From the touching first prize winning photograph, which captures a moment of tender connection between generations, to the stunning shots of the finalists
In Great-Grandpa’s hands by Yvonne C. Krystovsky
The winners of the “Black and White Minimalist Photography Prize 2024” have been announced, a competition that has celebrated the best minimalist and monochromatic photographs since its inception.
This year the jury decided to award first prize to the photograph entitled “In Great-Grandpa’s hands” by Yvonne C. Krystovsky, followed in second and third place respectively by photographers Daniel Zaleski and Alexandre Caetano.
Krystovsky’s winning photo captures a moment of tender connection between generations, showing a great-grandfather’s hands grasping those of his great-grandson. On the one hand there are the wrinkles on the elderly man’s skin that tell of his life experiences, on the other the soft fingers of the child that reflect his innocence.
In Great-Grandpa’s hands by Yvonne C. Krystovsky
In second place we find “On top of Serra da Capelada” by Daniel Zaleski, which portrays a newly designed concrete staircase. built in an old renovated building (former slaughterhouse).
Minimalist Concrete Staircase by Daniel Zaleski
While in third place we find “On top of Serra da Capelada” by Alexandre Caetano. The photo was taken during a trip through the Costa da Morte, in Galicia, 600 meters above sea level, right where the mountains separate the Cantabrian sea from the Atlantic Ocean.
On top of Serra da Capelada by Alexandre Caetano
And what about the finalist photos of this edition? One is more beautiful than the other, starting with this cat immortalized by Izabella Bandych.
Cat_in_the_window-by-izabella-bandych
The photo by Paul Karns taken in Boston in winter, entitled “Well, that’s inconvenience”, is decidedly surreal.
Paul Karns – well, that’s inconvenience
A man walking on a bridge over the Rhine, in the German city of Düsseldorf, is the protagonist of the finalist photograph by Klaus Lenzen.
Klaus Lenzen – Bridge walker
And what about the geometric perfection of the Viennese “Windows” immortalized by Manfred Gruber?
Sindows by Manfred Gruber
Finally, here is the incredible photo by Soma Szebelledi, which portrays the “Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque” in Abu Dhabi. The figure of a woman breaks the rigorous forms of the composition.
Presence by Soma Szebelledi
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SOURCE: minimalismmag
