{NAME} ~ Stunning new black and white photos — recent entries from the B&W Awards

Plus: New risograph photobook explores language, identity & continuity // BW Portraits of men saved from death row in Iran   %2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FjXVeLv7BlWMAmpQFXuRXFQ%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/OFwGxd0zb3aJzCxYNcFFHATPPHzLpvp5t55xOQsHD6I=364 B&W PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH %2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FrWqQrM7639zSPPGgHeIeSzKA%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/z51ayNzEhMt7ZUvgM36K0HEpeCgqTppyhK-rSyJXJ-k=364 LENSCULTURE B&W PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2024   Want to exhibit your work at Photo London? We’re searching for outstanding B&W images for a special group exhibition in London Spring 2025. In addition to the group show, benefits include immediate online exposure for hundreds of photographers, solo features on LensCulture, cash prizes, and more. Hundreds of photographers will be featured as Editors' Picks in the Competition Gallery, Instagram and Facebook — now through the deadline. So, it pays to enter early! Deadline Aug 21st. [PARTICIPATE TODAY](%2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FrWqQrM7639zSPPGgHeIeSzKA%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/2/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/mPR6xg6fF3YytcbyFNALJW9SaT7b2Q2axB6hsz2YrCE=364) Images shown above are Editors’ Picks from recent entries. See them all in the online gallery! © Tim Adami, John Seager, Regina Mengel, Datlas Erre, Sam Evans, Arnas Špaka, Luca Casonato, Alain Mouton. %2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FB5oTBD579892uRBviNpFBVTA%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/aT8hm7Rj2waNDTerFwnXHucqWe9CuOisNryqib8dU-U=364 WINNER SPOTLIGHT Kamal X Winner, B&W Awards 2020 [Hear what happened after being chosen >>](%2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FB5oTBD579892uRBviNpFBVTA%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/2/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/qQTwcnmGenMB6H27E33KuShoM23t52T0KWxAQ5ua1xo=364) %2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FrQYiUqOOQnukv1JXwSrpag%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/q-ROr6O_6glb2izLme8uohYeSNe2Xl0-bOUIFMayuOM=364 AWARD WINNER   Survivors of Death Row In stark black and white photographs, Enayat Asadi shines a light on those saved from death row in Iran, reflecting on what it is to lead a life lived under the shadow of execution. Photographs by Enayat Asadi. Essay by Magali Duzant. [SEE MORE](%2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FrQYiUqOOQnukv1JXwSrpag%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/2/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/Ek1AUvu81OWQrMaAQethHluON2VrvqDr7mtRx2T6tKs=364) %2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FEEgbnAkVpYBGw8I9892Zhqig%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/8bT4RBW9FWwF2AsIKmJfprI6zSp9q1SnVvOd2isS-jQ=364 BOOK REVIEW   La vie is like that Structured like an alphabet primer, this brilliant book intertwines personal anecdotes, research, and reflective insights, inviting readers to ponder the nature of language, identity, change and continuity. Photographs and texts by Magali Duzant. Book review by Liz Sales. [SEE MORE](%2F%2Foutgoing.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FEEgbnAkVpYBGw8I9892Zhqig%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/2/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/040YivMzQ1Obn6_rAe8hqejv-0RbfSjmtc6wQ834zmo=364) [Facebook](%2F%2F3rdparty.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FjuBYg2nazUFsy5QKab5AWw%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/sSxor_enmdRCt95qpE7Kzvpz1ZG19Wqimg8CXWggUXo=364) [Instagram](%2F%2F3rdparty.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FrB0w6Ph0U1VrHFKnU2E1ag%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/_7uO9jVzWkII72pL0W7s017--ivkd7Yx832JTeqTZU0=364) [Twitter](%2F%2F3rdparty.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FgT3f3TzAXwM892lzzxK7pJnQ%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/e9D1l8yPMZTNP4n1el-7XE5lemT9oTaN976cMTTJHNk=364) [View web version](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fw%2Fec8TKQWgDxcUYXYTClOhcA%2FmNQKC2MP4Py892M6eDsC8u9A%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/uDpi4JoNUIaTHD5A_HIJUxdUdpY18KIqRck8p9lnngM=364) Copyright © 2024 LensCulture, All rights reserved. Changed your mind? You can [unsubscribe here](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Funsubscribe%2F56q3892gD892e1HezHdGF763ezSiZuODmt4LhN2D6adFOBlYg%2FmNQKC2MP4Py892M6eDsC8u9A%2FeiBKJOaedRc1763ubTLUHX1A/1/010101910a916407-1ce0187d-fa41-4e4b-b854-7d7a84568c4b-000000/pjoPsZOkkr1CZFl8NbCMgJ6A2APMUuhuTWK5oBx_rik=364) at any time.