Monochrome Awards announced the winners of thair 2017 photography contest!
Canadian photographer Ian Pettigrew has been announced as the overall winner of Professional category with the title: Monochrome Photographer of the Year 2017 and $2000 prize money. His winning image, called ‘Bailey’ is a part of an ongoing series of what it is like to live with Cystic Fibrosis.
Ian Pettigrew: Bailey – Monochrome Photographer of the Year 2017
Additionally, in Amateur category Indonesian photographer Gunarto Gunawan was announced as Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2017 with $1000 prize money for his winning image called ‘Light from Heaven’, that shows Grubug cave in central Java, Indonesia.
Gunarto Gunawan: Light from Heaven – Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2017
About Mono Awards: Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers. Our mission is to celebrate monochrome visions and discover most amazing photographers from around the world.
Marina Yushina: Inner Light – 1st Place in Abstract, ProfessionalPatricia Dinu: Lost America – 1st Place in Architecture, ProfessionalFarzad Ariannejad: White Veils – 1st Place in Conceptual, ProfessionalMichal Baran: Wavy – 1st Place in Fashion / Beauty, ProfessionalFrank Machalowski: ghosts of – 1st Place in Fine Art, ProfessionalSamuel Feron: Origin – 1st Place in Landscapes, ProfessionalFrancisco Negroni: Tornado of fear – 1st Place in Nature, ProfessionalChristian Vizl: Marisa and fishes – 1st Place in Nude, ProfessionalOfir Barak: Mea Searim – The Streets – 1st Place in People, ProfessionalErberto Zani: Under the rainstorm – Rohingya’s exodus – 1st Place in Photojournalism, ProfessionalMilad Safabakhsh: Yes! I am a long way from home – 1st Place in Photomanipulation, ProfessionalIan Pettigrew: Bailey – 1st Place in Portrait, ProfessionalPedro Jarque: The Sect – 1st Place in Wildlife, Professional
AMATEUR CATEGORY WINNERS
Mihai Florea: Ripples – 1st Place in Abstract, AmateurHo Yuen Lai: Hong Kong old buildings – 1st Place in Architecture, AmateurMariano Belmar: La Mancha 2017 – 1st Place in Conceptual, AmateurHugo Deneweth: Marjolein – 1st Place in Fashion / Beauty, AmateurNathan Wirth: Wake (Richard Serra) – 1st Place in Fine Art, AmateurMarcel Zizkat: Lake Hintersee TreeIsland Study II – 1st Place in Landscapes, AmateurGunarto Gunawan: Light from Heaven – 1st Place in Nature, AmateurIwona Aleksandrowicz: Earth – 1st Place in Nude, AmateurMikhail Shestakov: Albino – The Streets – 1st Place in People, AmateurVincenzo Lupo: Burned – 1st Place in Photojournalism, AmateurMax Poussier: Central Lake – 1st Place in Photomanipulation, AmateurHabib Alzadjali: Black Portrait – 1st Place in Portrait, AmateurOlli Immonen: Friction – 1st Place in Wildlife, Amateur