Organizer
Monochrome Photography Awards Committee

Location
International competition (global participation)

Deadline

• Early deadline: July 6, 2025
• Final deadline: November 16, 2025
• Winners announcement: January 11, 2026

Competition Category

• Abstract
• Architecture
• Conceptual
• Fashion/Beauty
• Fine Art
• Landscapes
• Nature
• Nude
• Photojournalism
• Photomanipulation
• Portrait
• Street
• Wildlife
  (Divided into Professional and Amateur sections)

Eligibility
Amateur and professional photographers worldwide (open to all levels of expertise and points of view)

Entry Fee
Early Period:

• Professional: $22 USD per single entry
• Amateur: $17 USD per single entry

Final Period:

• Professional: $27 USD per single entry
• Amateur: $22 USD per single entry

Prizes/Awards
Total prize pool $3,000

• Professional Section Winner: $2,000 USD cash prize + Title "Monochrome Photographer of the Year 2025" + Featured in Winners' Gallery and Annual Book
• Amateur Section Winner: $1,000 USD cash prize + Title "Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2025" + Featured in Winners' Gallery and Annual Book
• Category winners receive certificates, right to use official winners' logo, work showcased online and in annual book
• Honorable mentions included in book and online gallery

Core Introduction
The Monochrome Awards 2025 is an international photography contest dedicated to celebrating the art and tradition of black-and-white photography, aiming to discover great talents worldwide and honor excellence in monochrome vision . Open to photographers of all expertise levels and viewpoints, the competition employs an international jury that selects winning entries with the highest order of prudence, ensuring chosen photos epitomize the craftsmanship of black-and-white photography art . Winning works are published in the Monochrome Photography Awards Annual Book, providing photographers with international recognition opportunities and catapulting their careers to new heights .