Paul Coghlin has been announced winner of the prestigious Black & White Photographer of the Year. The competition, run by Black & White Photography magazine, attracted entries from around the world – including America, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway, Ireland and the UK. Categories included best portrait, landscape, still life, single image, travel, reportage, under-25, digital printer, silver printer and the overall prize of Black & White Photographer of the Year. The winning entries will be featured in a special exhibition at London’s Hoopers Gallery – from 3 to 10 September. The pictures will also be featured in a special supplement which comes free with Black & White Photography issue 116

Press Release

25th August 2010

Paul Coghlin is the winner of the prestigious Black & White Photographer of the Year.

The competition, run by Black & White Photography magazine, attracted entries from around the world – including America, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway, Ireland and the UK.

Black & White Photography is the only magazine which caters specifically for photographers working in black & white. The competition accepted entries from digital and film photographers but entries had to be supplied as prints.

Categories included best portrait, landscape, still life, single image, travel, reportage, under-25, digital printer, silver printer and the overall prize of Black & White Photographer of the Year.

The judges included legendary printer Robin Bell (who has worked with everyone from Eve Arnold to Don McCullin), plus acclaimed photographers Trevor Crone and Tim Clinch, Helen Esmonde (from Hoopers Gallery in London), Elizabeth Roberts (editor of Black & White Photography) and Keith Wilson (editorial director of GMC Publications).

Elizabeth Roberts said: ‘The competition proves black & white photography is thriving, with a talented new generation of photographers coming through, shooting on digital or film.

‘We were delighted with the huge number of photographers who entered and the high standard of entries. The judges had some very tough decisions to make.’

The winning entries will be featured in a special exhibition at a top London gallery – Hoopers Gallery – from 3 to 10 September. The pictures will also be featured in a special supplement which comes free with Black & White Photography issue 116, which comes out on 9 September.

The Full Results

Black & White Photographer of the Year: Paul Coghlin
Best Portrait: Roderick Field
Best Travel: Tjaart van Staden
Best Reportage: David Morris
Best Single Image: Roderick Field
Best Landscape: David Miller
Best Still Life: Bill Spears
Best Photographer under-25: Kat Waters
Best Digital Printer: Paul Coghlin
Best Silver Printer: Bill Spears

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