Black-And-White Photo Competition 2 2019 : Results

  • Competition Winner : First Prize
  • $5,930.00
  • Judges Comment
  • Strong. Simple. Historic. What an emotional photo with few elements and outside of the ordinary. We were captured by this from the first moment, and it’s the winner of the I-SHOT-IT Black and White Competition. Congratulations!
  • Photographers Comment
  • Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, October 2018. Leica M6, Ilford HP5 (shot at 800) A hideously windy October day in Edinburgh, with powerful gales ripping in off the Firth of Forth. Freezing cold, but thoroughly content, looking out at the city in the fading afternoon sun- I couldn’t remember the last time I was quite so happy to be somewhere. Sometimes things just come together perfectly.
  • www.matthewjamesfleming.com/
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • A family portrait, we presume. In any case it makes you smile to see this fun and synchronized happiness. Beautiful!
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Feels like a view into a long life of working this sewing machine. It may be so, or not, but the photo makes us feel we get a view into this persons life and reality.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • The moment just before impact. You as the viewer know what will happen next. Excellent composition, exposure and timing. You nailed it!
  • Photographers Comment
  • Jennifer McCarthy, Los Angeles, California, Canon EOS 1DX Lightroom, B&W Punch
  • www.jennifermccarthyphoto.com
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Captivating portrait of a child. Just one of those moments you want to capture and preserve, especially in a quality like this. Excellent work!
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Beautiful photograph with a lot of well-organized details and our focus goes straight to the lady in the mirror.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Naked portrait, unusual frank and close up without trying to. Well done!
  • Photographers Comment
  • Jennifer McCarthy, Los Angeles, California (Photo shot in Co.), Canon EOS 1DX, Lightroom B&W Landscape
  • www.jennifermccarthyphoto.com
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • This photo drags us in and it is as if we’re right there. Exceptional.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Simple storytelling that gives a full story with few elements. Very well done!
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Lonely cloud traveling under the radar … Beautiful.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Drama and hardship, as in a dramatic movie. The balance of uphill, the tones, the threatening thunder … it all adds to a simple composition with a deep story.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • What a moment captured here. In terms of event photos, if you got this one, you need no more. Great work!
  • Photographers Comment
  • Captured in the beautiful Castle of Vincigliata, near Florence, Italy. An amazing event with a great music band (The London Essentials). Photo: Alessandro Avenali