Black-And-White Photo Competition 1 2017 : Results

Judges Comment
This is simply a beautiful photograph to look at, and on top of the technical qualities, it has a lot of life going on, from all sides, skilfully captured in the right moment and balanced with intelligent framing. This is the winner of the I-SHOT-IT Black and White competition.
Photographers Comment
First of all I would like to thank all the people behind "I shot it". I took this photo, in Venice while I was going to St. Mark. It was a sunny day, It was warm and we were feeling good. This is simply view of a magic place named Venice.
www.mattiazaldini.us

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The tonality and balance of this photograph is extraordinary. It’s peaceful and elegant, yet packed with so much suspense we really didn’t know what leg we should stand on. Very well made!

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This is a filmic photograph, perhaps even a wedding photo, but most certainly an action photo from someone having a really good time despite all. It’s simply a beautiful picture!

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Abstract to begin with, but then we start recognizing elements, and we see more while we doubt if it’s palms or animals. The tonality and the layers of discovery in this photograph is breathtaking.

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Life as it is lived after dark, the sharp focus and strong light on one couple, with a hand sticking up, signaling there is more to this than what the eye sees. And that’s where the viewer must take over and build the rest of the story.

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Mystery, history and more meet in this amazing photograph where there are few, but yet many, elements to take in. Very well done!
Photographers Comment
The image of a young boy watching an Egyptian mummy where taken at the museum Glyptoteket in Copenhagen. When Egypt became part of the Roman Empire, many Romans moved to the new province. Some of them became so integrated in the Egyptian culture that they had their dead embalmed. They did however not use the traditional Egyptian mummy mask, but had instead their portrait painted in the style of Roman naturalism.
petergriebel.com

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The atmosphere in this photograph is unique with so much stillness in the middle of the night. Love it!
Photographers Comment
Steve Jackson, Cambridge, UK Very early one misty morning, two Cambridge University Porters came to open the gates to the college and I asked if I may take their photo. I explained I would need a long exposure of around 1 minute and if possible to remain as still as possible. One of them did, the other not so much but I quite like the effect. Shot on Ilford Delta 100 film using a Hasselblad 501cm camera. You can see the photo bigger here :-
www.flickr.com/photos/steve-jack/31253190024

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Extraordinary portrait of a unique personality, and a unique photo of an extraordinary personality. Very very nice work!
Photographers Comment
My name is Darian Weiß, I'm a photography student from Braunschweig, Germany. This picture was shot in studio, with an old Mamiya C220 6x6 medium format camera.
instagram.com/darian_weiss

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An artisan living a life far away from everything, we imagine.
Photographers Comment
Leica Q. 28mm / F1.7 / 1/60s. Old man, Jakarta. When I see his hands and look into his eyes, I imagine that he's writing about a hard life but one that may have been better than his current situation. His pen has an air of nostalgia about it.

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It’s almost so good it’s too much, but this photograph has a striking composition with the extra framing. It works really well, it’s very strong.
Photographers Comment
My name is Ramin Hashempour and I am a freelance documentary photographer based in Canada. I took this picture with my Leica M-P 240 and ultra wide angle 18mm (Zeiss) in a camp for internally displaced people in Abuja, Nigeria.
raminhashempour.com

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Old love never rusts, and that is what we like about this photograph. A Beetle in a romantic setting. Our hearts just melts.
Photographers Comment
Excited and honored to be recognized along with this group of wonderful photos. My name is Zane Cooper. I'm a Creative Director, Designer and Photographer based in San Francisco. I took this shot while walking around the Noe Valley neighborhood. Shot was taken with a Canon MK III and a 35mm L Prime.
zanecooper.com

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Textbook composition made real on an else eventless road makes this photograph a pleasure to look at.
Photographers Comment
So humbled and honored. Thank you. This photo was taken on New Suffolk Road, Cutchogue , NY, Winter 2016 with Nikon D3'100. Geralyn Lang, Cutchogue, NY

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Life in the city, Shanghai or Berlin, It’s up too the viewer to figure out the elements. There’s something about this that makes us keep looking.
Photographers Comment
Neither Shanghai or Berlin, though it could certainly be either, this is downtown Toronto. I was initially drawn to the contrasts of the background, both light and dark, as well as natural and man made. I decided to wait for some subjects and did not have to wait long for these two interesting figures to converge in opposing directions. Taken with the camera I had on me at the time.
www.danielcrump.com

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Beautiful mood of being alone but not lonely. Love it.
Photographers Comment
Photo taken at Cioasc, near Sonvico, in Switzerland. My husband with our dog Tea while walking in the fog... Sony alpha 65 , sigma 18-270. No retouching in post processing.

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Right there next to us, and yet so isolated and mysterious. Great idea well executed.

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Z in architecture, light and shape, and a lot of lines and shapes to look at. Well seen and captured!
Photographers Comment
This was shot at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. As you can see it was a bright day and the sun was high in the sky creating this sharp, defined shape of light. I used my Canon 5D Mark III with adjustments to contrast and saturation in Photoshop.
www.kellymccann.co.uk

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What could be the remains of an old viking road as foreground to the modern city. Well captured.