Black-And-White Photo Competition 3 2018 : Results

Judges Comment
Half full or half empty. First we think it’s an underwater photography, then we wonder what we’re looking at. This photograph has beautiful silvery tones, a playful take on photography and a few details in the backgropund that will keep the eye occupied and pleased for a while. Very well done! This is the winner of the I-SHOT-IT competition.
Photographers Comment
I'm Alain Laboile, a French sculptor and photographer. Since 2006 I daily document the life of my big family of eight in South France. My kids are homeschooled and spend most of their time outdoor.That pic was taken during Summer 2018. My son was diving into our natural pool. It's a flipped image. When you look at the surface, you watch the sky. When Merlin dives, he dives into the sky, the clouds and the trees. In a spatter, he crosses the skin of the sky. Camera : Leica Q + 28mm lens
www.laboile.com

Judges Comment
Lots of information, history and impressions with an anchor of present time in the small window of the woman. Very nice capture!
Photographers Comment
Thank you! My name is Denis Malciu and I'm from Romania. The picture was taken in Bucharest with my Sony A7RII and Leica Summicron-M 50mm f2 (Type 5), with Techart Pro Adapter, edited with Capture One Pro 10.
www.flickr.com/photos/denis_malciu/

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A ritual we feel captures our curiosity. The expressions in the faces and the seriousness and humility. Nice work!

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The portrait that becomes a frozen moment of kids in a living room. There’s something very cool about this photograph - and it won’t be less in 20 or 40 years. Well done!
Photographers Comment
FUJIFILM X-Pro1. 35/1,4. 1/150s. f/1,6. iso4000

Judges Comment
Very captivating capture. The person in the photo adds a new dimension of size relationship to the photo.
Photographers Comment
Wait for the right moment. The framing was there, it was missing only the perfect agreement between the characters. For this photo I waited 40 minutes behind a pole so that the whole sceneis put in place. LEICA SL Summilux-M 28mm f / 1.4 ASPH.
https://www.instagram.com/jay_jay_panam/

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Play all day. This is unreal and cool at the same time. Very good use of light and shade, and excellent timing!
Photographers Comment
My name's Fabio Giachetti. The image was taken in London in 2018 . Thank you for Mark of Excellence.
https://www.behance.net/ysgiachecee8

Judges Comment
It’s almost like the beginning of a novel - starting when you look at this picture
Photographers Comment
Thanks for your comment.

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Beautiful abstract that turns into a photo and more as you look at it.
Photographers Comment
This photo was taken candidly in 2016 while documenting a Presbyterate Ordination Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids, Michigan. These Catholic nuns belong to an order called the Trinitarians of Mary. As they were entering the church a gust of wind caused the habit to swell and I was able to capture it. I shot this with a Sony A7RII using a Zeiss 35mm 1.4 lens. In post all I did was convert to black and white, boosted the clarity a bit and added a bit of sharpening.
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Simply because you can. There’s something nice and calming about this very simple photograph with dramatic tonality.

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Nice and simple capture, yet so much to look at. We almost hope they turn around and get home before the road disappears. Excellent tones.

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The dream of royalty, as displayed in a small coffee place out in nowhere. That’s one idea we got from this. Then you reset and look again, and each time it’s a new story. Fascinating capture with very good control of exposure and tonality.

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The economy version of the Chinese Wall
Photographers Comment
Thank you very much for Mark of Excellence. My name is Lubos Kozler and I live in Czech republic. This picture was taken by camera Olympus OMD EM1- Olympus 40-150mm F2.8. This part of the path is in the Giant Mountains.
https://www.lubos-kozler-photo.cz/

Judges Comment
Very dramatic and intense, without letting us know what is happening. Tonality and timing is excellent in this photograph.
Photographers Comment
Carriers of one of the 18 floats which are carried for 24 hours through the streets of Trapani, Sicily during the Holy Week. Photo is taken at the arrival in the church.
www.altevista.nl

Judges Comment
A mother waiting for the children in the outskirts. So casual it could be misunderstood - which is what makes the photo interesting to look at.