"When I saw how much passion was on everybody's faces, I knew this photo had to be a black and white one"

Brian Robinson, an events and wedding photographer, captured the winning photograph, "Slayer Fans," at a Slayer concert in London in 2025. The image, which features a passionate fan, was recently crowned the best photo in the Music Events – Audiences category at the Event Photography Awards 2026. The annual not-for-profit competition, established to promote great photography in the events industry, received entries from photographers in over 20 countries.

Robinson, a Slayer fan, felt the excitement of the fans and realized that a black and white picture would best convey the scene. He used a Canon EOS R6 camera and a Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM lens, set at 46mm, with an exposure of 1/500 sec at f/3.2, ISO 800.