1 2026 BEST OF SHOW THE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS HONORING BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY OFFICIAL AWARDS BOOK 20 TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION2 Roll of Honor Photographer of the Year Abstract Americana Architecture Children of the World Fashion Fine Art Nature Nude People Photojournalism Portrait Silhouette Sport Still Life Wildlife Welcome to Black & White Spider Awards Best of Show Official Awards Book. Celebrating the world's finest contemporary black and white photographers, this collection presents the year’s First, Second and Third Place award-winning photographs across 18 categories. BEST OF SHOW THESPIDERAWARDS.COM 20 TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION3 An international panel of curators, editors, publishers and industry leaders invited annually to select and honor the year’s finest achievements in black and white photography. Bernadina Castro Portuguese Center of Photography Paola Anselmi Paola Anselmi Contemporary Art David Clarke Fine Art Photography Specialist Charlotte Smuda-Jescheck Smudajescheck Galerie David Hill David Hill Gallery Henner Merle Nüüd.Berlin Gallery Gabriel S. R. Mueller Kunstbroker Paul Meates Clemenger BBDO Toru Fujii Fujii Creative Tokyo Sara Rizzo Museo Delle Culture Di Milano Sasha Gomeniuk Hales Gallery Sarah Kennel Virginia Museum of Fine Art Diane Ruggie Creative Director Olivier Waltman Galerie Olivier Waltman Kerim Suner 1851.Gallery Alice Vaganay Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve Gemma Ben-Ary Art On The Move Astrid Hamm Galerie Eigen + Art Hannah Brenchley Financial Times Carys Lake Edwards Artnet Jessica Baxter Tate Modern Anabel Wold Sotheby's Chris Bayley Serpentine Galleries Elisabeth Atjay Kunsthaus Lempertz Auctions Dr. Stefan Kallinka The Art Factory Club Silvan Faessler Silvan Faessler Fine Art Emily Edwards Dallas Contemporary Claudia Cargnel Galerie Bugada Cargnel Lindsey Sharman Art Gallery Of Alberta Thomas Ruettimann Galerie Peter Kilchmann Julia Waite Auckland Art Gallery Diana Burroughs Project 14C Lorenzo Rochini Ronchini Gallery Chiara Badinella Chiara/Badinella Milan Javier Blanco Metro Gallery Conrad Hechter Goldsmiths London Stefan Andersson GSA Gallery Annemarie Zethof Ibasho Gallery JURY4 PROFESSIONAL WINNERS Double Photographer: Tobias Reymond (Netherlands) Prize: 1st Place Photographer of the Year - Outstanding Achievement5 AMATEUR WINNERS Serpent Lake Photographer: Charlie O'Donovan (Ireland) Prize: 1st Place Photographer of the Year - Outstanding Achievement 2026 BEST OF SHOW6 Soul of the Sea Photographer: Kyriakos Kaziras (France) Prize: 2nd Place Photographer of the Year - Merit of Excellence7 Entangled Photographer: Romy Klein (USA) Prize: 2nd Place Photographer of the Year - Merit of Excellence 2026 BEST OF SHOW8 Deep in the Earth Photographer: Mark Seawell (USA) Prize: 3rd Place Photographer of the Year - Honor of Distinction9 A Soft Reminder In A Sharp World Photographer: Frank Proost (Luxembourg) Prize: 3rd Place Photographer of the Year - Honor of Distinction 2026 BEST OF SHOWNext >