"In 2025, the One Exposure Awards shifted to pure black‑and‑white, creating a nature photography showcase that feels strikingly different. The absence of color amplifies every shadow, texture, and emotional beat in each winning image. Across categories ranging from wildlife to fine‑art experimentation, the contest highlighted nature in its most elemental form. Lidija Novković earned 1st Place with "Začudno," a low‑angle giraffe portrait that transforms the familiar into something mythic."
"Mark Fernley's 2nd Place image, "Crowned in Dust and Shadow," captures a young lion moving through glowing dust in a moment of quiet strength. In 3rd Place, Thomas Brummett's "The Murmur of a Thousand Suns" turns a forest into a dreamlike, breathing world through layered exposures. Together, the 30 monochrome winners show that stripping away color can reveal nature's rawest and most powerful truths."
In 2025 One Exposure Awards shifted to pure black-and-white. The absence of color amplifies shadow, texture, and emotional beats in each winning image. The competition covered categories from wildlife to fine-art experimentation, presenting nature in elemental terms. Lidija Novković won first place with 'Začudno,' a low-angle giraffe portrait that renders the familiar mythic. Mark Fernley's second-place image, 'Crowned in Dust and Shadow,' shows a young lion moving through glowing dust in a moment of quiet strength. Thomas Brummett's third-place photograph, 'The Murmur of a Thousand Suns,' transforms a forest into a dreamlike, breathing world. The thirty monochrome winners show that removing color can reveal nature's rawest truths.
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