Black & White Spider Awards 2026

The Black & White Spider Awards is an annual international award restricted by process: black-and-white photography only. The 2026 edition is the award's 21st cycle.

The structure runs 235+ title awards across categories — winners are announced not only as overall prizes but as title-holders within sub-genres. Winners are announced at a live Photoshow in November 2026.

The 2026 (21st annual) jury has not yet been announced — the awards page lists it as "To Be Announced." Each year the Spider Awards select, by invitation, a rotating panel of internationally respected curators, gallerists, editors, publishers and photography professionals; recent panels have drawn from institutions such as Bonhams, Tate Modern and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

AI-generated work is not accepted. Eligibility is open globally to professional and amateur photographers.

Submission is through the awards website. Photographers can submit unlimited images; fee is tiered $30–$35 based on submission scale. The 2026 closing deadline is July 24; results announced November 7, 2026.