Portrait - Professional , 11th Spider Awards | Black & White Spider Photography Awards™

Tariq Zaidi

UK

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Mundari Man With Rifle"

Erika Masterson

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"English Lace"
Portrait of Emily with lace from England

Wilhelm Scholz

USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Looking into the Light"
Looking into the Light

Andre Doyon

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Boy, Sacred Valley, Peru"
Portrait of a boy photographed in a street of Cusco, Peru

Barbara Zanon

Italy

Honorable Mention

"Bride and Groom Portrait"
Bride and groom portrait in Venice

Mauro Moschetta

Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"Contergan Disease"
Contergan Disease

Julie Wajs

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Rabbit Stew"

Frances Suter

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Untitled (1)"

Andrey Kezzyn

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Otherwise"
Hasselblad 500, Ilford XP5

Canada

Honorable Mention

"John William Clark"
Portrait of my uncle John. He lived as a bachelor in the home of his childhood. A mechanic by trade. His was fond of saying " I have forgotten more then they will ever know".

David Toczko

USA

Honorable Mention

"Homer"
Homeless man in Washington Square Park, NY

Karsten Thormaehlen

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Emma I"
Emma Morano, born November 29, 1899, currently oldest person in the world

Ilan Wittenberg

New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Pukana"
Jay used to build Maori traditional boats. The Pukana is the Maori challenge.

Jaap Bijsterbosch

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Self Portrait 407"
Diemen (NL) 16/2/9 11.29 am

Francisco Mata Rosas

Mexico

Honorable Mention

"Illuminated Havana"
Couple portrait in Havana´s Malecon.

Marcus Hausser

Brazil

Honorable Mention

"Nun"
The beautiful Sister Angela

Mark Harrison

UK

Honorable Mention

"Philip Glass"
Philip Glass at home in New York, by Mark Harrison

Amir Lavon

Israel

Honorable Mention

"Fenced Childhood "
black child from sudan in "Holot" facility in Israel .

Michael Philip Manheim

USA

Honorable Mention

"15 Year Old Me"

John Fulton

USA

Honorable Mention

"Soldier"
Veteran soldier in the field.

David Yeo

UK

Honorable Mention

"Nuns"
My former neighbours; patient selfless women and great confidence boosters.

Reza Bagheri

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Uncle Max"
Uncle Max is an Australian aboriginal surviving modern Sydney.

Adolfo Enriquez Calo

Spain

Nominee

"Happy Face"
This portrait reflects a great happiness and goodness that contrasts with your skin for time worked and his teeth.

Aman Chotani

India

Nominee

"Maya, an Incense Sticks Maker"
In a dark and dingy room Maya , an Incense sticks in Aagarjhari village waits for a new dawn.

Amir Lavon

Israel

Nominee

"The Forgotten City "
Abraham is a hard day worker dealing with iron at the old market of the forgotten city .

Andrew JK TAN

Singapore

Nominee

"Smoker"
Man smoking his last cigarette.

Anna Wloch

Poland

Nominee

"Paloma"
Gypsy

Annette Willis

Australia

Nominee

"The Can Collector"
Part of a series taken from my iPhone journal of daily life.

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Cuban Woman and her Dog"
Cuban woman in her kitchen in Vinales, Cuba, a tobacco region, with her dog.

Antonio Busiello

Italy

Nominee

"Dying for Lobster"
Dexter Kenry is a lobster diver who got paralysed for fishing lobster. Last January, Honduras

Arnaud Gras

France

Nominee

"Man"

Austin Nelson

USA

Nominee

"Willie Nelson"
Willie Nelson at his ranch in Luck, TX (Spicewood, TX) 2016

Babak Mani

France

Nominee

"Premature Old Age"
I took this photo in India. Working so hard during these years in sunny & hot days was the reason for premature old age appearance in his face.

baris akyurt

USA

Nominee

"Honduran Fisherman"
A fisherman in front of his humble cabana in Tela, Honduras.

Barry Schein

USA

Nominee

"Masai #1"
Masai / East Africa

Belinda Mason

Australia

Nominee

"Yujali"
Entwined their love gave life to Yujali

Berni Wood

Canada

Nominee

"The Lighthouse Keeper"

Cees Rijnen

Netherlands

Nominee

"Old Lady"
My hopes are that this amazing nation and especially the energy of its beautiful inhabitants may influence our modern, manipulated lives. With the help of my photo art & books I aim to contribute...

Cristina Venedict

Romania

Nominee

"In Depth"

Darcy Brown

UK

Nominee

"Artists of the Place Du Tertre"
Taken near the Sacre Coeur at the Place Du Tertre square, Paris.

David Morris

UK

Nominee

"You and Me"
Taken in the National Portrait Gallery, this women is reading the book The A -Z of you and me.

david ellis

USA

Nominee

"Corsaro"
atelier

david ellis

USA

Nominee

"Preacher"
preacher

David Yeo

UK

Nominee

"Mother and Son"
A personal series of my family, documenting my Father with my Grandmother.

David Skernick

USA

Nominee

"Bean Bag Toss"
From the "American Carnival" Collection

Dorte Grann

Denmark

Nominee

"Maybe a Poor Man.. but a Wise Man from Elisras, South Africa"
From a visit to the town Elisras in South Africa the 1th. September 2015.

Edu Bosch

Spain

Nominee

"Kim Tattoo Portrait"
Kim Tattoo Master and its best friend Jalisco

Enrique Lopez-Tapia

Spain

Nominee

"Fade to Black"
Mursi girl, with its traditional ornaments. Omo region, Ethiopia.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia

Spain

Nominee

"Darkness"
Mursi woman, Omo Valley, Ethiopia.

Etienne van Sloun

Netherlands

Nominee

"Peasant"
digital remastered

Etienne van Sloun

Netherlands

Nominee

"Rancher"
digital remastered

Franz Messenbaeck

Austria

Nominee

"Leprosy 3"
Man of M'Balling, a leprosy village in Senegal at the Atlantic coast south of Dakar.

Franz Messenbaeck

Austria

Nominee

"Leprosy 4"
Man of M'Balling, a leprosy village in Senegal at the Atlantic coast south of Dakar.

Gary Breckheimer

USA

Nominee

"Emily"
New York Studio

Gilchrist Yeo

Malaysia

Nominee

"Lonely"
Lonely

Guy Offerman

Netherlands

Nominee

"McD Cowboy"
Honduras

H. Allen Benowitz

USA

Nominee

"Cigar Man"
The world's finest cigar, Old Havana, Cuba

Henriette van Gasteren

Netherlands

Nominee

"Mugshot"
self-portrait

Henry Fernando

Canada

Nominee

"Indonesian 3"
Photo taken on the street of Indonesia

Ian Spanier

USA

Nominee

"Steven Tyler"
Portrait of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, Norwood, MA.

Jake Armour

USA

Nominee

"Blair"
Main Street

Jan Faul

USA

Nominee

"The Greatest"
Muhammad Ali, Deer Lake, 1973

Jano Stovka

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Alzheimer"

Jens Honore

USA

Nominee

"Desmond Tutu"
Desmund Tutu

Joe Patronite

USA

Nominee

"Jay Walther, Ringmaster"
Jay Walther, long-time ringmaster of the Zoppe Family Circus in the USA waits backstage for the star

John Erwin

UK

Nominee

"Welder"

Jonathan Andrew

Netherlands

Nominee

"Blacksmith#2"
Portrait of Dutch blacksmith Douwe Dokter with his two dogs.

Julie Wajs

Australia

Nominee

"Smoking"

Karsten Thormaehlen

Germany

Nominee

"Emma II"
Emma Morano, born November 29, 1899, currently oldest person in the world

Kenzaburo Fukuhara

Japan

Nominee

"Tibetan Carpenter"
Tibetan carpenter at Manasarovar lake, the foot of sacred Mt.Kailash in West Tibet

Kevin Nicholson

UK

Nominee

"Lucy"

Lennette Newell

USA

Nominee

"Squirrel Monkeys"
Female body painted to mimic live baby squirrel monkey.

Leo Fellner

Austria

Nominee

"Grandma"
wise old people

Lisa Powers

New Zealand

Nominee

"Eugene in Shadows"
Photo-illustration and composite with 3 or more images.

Madhur Shroff

India

Nominee

"The Men & The Mares"
Shot just after a rainy spell at a desert trade fair

Madhur Shroff

India

Nominee

"Mr. Pushkar"
Glasses broken but seen enough!!!

Manuel Correia

Portugal

Nominee

"King Kabombo"
Photos of the traditional power in Angola

Manuel Correia

Portugal

Nominee

"Soba of Sueja"
Photos on the traditional power in Angola

Marco Hamoen

Netherlands

Nominee

"Gardener"
Gardener in Ubud, Indonesia

Marco Hamoen

Netherlands

Nominee

"Brother"
After a long day, tired.

Marcus Thomson

Australia

Nominee

"Speed Racer"
Speed racer

Marjorie Lord

Australia

Nominee

"The Realisation"
The realisation, all the children have left home & there is just you and the dog left.

Marjorie Lord

Australia

Nominee

"Meditation Man"
The Higher Self.

Markku Lahdesmaki

USA

Nominee

"Best Boy"
Lighting man in the Ramos Bros Circus while performing in Yucca Valley Feb -2016.

Markku Lahdesmaki

USA

Nominee

"Dog Wrangler"
Image captured when small circus in town earlier this year Yucca Valley California.

Martin Miller

USA

Nominee

"Aryani with Musical Instruments"

Martin Krystynek

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Romi"

Michael Donald

UK

Nominee

"Keith Richards"
Keith Richards

Michael Philip Manheim

USA

Nominee

"Fellow Camper"

Michele Abriola

Italy

Nominee

"Lady Porter"
ILFORD DELTA400 FILM - "USA28" street photography series

Murat Pulat

Turkey

Nominee

"Bicycle Mechanic"
Spain, Madrid

Murat Pulat

Turkey

Nominee

"Steel Worker 2"
Tupras Refinery, Izmit

Nick Ng

Malaysia

Nominee

"Man In The Window"
A man has a smoke inside his old home in Yunnan Province.

Oliver Mark

Germany

Nominee

"Ich bin ein Berliner (1)"
Artist Axel Anklam |

Oliver Mark

Germany

Nominee

"Ich bin ein Berliner (2)"
Artist Philip Topolovac |

Patrick Jonas

Netherlands

Nominee

"Gift from Heaven"
Newborn shoot in the studio with her dad.

Patrizia Burra

Italy

Nominee

"Salty Dog"

Philip Gatward

UK

Nominee

"Structure One"
Cellist Gabriella Swallow photographer at the Hospital Club, London.

Philip Gatward

UK

Nominee

"Vinyl Pose Three"
Clayton Franklin eyewear shoot at MOTH club, London

Pierre Delaunay

France

Nominee

"100 Years"
Mamya rb 67

Pierre Delaunay

France

Nominee

"Man Smoking"
leica x

Prathamesh Dixit

India

Nominee

"Chillum Fever"
Chillum Fever - Kumbh 2015

Rajesh Dhungana

Nepal

Nominee

"Portrait "
Nepalese women and her husband poster (death)

Refat Mamutov

Russia

Nominee

"Musician"

Remco Muntz

Netherlands

Nominee

"Kelvin"

Rob Goldman

USA

Nominee

"Syrie at Square Diner"

Roberto Beltran

Mexico

Nominee

"Immigrant"
GUATEMALA INMIGRANT IN MEXICO DURING REST IN A COFEE PLANTATION WITH A 120 KILOS BAG OF COFFEE BEANS.

Roy Pope

USA

Nominee

"Pipeliners"
Pipeliners, Gulf of Mexico

Ruben Buhagiar

Malta

Nominee

"Cabalcor 9"
Cabalcor is event in Cordoba celebrating the Andalucian Horse

Scott Fowler

New Zealand

Nominee

"Having a Smoke"

Shane Van Boxtel

USA

Nominee

"Smokie Brannaman"
The Horse Whisperer

Shane Van Boxtel

USA

Nominee

"Crackin Franny"
Retired nun who makes quilts for the homeless. Hence the thread on her.

Simon Brown

UK

Nominee

"Priest with Bible at Azua Maryam Monastery"
Priest showing illustrated Bible at Azua Maryam Monastery, near Bahir Dan, from "A Journey Around the Simien Mountains"