Stunning new black and white photos — recent entries from the B&W Awards

Plus: 3 Creative Approaches to Photography and … Masculinity … Fertility … Nightlife   %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FtmjsnIV1SatA5PDCpjk4MA%2FD0W763LufZ3B8920doG7jfPDQA/1/0101018ad79818e2-ebb3ea4e-4e88-4b85-ac21-5fd53ee0340b-000000/VGzE2cxQi7PwXh6bu6suxRBvilk=342 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FtmjsnIV1SatA5PDCpjk4MA%2FD0W763LufZ3B8920doG7jfPDQA/2/0101018ad79818e2-ebb3ea4e-4e88-4b85-ac21-5fd53ee0340b-000000/m9QOBzelRCHO46WK1Y2YxQunils=342 LENSCULTURE B&W PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2023   Want to exhibit your work in New York? We’re on the lookout for stunning B&W images for an amazing group exhibition in New York, Spring 2024. In addition to the group show, benefits include immediate online exposure for hundreds of photographers, solo features on LensCulture, cash prizes, and more. Every entry will be immediately considered for features on Instagram and Facebook and the online Competition Gallery — so enter today! [PARTICIPATE TODAY](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FtmjsnIV1SatA5PDCpjk4MA%2FD0W763LufZ3B8920doG7jfPDQA/3/0101018ad79818e2-ebb3ea4e-4e88-4b85-ac21-5fd53ee0340b-000000/ZL2BoJn_9C6-XdFTso7Xn5wRK4U=342) Images shown above are early Editors’ Picks from recent entries. See them all in the online gallery! © Paul Menville, Mats Andersson, Kenny Ros, Maria Tolkacheva, Kazuta Kawano, Robi Chakraborty, Mylène Haudebourg, Emily Tidwell, Roberto Andrade, Wolfgang Strassl. Since winning the LensCulture B&W Awards my career has expanded in ways that truly are a dream come true. The exposure has helped me publish my winning series into an entire book to be released this Fall! Thank you LensCulture for being one of the first major organizations to acknowledge my hard work — it truly changed my career! — Kamal X, 2020 Winner [Article image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FQ1oz892sBEKYDlVzo7633HVvuA%2FD0W763LufZ3B8920doG7jfPDQA/1/0101018ad79818e2-ebb3ea4e-4e88-4b85-ac21-5fd53ee0340b-000000/XmGBdaQEmJqkxPrpTlc1Yz4w5gY=342) PHOTOGRAPHY & MASCULINITY   Dreaming on the Hudson Questioning preconceived notions of masculinity and Asian American identity against the backdrop of the Hudson River Valley, Andrew Kung weaves a new American pastoral in images that capture tender moments of youth. Photographs by Andrew Kung. Essay by Magali Duzant. 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