Black & White Magazine

11/06/2026

Here's a peek inside our latest Portfolio Contest issue, now appearing at your local newsstand and/or Barnes and Noble. "Coffee and Scooter, Los Angeles, 2022" is the title of this photo from Merit Winner Eric Renard. It's a fresh take on a familiar architectural landmark, achieved through precise framing, clever spatial juxtaposition, and savvy timing to set up a wry, enigmatic visual relationship between animate and inanimate elements. (ericrenardphotography.com) (bandwmag.com/contests)

09/06/2026

Photo of the Day: From contest winner John Custodio (johncustodio.com) comes this image, titled “Tension Relief 25¢, Washington County Fair, Richmond, Rhode Island, 1975.” The sharp-eyed photographer captured a rather extreme yet effective emotional coping mechanism. We wouldn’t be surprised if something like this were to catch on today. This was one of the winning entries in our 2026 Looking Back–Looking Forward contest. Submissions for the 2027 contest begin accepted through October 31. (bandwmag.com/contests)

02/06/2026

New Special Issue Alert—Our 2026 Portfolio Contest issue goes on sale today. This 240-page behemoth is packed with hundreds of fantastic photographs submitted by more than 100 contestants—all presented in a beautifully designed and printed edition. Don’t sleep on this one. And we are currently accepting submissions to our 2027 Single Image Contest. Info and submission link at: bandwmag.com/contests.

02/06/2026

More good stuff in our June 2026 issue: From Spotlight winner Rachel Thomas, portraits of her children with a distinctly original visual and emotional approach. Says the photographer, “They have a fresh perspective on life that hasn’t been fully influenced by the world yet.” Pictured photo: "Summer’s End, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2020." (rachelannthomasphotography.com) (bandwmag.com)

01/06/2026

“Procession, Oaxaca, Mexico,” is one of the stunning photos in Tyler Vance’s Spotlight feature in the current June 2026 issue. Says Vance, “It’s not about the camera. It’s not about technique. It’s about how you see things, and what you feel when you see them.” (tylervance.com) (bandwmag.com)

01/06/2026

Channeling film noir, surrealism, dreams, performance art, self-portraiture and a keen sense of the absurd, Stephen Sheffield’s incredible, indelible “Everyman” series invites viewers to consider the conundrum known as “the human condition” from new and surprising perspectives. (stephensheffield.com) (bandwmag.com)

10/04/2026

The June 2026 issue of Black & White just hit the newsstands. It’s another great issue packed with features you won’t find anywhere else: Matthew Rolston’s iconic glamour portraits from the 1980s; Stephen Sheffield’s surreal “Everyman” series; Ebrahim Alipoor’s documentary series “Bullets Have No Borders” on Kurdish porters who transport consumer goods through dangerous mountain passages; and a deep dive into the image archive of The Call, the first African American newspaper in the United States, founded in 1827 and still going strong. All this and much more. Pick up a copy while they last. (www.bandwmag.com)

29/03/2026

The glamour portrait, exemplified during Hollywood’s Golden Age by the likes of George Hurrell, Robert Coburn, Clarence Sinclair Bull and other masters of light and form, arguably reached a zenith in the 1930s and ’40s, before falling out of fashion in ensuing decades, only to be resurrected in—where else?—Los Angeles in the 1980s. One of the key architects of its revival was Matthew Rolston, who, in this exclusive Q&A, takes us on a tour of his storied photographic career. Pictured here: "Jodie Foster, Director II, Los Angeles, 1991. Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles."
(www.hollywoodroyale.com)
(www.bandwmag.com/issues/bw-no-177)

22/03/2026

This futuristic-looking structure in Tokyo’s Shibuya district is one of the world-renowned examples of the Tokyo Toilet Project, an urban-redevelopment project begun in 2018. The goal: public toilets that combine cutting-edge design with functionality and social/cultural value. Ulana Switucha’s stunning photographs — feature in the April 2026 issue — are informed by her use of light, shape and tonality to evoke the transformative impact of these structures on public spaces. (bandwmag.com) (ulanaswituchaphotography.com)

20/03/2026

One of the photographers in our current issue, Ulana Switucha (www.ulanaswitucha.com), was kind enough to forward a link to a video made by photographer Rebecca Kowalsky, in which she talks about several of the articles in the April issue as well as her thoughts about what makes a photograph meaningful. It’s an intriguing and inspiring video, well worth checking out. Thanks, Rebecca!

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