We are pleased to announce the winners of the second black and white photo competition this year. Our judges have picked out 26 of the best photos. The results can be viewed here:
Black-And-White Photo Competition 2 2013
The winner, Damon Winter has won $20,090.00 plus a Leica M MONOCHROM body worth $8000.00. Damon is a 38-year-old New York Times photographer. The photo shows a group of US soldiers in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in September 2010, huddled around in full kit, shielding a badly injured soldier with their bodies from the dust storm caused by the rotor wash of a nearby landing helicopter. Damon Winter, is also the winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 2009.
There were 2009 entries in the competition. That was a large number for our judges Birgit Krippner and Thorsten Overgaard to look through and study. We would like to thank everyone who entered a photo or photos. A new black and white competition has started here : B&W Competition 3