TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers – Theme: Black-and-White Minimalism

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In the magazine Learn Photography you can continuously draw inspiration from the world of photography, including various editing techniques. We are interested in the photo edits that captivate you and those you use in your practice. For our next challenge, we’ve selected the theme: Black and White Minimalism.

You’ve truly overwhelmed us with the vast number of photos you’ve sent our way. The photos exude your enthusiasm for the black-and-white theme. Not all pictures adhered strictly to the minimalism requirement, yet they still intrigued us in some way. We extend our sincere thanks to all readers from around the world who participated in the challenge and shared their photos with us.

Choosing the top 10 was challenging, so we’ve included additional noteworthy shots in the gallery. Is yours among them?

1. Milan Urban

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Milan Urban — The photo is NOT a montage. I was photographing a balloon when suddenly a flock of birds ascended from somewhere.

2. Oldřich Linhart

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Oldřich Linhart

3. Lukáš Najman

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Lukáš Najman — The photo was taken during last year’s trip to the Netherlands.

4. Renata Zemanová

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Květa Zemanová — Alone in the city.

5. Tomáš Kallus

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Tomáš Kallus — I capture this tree in the Rychlebské hory every time I pass by. On that day, it was quite a biting cold – I snapped a few shots and was about to leave when neighing of a horse echoed from the nearby forest. So, I decided to wait a little longer, just in case it appeared on the path. And it paid off! It entered the frame beautifully, giving rise to one of my favorite photos.

6. Olga Arune

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Olga Arune — The photo was taken in 2022 in Beirut, where you can admire this amazing structure by the architect Zaha Hadid.

7. Květa Novotná

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Květa Novotná — Faith is lost.

8. Libor Bednařík

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Libor Bednařík — Thank you for the excellent inspiration and great care for users of Zoner Photo Studio X.

9. Jochen Kühner (DE)

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Jochen Kühner — The photograph was taken in the outdoor area of the Saarland Museum, Modern Gallery in Saarbrücken. It captures a part of Giuseppe Penone’s bronze sculpture Idee di Pietra, “Ideas of Stone„ (2010, bronze).

10. Antonín Havlát

TOP 10 Photos from Our Readers, Black-and-White Minimalism, Antonín Havlát

Unfortunately, not everyone can make it to the top 10, but since we received many excellent photos, we want to share some additional ones with you in a gallery format.

Thanks for submitting: Marta Čížková, Šárka Geierová, Gabriele Riffaldi (IT), Marie Kyjovska, Petr Klusáček, Marta Pančochová, Radovan Mikula, Peter Drančák, Petr Sýkora, Wojciech Pribula, Josef Fiala, Zdenek Vencl, Hana Černíková, Ing. Jiří Študent ml., Ján Ašverus, Tomáš Bohánek, Kateřina Vodrážková, Karel Soukup, Katarína Mocáková, Kateřina Daňková, Karel Flieger, Klaus Steinberg (DE), Manfred Argus (DE) and Jiří Trávníček.