Lens Magazine

We are delighted to present The BIG B&W Edition 2026, a special edition dedicated entirely to the power, beauty, and versatility of Black and White photography. Bringing together outstanding projects by internationally acclaimed photographers from around the world, this edition explores a remarkable range of subjects, cultures, landscapes, and human stories through the timeless language of monochrome.

Trevor Cole, whose photograph was selected for the cover, presents People and Pastoralism in the Ilemi Triangle, documenting communities in South Sudan and Ethiopia. Luca Cameli offers an intimate view of daily life in the port and fish market of San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. Giovanna Aryafara presents Sadhus – Between Earth and Spirit, exploring spiritual traditions in Kathmandu and Varanasi.

Julien Sunyé brings together the human body and natural landscape in Memories, photographed along France’s Côte Vermeille between 2024 and 2026. Nick Dale presents striking black-and-white wildlife photography, while Grégory Boissy and journalist Delphine Barrais explore Polynesian identity and the distinctive vision of the islands through intimate portraits.

Holger Hoffmann presents two documentary projects, The Charcoal Brothers and their Wives and Inside Wakhi Houses. Jamie Johnson presents Growing Up Travelling, an intimate portrait of childhood within the Irish Traveller community.

Ralf Dreier explores the sea and distinctive architectural lines through three series. Geoffrey Ansel Agrons presents Vietnam and Laos through the eyes of a travelling American, while Iranian mathematician and photographer Farid Azadi presents Threshold of Becoming, a contemplative exploration of consciousness through light and shadow.

From documentary and portraiture to wildlife, landscape, architecture, the human body, and spirituality, The BIG B&W Edition 2026 celebrates the extraordinary diversity of photographic vision expressed through Black and White.