Photography Contest

Monochrome Photography Awards 2023

Monochrome Photography Awards 2023

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Black and White

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

Open to all

Entry Fees |

$17 Amateur / $22 Professional for 1 image

Prizes |

Cash Prize
The connection of Black and White Photography with tradition and timeless values is beyond contestation. Since its infancy, black and white photography was not only the craft but primarily the art, where ideas conjured in the artist's imagination is immortalized through the lens of their camera.

The Monochrome Awards is primarily aimed at people of whom photography is a passion and a way of life. It is a platform where professionals and amateurs can enter their shots amongst a sea of ambitious and creative community of photographers from around the world for a chance to win $3000 and an opportunity to show their work to an international audience.

Over a dozen categories allow entrants to specify definitions of photographic specializations and their large diversity allows adequate representation of photographers in several key areas. As a pillar and cradle of photography, Black and White photography is evidently a product of a great tradition. It requires experience, ability to discern dependencies and subtleties of tone, and most of all, imagination.

With Monochrome Awards, you can show your skills in traditional photography relying on plates and papers, or in the technique of wet collodion, as well as in digital technology. The creative process in black and white photography is extremely flexible. It allows you to present a single image countless times, often showing it in a different way. Only the ability to use a variety of shades of black and white, spreading from the confines of these two tones while enclosed in the perfect frame, allows the artist to achieve mastery.

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Best Photography Contests in 2023

Each year, there are hundreds of photography competitions all over the world, so we've decided to select for you the best of the best! Our selection of the best photo contests in 2023 is thoroughly curated to help you, whether you are a professional photographer or an amateur, to help find your next creative breakthrough. These all-star competitions offer the greatest opportunities for international exposure and/or incredible financial benefits. Some of them are closing soon, so get your photo submissions in!

ENDS 10/06/24
Become the Photographer of the Week and win $100 in cash + Exposure on the Home Page & Social Media
ENDS 10/07/24
Artists are invited to submit one or two images. These photographs will be printed and hung in the AddOn exhibition — completely anonymously — at Head On Photo Festival and online.
ENDS 10/08/24
Our 43rd printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "Colors".
ENDS 10/08/24
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund plays an important role in the growth of an individual artist's work, in their rise to prominence, and in their legacy.
ENDS 10/09/24
The W. Eugene Smith Grant for Student Photographers is designed to encourage and support students
ENDS 10/10/24
€10,000 in cash plus a solo show at PhMuseum Lab, screenings at Photo Vogue Festival, and more
ENDS 10/13/24
Art is born out of passion. Fine Art photography is a perfect instrument, which allows a person to communicate with the world and share their vision. It results from the author's deep sensitivity, a need to express feelings through image.
ENDS 10/15/24
This program is a juried competition open to a diversity of book submissions- from traditionally published to prototypes, hand-made books to zines
ENDS 10/22/24
Be Featured in our Novemberr 2024 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
ENDS 10/31/24
If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
ENDS 11/05/24
Four winners across US, UK, Mexico, and Canada will receive $10,000 and a Leica SL3 set
ENDS 11/24/24
Finalists’ Exhibition + In-Person Portfolio Reviews
ENDS 11/29/24
Provides a platform for photography students worldwide - first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment plus benefit from global exposure
ENDS 01/03/25
Dedicated to young photographers under 19 years-old - first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment plus benefit from global exposure
ENDS 01/03/25
Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/10/25
Rewarding the best photo series worldwide! Enter for free and you could win $25,000, a range of Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/19/25
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.