The winners of the 2025 Black and White Photo Awards have been introduced, with prime spot within the Fauna and Flora class going to Willem Kruger for his picture ‘leopard leap mono’.
Captured in South Africa’s Londolozi Reserve, the wonderful shot exhibits the tense second a male leopard should leap away after mating to keep away from the feminine’s claws.
Founded in 2022, the Black and White Photo Awards have grow to be a number one worldwide competitors dedicated to monochrome images.
Here are a few of our favourites from this 12 months’s competitors.
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Black and White Photo Awards 2025 – Fauna and Flora class finalists
Raghuvamsh Chavali – The dance of gravity
A hummingbird drinks from a flower. Photo by Raghuvamsh Chavali/BW Photo Awards
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Remuna Beca – Oceanic eyes
An edangered oceanic whitetip shark. Photo by Remuna Beca/BW Photo Awards
Javier Ruperez – Prosopocoilus serricornis
A male stag beetle. Photo by Javier Ruperez/BW Photo Awards
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Christopher Baker – Stripes
An in depth-up of a zebra’s eye. Photo by Christopher Baker/BW Photo Awards
Claire Waring – King of the beasts
A male lion intent on mating with a feminine (not pictured). Photo by Claire Waring/BW Photo Awards
Jonathan Allen – Deep window
An in depth-up picture of the attention of a humpback whale. Photo by Jonathan Allen/BW Photo Awards
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Thomas de Franzoni – It all begins with a lullaby
A gaggle of flamingoes mirrored within the water. Photo by Thomas de Franzoni/BW Photo Awards
Nur Tucker – Arctic fox
An arctic fox photographed in Vardo, Norway. Photo by Nur Tucker/BW Photo Awards
Claire Waring – Out within the chilly
A younger male roe deer ventures forth on a chilly, wet evening. Photo by Claire Waring/BW Photo Awards
Kaushiik Subramaniam – Patterns within the deep
An ocellated eagle ray photographed within the waters of the Maldives. Photo by Kaushiik Subramaniam/BW Photo Awards
Paolo Ameli – Elephant household
A gaggle of elephants strolling in line. Photo by Paolo Ameli/BW Photo Awards
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Black and White Photo Awards 2025 – Fauna and Flora class winners
Masaru Takagi – Ring-tailed lemur – Bronze point out
A putting portrait of a ring-tailed lemur. Photo by Masaru Takagi/BW Photo Awards
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Javier Ruperez – Wolf spider – Silver point out
An excessive close-up at 2x magnification, capturing the depth of a wolf spider. Photo by Javier Ruperez/BW Photo Awards
Robin Scholte – Big hug – Golden point out
Two younger male elephants wrestle in play. Photo by Robin Scholte/BW Photo Awards
Rajarshi Banerji – Iconic elephant at iconic mountain – Second place
An elephant often known as Craig drinks at a water gap within the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, the best mountain in Africa. Photo by Rajarshi Banerji/BW Photo Awards
Willem Kruger – Leopard leap mono – Overall winner
A male leopard jumps away after mating with a feminine to keep away from her claws. Photographed on the Londolozi Reserve, South Africa. Photo by Willem Kruger/BW Photo Awards
Top picture: Deep window. Credit: Jonathan Allen, BW Photo Awards
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