24 Fantastic Black and White-Winning Photos from the Artist Gallery Awards 2024

The Artist Gallery Awards 2024 showcased a stunning collection of black-and-white photography that captivated audiences with its timeless elegance and artistic depth. This year\u2019s winning entries ranged from emotive portraits to dramatic landscapes, each demonstrating the power of monochrome to evoke profound emotions and tell compelling stories.

Through masterful contrasts, intricate textures, and striking compositions, photographers from around the world transformed simple shades of black, white, and gray into extraordinary works of art. The winning photos celebrated not only technical brilliance but also the creative vision of the artists, solidifying the enduring allure of black-and-white photography in a digital age dominated by vibrant color.

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#1. 1st Place: "Shapes" by Florian Kriechbaumer, Germany

"The flowing Abaya of a local women along the flowing lines of the Heydar Aliyev Center. The design was meant to break from the rigid forms prevalent in most of Baku’s Soviet legacy architecture."

#2. 2nd Place: "Umbrella Axe" by Kent Skibstad, Norway

"Captured in Oslo, Norway. I am a photojournalist and contemporary documentary street photographer focusing on weather and climate. I combine it with compositions."