Best Black and White Photos of 2018

The Annual Pilgrimage continues.
This is the 9th year I have done this for Colour and Black and White.
It is simple. Just click comment or message me about the photos you like so that I can judge which is the best photo.
I might give a random prize for a voter this year.... We'll see.

1. Grand Scale. Rome, Italy.

2. Trees and Columns. Rome, Italy.

3. Cool Time. Vatican, Italy.

4. USMI. Rome, Italy.

5. Corvid Crossing. Rome, Italy.

6. Testaccio Times. Rome, Italy.

7. Vatican Lights. Vatican, Italy.

8. Rough Finish. Warsaw, Poland.

9. Carrots sell. Liverpool, England.

10. What Bird Is That? Liverpool, England.

11. Picketing Fences. Crosby, England.

12. Dune Break. Crosby, England.

13. Dots and Spots. Warsaw, Poland.

14. Tis an Illusion. Warsaw, Poland.

15. Feet and Fountain. Warsaw, Poland.

16. Glossed Over. Gniezno, Poland.

17. Lake View. Stare Kramsko, Poland.

18. Spider's Washing. Mozów, Poland.

19. Paid the Ferryman. Brody, Poland.

20. Spiky Deception. Zielona Góra, Poland.

21. Ancient Cartography. Zielona Góra, Poland.

22. Rajst. Warsaw, Poland.

23. Shines and Steps. Geneva, Switzerland.

24. Organ Bird. Geneva, Switzerland.

25. The Big Book. Geneva, Switzerland.

26. Old Man of The Lake. Geneva, Switzerland.

27. Cheesy Rounds. Gruyeres, Switzerland.

28. Bath Out. Ripon, England.

29. Mountain Folk. Jura Mountains, France.

30. Clouds of Light. Jura Mountains, France.

31. Peak and Mist. Jura Mountains, France.

32. Take a Seat. Lausanne, Switzerland.

33. Cracked. Lausanne, Switzerland.

34. Vaulted. Lausanne, Switzerland.

35. Knobs. Lausanne, Switzerland.

36. Keyhole Steps. Lausanne, Switzerland.

37. Stones and Ruins. Bolton Abbey, England.

38. Broken Silhouette. Jervaulx Abbey, England.

39. Fly By. Bolton Abbey, England.

40. Average View. Kirkby Lonsdale, England.

41. Bunny Blushes. Kirkby Lonsdale, England.

42. Bridge and Bush. Kirkby Lonsdale, England.

43. Need to Straighten the Ship. Ripon, England.

44. Bookish Bibles. Ripon, England.

2017 The Best Black and White Photographs.

It is that time of the year again! The best black and white photos of the past year (by me).

The concept is easy: Just write in the comments which of the photos you like (refer to the name).Vote for as many as you like and feel free to say what you think about them.

I have run this competition for the past eight years. Should you want to check out the previous editions:

2016,    2015,    2014,    2013,      2012,      2011,     2010,     2009

This year, it was really hard to narrow it down to the final selection.
The original selection for colour was over 70 photos - from the huge volume of approximately 1,500 I have taken during the year, but sometimes you have to make hard decisions. 
If you have friends you want to share this with, just give them the link. There is a black & white photo section as well, and don't forget a random voter will be selected for a prize as well.

Bendy Bridge. Warsaw, Poland.

Dry Town, High Town. Puente Ingeniero Carlos Fernandez Casado, Sena De Luna, Castile y Leon.

·Mall of shadows. Ourense, Galicia, Spain.

Foggy morn. Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.

Sweet Granny. Oviedo Museum, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.

The Long Walk. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

Bruny Lighthouse. Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Archeryboy. MOMA, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Toothed Neck. MOMA, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Kids In Bags. La Playa, Warsaw, Poland.

Sparkle Sparkle Little Courtyard. Łódż, Poland.

Much I Do About Mullet. Praga, Warsaw, Poland.

Window To The East. Sokółka, Podlasie, Poland.

Nuts & Knobs. Sokółka, Podlasie, Poland.

I've Sinew Jump. Agrykola, Warsaw, Poland.

Power Training. Agrykola, Warsaw, Poland.

Figurines. La Coruna, Galicia, Spain.

Mysterious Way. Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain. 

Moody Waters. Rio Sil, Galicia, Spain.

Sparkling Water. Rio Sil, Castilla y Leon, Spain.

Crabby Lady. Las Catedrales, Galicia, Spain.

Path To Sky. Las Catedrales, Galicia, Spain.

Old Border. Watchet, Somerset, England.

Pebbles Bar. Watchet, Somerset, England.

The Standard. Bath, Somerset, England

Jurassic Find. Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK.