One of the greatest photo games you will ever play, GuruShots is a super fun and competitive online platform (and app) that provides photographers with not only a place to showcase their images, but a chance to gain unmatched global exposure for their work and bag themselves some epic prizes and bragging rights in the process.
There's no harm in a little friendly competition, and Gurushots will allow you to compete in challenges and daily battles against millions of photographers worldwide. You can even become part of a team and take on other groups while sharing skills and connecting with other photographers.
The idea of the game is to gradually increase your ranking from a Newbie to a Master, and then finally achieve the ultimate status of becoming a Guru. There are opportunities for your work to be exhibited in a physical gallery, published in magazines, and of course - be featured here on Digital Camera World too.
With the latestMonochrome MomentsChallenge, we wanted you to master working with a single colour palette. With the second challenge, Powerful Black & White, the same rules apply. From dramatic greys to warm sepias, or even bold blues, you can create striking visuals by experimenting with light, tone, and contrast.
The highest-ranked images from both of these challenges will be published in Master Black & White Photography Magazine. Winners will also have the chance to receive prizes from GuruShots' sponsors, such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby.
We're pleased to showcase the winning images from Monochrome Moments below, along with the rest of the top-featured photographs in the gallery that follows. See the top 10 images from the Powerful Black & White challenge further down.
Monochrome Moments top-ranked images
Top Photographer(Image credit: Ivar Thorsen - Norway)
Top Photo(Image credit: CristianFerro WLP - Italy)
Guru's Top Pick(Image credit: Raymond Johannessen - Norway)
#4 (Image credit: Ivan Miksik - Czech Republic)
#5 (Image credit: Thomas Jerger - United States)
#6 (Image credit: Will’s Beautiful World - United States)
#7 (Image credit: Michael Shmidt - Israel)
#8 (Image credit: David Feldt - Sweden)
#9 (Image credit: Stephen Jones - United Kingdom)
#10 (Image credit: Aman Sarda - India)
Here are the remaining images from the top entries in GuruShots' Powerful Black & White contest – Click on the arrows to scroll through the full gallery of entries.
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(Image credit: Nate Riggins - United States)
(Image credit: John Kain - United States)
(Image credit: Turbo Ruined the Game - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Arta Berzina - Latvia )
(Image credit: James Farley - United States)
(Image credit: Keith Shantz - Canada)
(Image credit: Steve Atkins - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Edita Meškoniene - Republic of Lithuania)
(Image credit: Ronda Scriber - United States)
(Image credit: Justin McCloskey - United States)
(Image credit: Erik Csosza - Switzerland)
(Image credit: Tracy Evans - Australia)
(Image credit: Frank Shufletoski - Canada)
(Image credit: Lisa Tang - HongKong)
(Image credit: Zilvinas Degutis - Republic of Lithuania)
(Image credit: Zennifer I Travellers - United States )
(Image credit: Shackman (Mike Russell) - France)
(Image credit: Paul Gaines - United States)
(Image credit: Anika Krstic - Serbia)
(Image credit: Paolo Barozzi - Italy)
(Image credit: Matt Clark - United States)
(Image credit: Kirrily Steele - United States)
(Image credit: Gabriel Sánchez Avila - Mexico)
(Image credit: Bridgett Eady - United States)
(Image credit: Cathymay Dinyar - United States)
(Image credit: David Cassidy - United states )
(Image credit: Yahya Alobaedi Peace to Gaza)
(Image credit: Jake Poe - United States)
(Image credit: Janelle Freiman - United States)
(Image credit: Mike Weldon - United States)
(Image credit: James Mathews - United States)
(Image credit: Stuart Walsh - Australia)
(Image credit: Riana Strydom - South Africa)
(Image credit: Xan White - Switzerland)
(Image credit: Nuno D'Almeida - Portugal)
(Image credit: György Farkas - Hungary)
(Image credit: Daggi M. - Germany)
(Image credit: Bryony Herrod-Taylor - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Nora Thomas - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Jillian Woods - United States)
(Image credit: Victoria Bradford - United States)
(Image credit: Dave Leigh - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: George Williams - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Lori Williamson - United States)
(Image credit: Yvonne Athanasaw - United States)
(Image credit: EmmieB - Ireland)
(Image credit: Francisco Gomez - United States)
(Image credit: ShellyD - United states)
(Image credit: Ruth Glines - United States)
(Image credit: Andy Steward - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: yler McAuley - United states)
(Image credit: Mother Nature - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Deb Hutt - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Gina BurningSky - United States)
(Image credit: Octavian Oprea - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Hollendus Péter - Hungary)
(Image credit: Chris Nelson - United States)
(Image credit: BHASKAR MUKHERJEE - India)
(Image credit: Dave Hondel - United States)
(Image credit: Adonis Angelodimou - Cyprus)
(Image credit: Tanzeel Hussain - United States)
(Image credit: Ole Kristian Valle - Norway)
(Image credit: Roberto Crucitti - United Arab Emirates)
(Image credit: Kristina Jones - United States)
(Image credit: Krasznai V. Magdolna - Hungary)
(Image credit: LindaLS - Australia)
(Image credit: Jo Lynn - United States)
(Image credit: Cassidy Jean Thomas - United States)
(Image credit: Caroline Smith - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Becky Plautz - United States)
(Image credit: Gunter Winters - Belgium)
(Image credit: vasil_davchev - Bulgaria)
(Image credit: DrRaj Rajnish - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Parallax Perspectives - United States)
(Image credit: Mor Darkhovsky - Israel)
(Image credit: karelgoeman - Belgium.)
(Image credit: BatuS. -NaNaa - Turkey)
(Image credit: Kevin Duke - United States)
(Image credit: Miguel Peluffo - Argentina)
(Image credit: Mona Klement - Germany)
(Image credit: Susana Belenkova - United States)
(Image credit: Bogdan Gorny - Canada)
(Image credit: Helmut Elks Oelke - Germany )
(Image credit: Susan Clarke - Australia)
(Image credit: EDmund Porta - United States)
(Image credit: Tyler Whipple - United States)
(Image credit: Brian Spears - United States)
(Image credit: Julieann reece - United States)
(Image credit: Muhammad AlQatam - Kuwait)
(Image credit: Gordon Davies - Great Britain)
(Image credit: Kyle Harding - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: samis.shaudo - Lithuania)
(Image credit: Linda Dalseide - Norway)
(Image credit: Bennet Erbaugh - United States)
(Image credit: Kathie Roller-Stell - Canada)
(Image credit: Drew Irvin - United States)
(Image credit: dbalt_2000 - United States)
(Image credit: Celina Kuehne - United States)
(Image credit: bklyrb05 - United States)
(Image credit: Mervi Valtanen - Finland)
Powerful Black & White challenges top-ranked images
Top Photographer(Image credit: Bruno Ribeiro - Portugal)
Top Photo(Image credit: Salvijs Bilinskis - Latvia)
Guru's Top Pick(Image credit: Christian Barret _ cbarret.fr - France)
#4 (Image credit: Ingūna Šķestere - Germany)
#5 (Image credit: Luke Sánchez - Spain)
#6 (Image credit: Tamar Alazraki - Israel)
#7 (Image credit: Will’s Beautiful World - United States)
#8 (Image credit: James Farley - United States)
#9 (Image credit: Robert Plain - United States)
#10 (Image credit: Anne Livø Buvik - Norway)
Here are the remaining images from the top entries in GuruShots' Monochrome Moments contest – Click on the arrows to scroll through the full gallery of entries.
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(Image credit: Janelle Freiman - United States)
(Image credit: Roy Egloff - Switzerland)
(Image credit: David Feldt - Sweden)
(Image credit: Andrew Hitrov - Russia)
(Image credit: Jonathan Zorn - Germany)
(Image credit: RedDragon88 - Slovenia)
(Image credit: Radek Matouš - Czechia)
(Image credit: Chuck Milledge - United States)
(Image credit: Larry Reynolds - United States)
(Image credit: Francisco Subtil - Portugal)
(Image credit: Paolo Barozzi - Italy)
(Image credit: Bryony Herrod-Taylor - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Melanie Flynn - United States)
(Image credit: BOGDAN MOCANU - Romania)
(Image credit: Westley Saunders - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Albert Yao - Hong Kong)
(Image credit: Brian Spears - United States)
(Image credit: IddoTheBlind - United States)
(Image credit: Mervi Valtanen - Finland)
(Image credit: Ivan Miksik - Czech Republic)
(Image credit: Maritza Vorster - South Africa)
(Image credit: Nuno D_Almeida - Portugal)
(Image credit: Malcolm Russell - South Africa)
(Image credit: Steve Holmes - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Kai T Støyva - Norway)
(Image credit: John Nixon - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Miroslav Vajdić - Croatia)
(Image credit: milena_jastrzebska - Poland)
(Image credit: Roberto Crucitti - United Arab Emirates)
(Image credit: studiostepps - United States)
(Image credit: Ruth Glines - United States)
(Image credit: Muhammad AlQatam - Kuwait)
(Image credit: Victor Anderson - Mexico)
(Image credit: Michael Molina - Colombia )
(Image credit: margy1 - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Paulina Momot - Iceland)
(Image credit: Adonis Angelodimou - Cyprus)
(Image credit: Irakli Gvishiani - Georgia)
(Image credit: Gina BurningSky - United States)
(Image credit: Porter Wiseman - United States)
(Image credit: Nikoloz Nadiradze - United States)
(Image credit: chris garcia - United States)
(Image credit: Barbie Mayor - United states)
(Image credit: Jamil Badalov - Azerbaijan)
(Image credit: Ashley Levinson - United States)
(Image credit: waaranpera - Sweden)
(Image credit: Yvonne Athanasaw - United States)
(Image credit: Sean Corlett - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Bonnie Ryan - United States )
(Image credit: Paul Gaines - United States)
(Image credit: Noel Demulier - France)
(Image credit: Gigi Cioffi Spanola - United States)
(Image credit: Ryszard Tutko - Poland )
(Image credit: Scottie_On_Shore - Cayman Islands)
(Image credit: Bogdan Gorny - Canada)
(Image credit: Daggi M. - Germany)
(Image credit: Derek Clark - Australia)
(Image credit: Terry Soloman - United States)
(Image credit: Silje Akselberg Saetre - Norway)
(Image credit: Nicholas B. Di Dolce - United States)
(Image credit: DrRaj Rajnish - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Erika Haynes - United States)
(Image credit: Cassidy Jean Thomas - United States )
(Image credit: Cory Powell - United States)
(Image credit: James Mathews - United States)
(Image credit: Marat Manevich - United States)
(Image credit: Deb Hutt - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Tanzeel Hussain - United States)
(Image credit: dbalt_2000 - United States)
(Image credit: K-H. Foerster - Germany )
(Image credit: Cameron Ernst - Canada)
(Image credit: Paige Huffman - United States)
(Image credit: Jaymes Zemek - Australia)
(Image credit: Santford Overton - United States)
(Image credit: Anika Krstic - Serbia)
(Image credit: Jolita Maroze - Ireland)
(Image credit: Photo Mom - United States)
(Image credit: EleniMcClellan - United States)
(Image credit: James Harmer - The Netherlands)
(Image credit: whatton66 - Australia )
(Image credit: BHASKAR MUKHERJEE - India)
(Image credit: Peggy Elegeert - Belgium)
(Image credit: Mário J. P. Félix - Portugal)
(Image credit: Olga Galanets - Ukraine)
(Image credit: Gregor Hermans - Netherlands)
(Image credit: Andy Steward - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Anjani Kumar Tummalapalli - United Kingdom )
(Image credit: Daniel Sattler - Germany)
(Image credit: Teresa Finik - Canada)
(Image credit: Claudia Kanders - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Scott Greywacz - United States)
(Image credit: Mor Darkhovsky - Israel)
(Image credit: Matt Freeborn - United States)
(Image credit: Tyler Whipple - United States)
(Image credit: alexprestonaudio - Canada)
(Image credit: Ana Babiera - United States)
(Image credit: Tiffany Laws - United States)
(Image credit: Barbara Babs - United States)
(Image credit: Małgorzata Przybyszewska - Poland)
(Image credit: samis.shaudo - Lithuania)
It's fascinating to see how other photographers might interpret a photo theme differently from you. The idea of the timed challenges is to enter images that not only fit the brief but are also unique and might give you enough of an edge to earn a Guru Pick from the creator of the challenge and votes from other players.
To find out more about GuruShots and to sign up and take part in the next exciting challenge, visit www.gurushots.com.
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