus

Honorable Mention

"Riding the Clouds"
At Ermogenis Beach in Cyprus, paraglider pilot, trains as clouds getting thicker and thicker and look like a wall.

JOHN HUET

USA

Honorable Mention

"Snow"
mens half pipe sochi winter games

Drew Doggett

USA

Honorable Mention

"Majesty at Sea"
Born from the artist's passion for sailing, these works are an intimate look into the racing world of two iconic boat classes and their enduring heritage, beauty and power.

Pete Barrett

USA

Honorable Mention

"The Last Fan"
Part of a personal project shooting drag racing.

Gregg Newton

USA

Honorable Mention

"Soccer Shadows"
Brazilians cast long shadows while playing soccer at dusk on a makeshift field in Brasilia.

Hasnain Dattu

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Catherine - Syncro Swim"

Hasnain Dattu

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Andre - Sprinter"

Adri Berger

Laos

Nominee

"The Swimmer"

Ady Kerry

UK

Nominee

"Field Hockey"
England's Georgie Twigg is squeezed out by the Belgian defence as Lily Owsley scores.

Ady Kerry

UK

Nominee

"Half Time"
Alex Danson listens to the half time team talk

Aldo Frezza

Italy

Nominee

"Boulder 1"
"boulder", with its extreme difficulties is the hardest speciality of climbing championship. Rock Master, Arco (Italy)

Aldo Frezza

Italy

Nominee

"Boulder 3"
"boulder", with its extreme difficulties is the hardest speciality of climbing championship. Rock Master, Arco (Italy)

Aloisi Gioia Gorini Monica

Italy

Nominee

"Boy Fly"

Andrew Wilson

Australia

Nominee

"Dueling"
Two yachts tack for the windward mark. Taken for the series Old Sea Dogs of Tasmania

Beate Walden

USA

Nominee

"Where There Are Just Open Fields"
A usual soccer field in Peru

Bruce Jenkins

New Zealand

Nominee

"Low Flying"
Shot during the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand

Bruce Jenkins

New Zealand

Nominee

"Motorsport Mayhem"
1st lap crash during the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, no injuries!

David Maurer

Germany

Nominee

"Bodybuilder"
Bodybuilding, Champion

David Clifford

USA

Nominee

"The Process"
Daniel Woods makes the first ascent of The Process a V16 highball in Bishop, CA.

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Wool Rider 2 "

Domenic Aquilina

Malta

Nominee

"Bang!"
Boxer Jozef Hazzouri (right) lands a right hand punch on his opponent, boxer Marc Cutajar (left) during their hard fought fight in Malta in November 7th, 2014

Domenic Aquilina

Malta

Nominee

"Overboard"
Spanish international water polo player Giullermo Molina (no 5) shoots at goal

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee

"Velsheda Blazing"
Born from the artist's passion for sailing, these works are an intimate look into the racing world of two iconic boat classes and their enduring heritage, beauty and power.

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee

"Spilling Over"
Born from the artist's passion for sailing, these works are an intimate look into the racing world of two iconic boat classes and their enduring heritage, beauty and power.

Drew Doggett

USA

Nominee

"Lionheart Reaching"
Born from the artist's passion for sailing, these works are an intimate look into the racing world of two iconic boat classes and their enduring heritage, beauty and power.

Frank Rapp

USA

Nominee

"53 Harley Davidson"
Wall of Death vintage Harley Davidson

$A un Tour d\'être Champion du Monde$

Frederic Gras

France

Nominee

"A un Tour d\'être Champion du Monde"

Georgina Goodwin

Kenya

Nominee

"Dawn Dreams"
Kenyan marathon runners daily dawn training, their dreams of 'making it' rise each day with the sun

Georgina Goodwin

Kenya

Nominee

"Silent Thunder"
The silent patter, the plumes of dry African dust, Kenyan marathon runners on the tracks at dawn

Gerald Ratto

USA

Nominee

"Dancers"

Guenter Weber

Austria

Nominee

"McQueen"
RedBullRing Austria

Harvey Duze

USA

Nominee

"Downhill Skier"
Skier head down on slopes at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Hasnain Dattu

Canada

Nominee

"Chris-Triathalon"

Inge Hondebrink

Netherlands

Nominee

"Handbikebattle"
16-06-2015 handbikeBattle Kaunertal Austria. Ed Oudenaarden during his training for the the Kaunertal GlacierRoad. Ed is a photographer who is the only surviver of a helicopter crash

Ivan Zayats

Belarus

Nominee

"In Motion III"
several flashes during one exposure (no photoshop)

Ivan Zayats

Belarus

Nominee

"In Motion IV"
several flashes during one exposure (no photoshop)

Jennifer Idol

USA

Nominee

"Kittiwake"
Dwarfed by the USS Kittiwake in Grand Cayman

Joan Davis

USA

Nominee

"Here's Mud In Yer Eye"

Joao Vegas

Brazil

Nominee

"Fight Night"

John Retter

UK

Nominee

"Maserati in the Gravel"
A sudden burst of rain caused many drivers to skid into the gravel

John Retter

UK

Nominee

"Coming Through"
Taken from the starting gantry at Silverstone as cars passed underneath

John E. Kelly

USA

Nominee

"Shooting The Pier"
Surfer shooting the pier at Mussel Shoals, California.

K M Asad

Bangladesh

Nominee

"Mud Wrestling"
Mud wrestling in india.

Kjetil Hanssen

Norway

Nominee

"Topten"
Kick boxers private large format wall print

Logan Mock-Bunting

Hawaii

Nominee

"La Sirena"
Fish swim around Louisa Collyns, a freediving instructor based in Ibiza, spain.

Logan Mock-Bunting

Hawaii

Nominee

"One Breath Beauty"
Ashley Chapman- freedive competitor -acclimates to being underwater before an event

lyndie benson

USA

Nominee

"Laird Flying"
Laird Hamilton Paddeling out

Mabry Campbell

USA

Nominee

"The Fly Fisherman"
A talented fly fisherman braves the wind and waves to get his catch.

Marcus Thomson

Australia

Nominee

"Speed Week"
Every February or March, they turn off the A1 outside Port Augusta in their hundreds, and drive dow

Marcus Thomson

Australia

Nominee

"Speed Week 2"
Every February or March, they turn off the A1 outside Port Augusta in their hundreds, and drive dow

Marek Lapis

Poland

Nominee

"Underwater"
Synchronizes Swimming Cup

Martin Krystynek

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Ballando Nella Luce"
dance collection

Michael Philip Manheim

USA

Nominee

"Sports Shake"

Michele Abriola

Italy

Nominee

"On Guard"
The boxer on guard

Paul Kennedy

USA

Nominee

"The Great One"
Multiple exposure of Wayne Gretzky's slap shot

Paulina Olszak

Poland

Nominee

"Boxer in his Corner"
Boxing tournament.

Paulina Olszak

Poland

Nominee

"Boxer Before a Fight"
Boxing Night in Poland. April 2015.

Philip Brown

UK

Nominee

"Compton"
Cricketer Nick Compton poses at the county ground at Taunton in Somerset

Pierre Delaunay

France

Nominee

"Victory"
the emotion of rugby victory

Piotr Krysiak

Poland

Nominee

"Boy with Boxing Club"
Boy with boxing club, Manila, Fhilippines

Piotr Krysiak

Poland

Nominee

"Boxing Club"
boxing club Manila, Fhilippines

Rajesh Dhungana

Nepal

Nominee

"Horse Riding"
Horse Riding Competition in Nepal

Richard Birch

UK

Nominee

"Wheels & Waves 1"
Biarritz, FRANCE

Roberta McGowan

USA

Nominee

"Rodeo Hats"
Bull riding is the most dangerous part of rodeo competition. Fellow participants are intent..

Sascha Fromm

Germany

Nominee

"German Senior Athletics Championships"
Men's 5000 metres final during the German Senior Athletic Championships at Steigerwald Stadium on July 11, 2014 in Erfurt, Germany

Sascha Fromm

Germany

Nominee

"Team Gymnastics"
Team SV Schmalkaden 04 perform in the Group Rhythmic Gymnastics Final during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Thuringian State Championship at Sports Hall on November 16, 2013 in Schmalkalden, Germany.

Sascha Fromm

Germany

Nominee

"Rhoen Wheel Gymnastics"
Josephine Wehnke of ESV Lok Erfurt competes during the Thuringian State Championships in Rhoen Wheel Gymnastics at the Riethsporthalle in Erfurt, Germany on April 12, 2014.

Sascha Fromm

Germany

Nominee

"Senior Athletics "
Manfred Kunze, born 1931, during the German Senior Athletic Championships at Steigerwald Stadium on July 11, 2014 in Erfurt, Germany