5th Annual Winners Announced
Winners for the 5th Annual Black and White Spider Awards were announced in a special live web presentation January 24th, 2010.
Top Honors of "Photograph of the Year" went to Shane Van Boxtel of USA for "Leap of Faith," a first place winner in Advertising and to Maciej Duczynski of Poland for Fine Art winner "At the edge of the world." Austrian Werner Branz won a historic third year title in the "Photographer of the Year" category for his Nature winner "Coldness."
666 photographers were nominated by members of the awards international jury, featuring captains of the industry from Magnum Photos, The Armory Show, Fratelli Alinari, Contrasto to Tate and Hamiltons in London.
Professional
Photograph of the Year
Outstanding Achievement
Shane Van Boxtel - USA
Merit of Excellence
Werner Branz - Austria
Honor of Distinction
Anatol Kotte - Germany
Abstract
Outstanding Achievement
David Ryle - UK
Merit of Excellence
Sandor Csortos Szabo - Hungary
Honor of Distinction
Leland Bobbe - USA
Honorable Mention
Frank Rogozienski - USA
Honorable Mention
Pasha Vrzhesch - UKraine
Honorable Mention
Emmanuel Joly - Canada
Advertising
Outstanding Achievement
Shane Van Boxtel - USA
Merit of Excellence
Andreas Heumann - UK
Honor of Distinction
Jim Krantz - USA
Honorable Mention
Marianne Drenthe - USA
Honorable Mention
Simon Puschmann - Germany
Honorable Mention
David Allan Brandt - USA
Architectural
Outstanding Achievement
Peter Sutter - USA
Merit of Excellence
Rod Edwards - UK
Honor of Distinction
Brett Nelson - USA
Honorable Mention
Tina Liv Kjær Jessen - Denmark
Honorable Mention
Roberto Soares-Gomes - Brazil
Honorable Mention
Jeff Zaruba - USA
Fashion
Outstanding Achievement
Marjolijn De Groot - France
Merit of Excellence
James Russell - USA
Honor of Distinction
Ioulex Team - USA
Honorable Mention
David Allan Brandt - USA
Honorable Mention
Tc Reiner - USA
Honorable Mention
Olga Izakson - Russia
Fine Art
Outstanding Achievement
Ann Cutting - USA
Merit of Excellence
Peter Liepke - USA
Honor of Distinction
Thomas Barbey - USA
Honorable Mention
Damion Berger - USA
Honorable Mention
Susan Burnstine - USA
Honorable Mention
Michel Rajkovic - France
Nature
Outstanding Achievement
Werner Branz - Austria
Merit of Excellence
Youssef Ismail - USA
Honor of Distinction
Nicolae Cosniceru - Romania
Honorable Mention
Bjornar Pedersen - Norway
Honorable Mention
John Sylvester - Canada
Honorable Mention
Hakan Strand - Sweden
Nude
Outstanding Achievement
Anatol Kotte - Germany
Merit of Excellence
Andy Katz - USA
Honor of Distinction
Taran Z - USA
Honorable Mention
Frank Wartenberg - Germany
Honorable Mention
Gary Breckheimer - USA
Honorable Mention
Alwyn Coates - UK
People
Outstanding Achievement
Satyaki Ghosh - India
Merit of Excellence
Alan Gignoux - UK
Honor of Distinction
Jesus Jaime Mota - Spain
Honorable Mention
Chris Mclennan - New Zealand
Honorable Mention
Gerald Ratto - USA
Honorable Mention
Bruce Byers - USA
Photojournalism
Outstanding Achievement
Nir Alon - Israel
Merit of Excellence
Ruud Peters - Netherlands
Honor of Distinction
Cedric Arnold - Thailand
Honorable Mention
Omer Messinger - Israel
Honorable Mention
Carmen Spitznagel - Germany
Honorable Mention
Jennifer Spelman - USA
Portrait
Outstanding Achievement
Anatol Kotte - Germany
Merit of Excellence
Barry Cheeseman - Australia
Honor of Distinction
Peggy Sirota - USA
Honorable Mention
Daro Sulakauri - Georgia
Honorable Mention
Andreas Heumann - UK
Honorable Mention
Kees-Jan Bakker - Netherlands
Silhouette
Outstanding Achievement
David Allan Brandt - USA
Merit of Excellence
Brenda Lindfors - USA
Honor of Distinction
Hakan Strand - Sweden
Honorable Mention
Michael Crouser - USA
Honorable Mention
Liz Arcus - Australia
Honorable Mention
Scott Barrow - USA
Sport
Outstanding Achievement
Alberto Guglielmi - USA
Merit of Excellence
Roy Kaltschmidt - USA
Honor of Distinction
Cedric Arnold - Thailand
Honorable Mention
Tomasz Gudzowaty - Poland
Honorable Mention
Gregg Newton - USA
Honorable Mention
Duane Hart - Australia
Still Life
Outstanding Achievement
Niccolò Biddau - Italy
Merit of Excellence
Clare Kendall - UK
Honor of Distinction
Jörg Bräuer - Spain
Honorable Mention
Hugh Turvey - UK
Honorable Mention
Maja Hrnjak - Croatia
Honorable Mention
Luis Delgado - USA
Wildlife
Outstanding Achievement
Paul Bussell - UK
Merit of Excellence
Mike Heydon - New Zealand
Honor of Distinction
Daisy Giladini - Switzerland
Honorable Mention
Malcolm Schuyl - UK
Honorable Mention
Carmen Spitznagel - Germany
Honorable Mention
Simon Buck - UK
Amateur
Photograph of the Year
Outstanding Achievement
Maciej Duczynski - Poland
Merit of Excellence
Olga Matsaeva - Russia
Honor of Distinction
Jason Nichols - USA
Abstract
Outstanding Achievement
Monika Brand - Germany
Merit of Excellence
Shirley Land - USA
Honor of Distinction
Jeff Curry - USA
Honorable Mention
Alin Popescu - Romania
Honorable Mention
Nicola Fearnley - UK
Honorable Mention
Rachel Blaser - USA
Architectural
Outstanding Achievement
Vincent Carney - USA
Merit of Excellence
Faisal Almalki - Saudi Arabia
Honor of Distinction
Andrey Grinyov - Latvia
Honorable Mention
Peter Zetner - Canada
Honorable Mention
Sharon Tenenbaum - Canada
Honorable Mention
Ezra Safra - USA
Fashion
Outstanding Achievement
Kurt Weston - USA
Merit of Excellence
Iaia Gagliani - Italy
Honor of Distinction
Thu Trinh - New Zealand
Honorable Mention
Bryan Benoit - USA
Honorable Mention
Igor Kruter - Israel
Honorable Mention
Ioannis Gousgounis - Greece
Fine Art
Outstanding Achievement
Maciej Duczynski - Poland
Merit of Excellence
Takako Kido - Japan
Honor of Distinction
Cole Thompson - USA
Honorable Mention
Maciej Duczynski - Poland
Honorable Mention
Nicola Fearnley - UK
Honorable Mention
Lori Crewe - Canada
Nature
Outstanding Achievement
Barry Steven Greff - USA
Merit of Excellence
Liam Frankland - UK
Honor of Distinction
Tom O Scott - USA
Honorable Mention
Joshua Hakin - Canada
Honorable Mention
Mitch Dobrowner - USA
Honorable Mention
Ralph A. Ledergerber - Australia
Nude
Outstanding Achievement
Olga Matsaeva - Russia
Merit of Excellence
Michael Siu - USA
Honor of Distinction
Deyan Stefanov - Bulgaria
Honorable Mention
Thorsten Jankowski - Germany
Honorable Mention
Marc Tomas Suarez - Spain
Honorable Mention
Tyson Monson - USA
People
Outstanding Achievement
Giuseppe Violetta - Italy
Merit of Excellence
József Wágner Csapó - Hungary
Honor of Distinction
Dave Bowman - Netherlands
Honorable Mention
Tomaz Crnej - Slovenia
Honorable Mention
Joe Chan - Hong Kong
Honorable Mention
Khalid Khogali - Belgium
Photojournalism
Outstanding Achievement
Aliah Jan - New Zealand
Merit of Excellence
John Delaney - USA
Honor of Distinction
Luca Tommasini - Italy
Honorable Mention
Oliver Stegmann - Switzerland
Honorable Mention
Aliah Jan - New Zealand
Honorable Mention
Khalid Khogali - Belgium
Portrait
Outstanding Achievement
Monika Manowska - Sweden
Merit of Excellence
Henry Fernando - Canada
Honor of Distinction
John Delaney - USA
Honorable Mention
Sylwia Kotlarz - Poland
Honorable Mention
Monika Brand - Germany
Honorable Mention
Marc Piron - USA
Silhouette
Outstanding Achievement
David Myers - USA
Merit of Excellence
Igor Svibilsky - USA
Honor of Distinction
Donn Dobkin - USA
Honorable Mention
Ai Li Lim - Singapore
Honorable Mention
Iaia Gagliani - Italy
Honorable Mention
Stephen Cummins - Ireland
Sport
Outstanding Achievement
Sebastian Unterreitmeier-Germany
Merit of Excellence
Suzanne Hayano - USA
Honor of Distinction
Tomaz Crnej - Slovenia
Honorable Mention
Viktor Sykora - Czech Republic
Honorable Mention
Chuck Kuhn - USA
Honorable Mention
Pongsatorn Sukhum - Thailand
Still Life
Outstanding Achievement
Jason Nichols - USA
Merit of Excellence
Markku Saijets - Finland
Honor of Distinction
Kalua K Krynska - Poland
Honorable Mention
Giuseppe Violetta - Italy
Honorable Mention
Manex Efrem - UK
Honorable Mention
Geo Oplaat - Netherlands
Wildlife
Outstanding Achievement
Fran Minien - USA
Merit of Excellence
Satya Chatillon - Mexico
Honor of Distinction
Bev Pettit - USA
Honorable Mention
Tatiana Bitir - Canada
Honorable Mention
Julie Garran - Australia
Honorable Mention
Rita Kay Adams - USA
