Minimalist Photography Awards - Klaus Lenzen 'Minimalist Photographer of the Year' 

A series of images which focuses on the detail of a pole vault and showcases this difficult sport in a very artistic way has won the overall title in the first-ever Minimalist Photography Awards.

One image can change us.

A picture, a moment can change the way we feel. Change how we see ourselves. Change our understanding and change the rules. Provoke and change history.

MPB puts photo and video kit into more hands, more sustainably. Every month, visual storytellers sell more than 20,000 cameras and lenses to MPB. Choose used and get affordable access to kit that doesn’t cost the earth. Sell the kit you’re not using to MPB. Trade in for the kit you need to create. Buy used, spend less and get more. Buy. Sell. Trade. Create.

More than 3400 photographs from 57 different countries have been submitted but German photographer, Klaus Lenzen, won the title of 'Minimalist Photographer of the Year' and the $1000 prize. 

"This highly aesthetical sport deserves to be portrayed in an artistic way," says Klaus. "I've done this in a minimalist way to stimulate the viewer's imagination."

The first edition of the Minimalist Photography Awards included 12 categories with photographers submitting entries under 'Abstract', 'Long Exposure' and 'Portrait' to name just a few of the themes. 

To see more of the winning images, visit the Minimalist Photography Awards website. The winners will also be featured in an exhibition and book all about the new competition. 

Minimalist Photography Awards - Klaus Lenzen 'Minimalist Photographer of the Year' 

About The Minimalist Photography Awards

The Minimalist Photography Awards is a non-profit association, powered by black & white Minimalism magazine which aims to recognize, reward and expose talented photographers all around the world and introduce them to the professional photography industry.