20 Striking Portraits from Monochrome Awards

20 Striking Portraits from Monochrome Awards

MonoVisions Black & White Photo Contest 2025

Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers. Their mission is to celebrate monochrome visions and discover most amazing photographers from around the world.

The 2014 Monochrome Awards received nearly 7000 submissions from 86 countries around the world. Check our selection of black and white images awarded in Portrait category in 2014 edition of Mono Awards.

Official contest website: www.monoawards.com

Lakeishia © Roza Sampolinska – Portrait Photographer of the Year 2014, 1st place Winner in Portrait, Professional

Lakeishia © Roza Sampolinska – Portrait Photographer of the Year 2014, 1st place Winner in Portrait, Professional

The Woman in Black © Claudia Wycisk – Portrait Discovery of the Year 2014, 1st place Winner in Portrait, Amateur

The Woman in Black © Claudia Wycisk – Portrait Discovery of the Year 2014, 1st place Winner in Portrait, Amateur

Sentiment © Celso II Creer – 2nd place Winner in Portrait, Professional

Sentiment © Celso II Creer – 2nd place Winner in Portrait, Professional

Homeless © Edmondo Senatore – 2nd place Winner in Portrait, Amateur

Homeless © Edmondo Senatore – 2nd place Winner in Portrait, Amateur

Judged © Vesa Tyni –3rd place Winner in Portrait, Professional

Judged © Vesa Tyni –3rd place Winner in Portrait, Professional

The Player © Paul Hassell – 3rd place Winner in Portrait, Amateur

The Player © Paul Hassell – 3rd place Winner in Portrait, Amateur

Not Guilty © Sebastian Holzknecht –Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Not Guilty © Sebastian Holzknecht –Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Hidden Strength © Christin Reckley –Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Hidden Strength © Christin Reckley –Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Yelena © M. Istvan Kerekes – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Yelena © M. Istvan Kerekes – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Imperfect Creature © Delia Basyrova – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Imperfect Creature © Delia Basyrova – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Imbarazzo © Josephine Caruso – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Imbarazzo © Josephine Caruso – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Woman and Tree © Jan Follby – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Woman and Tree © Jan Follby – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Rain Boy © Goran Jovic – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Rain Boy © Goran Jovic – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Secret Window © Jayanta Roy – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Secret Window © Jayanta Roy – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Untitled © Peter Holgersson – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Untitled © Peter Holgersson – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Wind © Claudia Wycisk – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Wind © Claudia Wycisk – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

A Girl in The Field © Gili Yaari – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

A Girl in The Field © Gili Yaari – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Citizens of Despair © Javier Arcenillas – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Citizens of Despair © Javier Arcenillas – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Professional

Smile © Rossi Fang – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Smile © Rossi Fang – Honorable Mention in Portrait, Amateur

Official contest website: www.monoawards.com


MonoVisions Black & White Photo Contest 2025