Photo of graceful cheetah and her cubs wins Black and White Photo Awards 2022 [NSFW]

Aug 26, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

© Johan Willems/Black and White Photo Awards 2022

If you’re a fan of black and white photography, you’ll enjoy the photos from the Black and White Photo Awards 2022. The contest has just announced this year’s winners with the overall winner being Belgian photographer Johan Willems.

However, there are plenty more wonderful images among category winners and runner-ups. So, let’s check them out and enjoy the art of black and white photography.

The jury made its decision public on 19 August, coinciding with World Photography Day. Johan’s photo Cheetah with cubs brought him the title of 2022’s Absolute Winner, while Dusty Cooper won the special prize for creativity with his photo Levitate. “My photography and love for dance collide and I think my passion for both shows in my work,” Dusty commented.

© Johan Willems/Black and White Photo Awards 2022

© Dusty Cooper/Black and White Photo Awards 2022

The jury selected the best of the best among five categories: Architecture, Street, Pattern, Portrait, Fauna and Flora, and Landscape. The Haida brand, which collaborated with a special prize in these Black and White Photo Awards 2022, selected the George Digalakis’s Echoing Spaces as the winner of this special prize. Take a look at more photos below, but note that one of the portraits is a bit NSFW. You can find the full gallery and more information on Black and White Photo Awards website.

Architecture

© Hector Ballester Ballester/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, winner

© Antonio Figueras Barranco/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Golden mention

© Juan Jesús González Romero/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Silver mention

© Lars Oliver Michaelis/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

©Zhenwei Wang/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

Street

© Saurabh Sirohiya/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, winner

© Jason Au/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Gold mention

© Walter Sinigoi/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Silver mention

© Michael Duckworth/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

© Hervé Boutrouille/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

Portrait

© Kazutoshi Kawakami/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, winner

© Corine Bakker/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Gold mention

© Andres Montoya Arango/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Silver mention

© Karen Gajate SchoormansBlack and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

© Antonio Damián Gallego/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

Fauna and Flora

© Enric Adrian Gener/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, winner

© Ricardo Tormo Massignani/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Gold mention

© Pavlos Evangelidis/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Silver mention

© Alessandro Accordini/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

© Enric Adrian Gener/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

Landscape

© Vasilis Livanos/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, winner

© Ales Krivec/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Gold mention

© Juan Lopez Ruiz/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Silver mention

© Xu Dong/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

© Andy Gray/Black and White Photo Awards 2022, Bronze mention

Haida Special Award Winner

© George Digalakis/Black and White Photo Awards 2022

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.