Feline Harmony by Karlynne Wintels.

With entrants from 49 countries, the winners are a powerful, exciting representation of photography talent worldwide.

Playing with negative and positive space, the striking image highlights her ability to put together a memorable composition.

Black and white photo of cats

“Feline Harmony” by Karlynne Wintels. First Place Non-professional, Gold Non-professional Street

In the Professional contest, Italian photographerRoberta Vaglianiwon for her arresting portrait of a classroom in Zanzibar.

I look for images where I am an integrated but hidden part of a scene.

Where my emotions come out together with the image.

Teacher at blackboard in classroom of girls with burquas

“The Right to Know” by Roberta Vagliani. First Place Professional, Gold ProfessionalPhotojournalism

See some of our favorite winners of the 2024 Black & White Photo Contest.

The Right to Know by Roberta Vagliani.

First Place Professional, Gold ProfessionalPhotojournalism

Andalusian Stallion at Liberty by Ida Kehoe.

Black and white portrait of an Andalusian stallion

“Andalusian Stallion at Liberty” by Ida Kehoe. Gold Non-professional Domestic Animals

Gold Non-professional Domestic Animals

Half Brothers by Kyriakos Kaziras.

Third Place Professional, Gold Professional Wildlife

Romance in the Cottonwoods by Michael Paul.

Gold Professional Wildlife

A Bite of the Big Apple by Salvatore Corso.

Black and white portrait of two cheetahs

“Half Brothers” by Kyriakos Kaziras. Third Place Professional, Gold Professional Wildlife

Gold Professional Event/People

Hefezopf by Felicitas Schwenzer.

Third Place Non-professional, Gold Non-professional Film/Analog

Winter at Cape Disappointment by Patrick Campbell.

Mors tua vita mea (Your death is my life) by Christian Basetti.

Black and white photo of two moose in Wyoming

“Romance in the Cottonwoods” by Michael Paul. Gold Professional Wildlife

Gold Non-professional Architecture, Fine Art

This Ain’t My First Rodeo by Kate Cash.

Gold Non-professional People

Aghori Sadhu, Varanasi, India by David Stoltz.

Gold Non-professional Portrait

African Tribal Portraits by Susan Greeff.

Black and white photo of couple after their wedding on the street of New York

“A Bite of the Big Apple” by Salvatore Corso. Gold Professional Event/People

Gold Professional People, Portrait, Travel

The Quotidian Body by Tobias Slater-Hunt.

Gold Non-professional Fashion & Beauty, Fine Art

Wave Washing on Iceberg, Antarctica by Jeff Schewe.

Gold Non-professional Landscapes

Morning Light by David Zlotky.

Woman with long braid

“Hefezopf” by Felicitas Schwenzer. Third Place Non-professional, Gold Non-professional Film/Analog

Gold Professional, Film/Analog, Fine Art

Large waves at Cape Disappointment in Washington

“Winter at Cape Disappointment” by Patrick Campbell. Gold Non-professional Landscapes

Abandoned building in Italy with vegetation growing inside

“Mors tua vita mea (Your death is my life)” by Christian Basetti. Gold Non-professional Architecture, Fine Art

Young girl at a rodeo

“This Ain’t My First Rodeo” by Kate Cash. Gold Non-professional People

Black and white portrait of a man in Varanasi, India

“Aghori Sadhu, Varanasi, India” by David Stoltz. Gold Non-professional Portrait

Black and white portrait of a member of Surma Tribe of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia

“African Tribal Portraits” by Susan Greeff. Gold Professional People, Portrait, Travel

Black and white nude of everyday body type

“The Quotidian Body” by Tobias Slater-Hunt. Gold Non-professional Fashion & Beauty, Fine Art

2024 reFocus Black and White Photo Contest

“Wave Washing on Iceberg, Antarctica” by Jeff Schewe. Gold Non-professional Landscapes

Black and white interior with light streaming through a window

“Morning Light” by David Zlotky. Gold Professional, Film/Analog, Fine Art