MonoVisions Awards are proud to announce the winners of 2020 photo contest, selecting the winning photographs from 3650 entries from across the globe!
Czech photographer Tomas Tison won the single photo category; his entry, titled Star Hunter, which captures the night scene with a person on top of the hill, won the Black & White Photo of the Year 2020, along with a $2000 cash prize.
For the series category, American photographer Holly Wilmeth won the Black & White Series of the Year 2020, with a $3000 cash prize. Her series, Sacred Nature portrays the deep connection between the nature surrounding us and our human nature. The images serve as an invitation to awaken to a place of sacred sanctuary. The harmony of the natural world is available to us in our own backyard through the powerful healing energy of traditional plant wisdom.
The panel of judges consisted of: Martin Henson, William Mark Sommer, Svetlana Tarasova, Gregory Kramer, Dmitriy Krakovich, Katerina Kouzmitcheva, Fabrizio Quagliuso, Gary Beeber, Han Shun Zhou and Michael Koster.
Congratulations to all the Winners, Honorable Mentions and Participants!
About MonoVisions Photography Awards: Our aim is to discover the best monochrome photographers from all over the world and to provide these artists with opportunities to be recognized and rewarded for their work.
Our annual competition is open to photographers of all backgrounds and all experience levels, from amateurs to professionals. We accept all forms of black and white photography captured using traditional or digital technologies.
Full winners gallery: monovisionsawards.com/winners-gallery
![1212 .nyc - moonsets and moonrises over nyc](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1212-.nyc-moonsets-and-moonrises-over-nyc.jpg)
1212 .nyc – moonsets and moonrises over nyc, 1ST PLACE – Black & White Landscapes SerieS of the Year 2020
![Andrey Troitsky - Space – Metamorphoses](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Andrey-Troitsky-Space-–-Metamorphoses.jpg)
Andrey Troitsky – Space – Metamorphoses, 1ST PLACE – Black & White Conceptual SerieS of the Year 2020
![Artur Stankiewicz - Great Spectacle of Nature - Mara River Crossing](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Artur-Stankiewicz-Great-Spectacle-of-Nature-Mara-River-Crossing.jpg)
Artur Stankiewicz – Great Spectacle of Nature – Mara River Crossing, 1ST PLACE – Black & White Nature and Wildlife SerieS of the Year 2020
![Evgeny Matveev - Portraits of young women](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Evgeny-Matveev-Portraits-of-young-women..jpg)
Evgeny Matveev – Portraits of young women, 1ST PLACE – Black & White Portrait SerieS of the Year 2020
![Peter Schroyens - Serenity - Alien Cities](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Peter-Schroyens-Serenity-Alien-Cities.jpg)
Peter Schroyens – Serenity – Alien Cities, 1ST PLACE – Black & White Architectural SerieS of the Year 2020
![Valeria Sacchetti - Journey to the Lowlands](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Valeria-Sacchetti-Journey-to-the-Lowlands.jpg)
Valeria Sacchetti – Journey to the Lowlands, 1ST PLACE – Black & White Photojournalism SerieS of the Year 2020
![William West Jr. - Laundry Softball Amish Country](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/William-West-Jr.-Laundry-Softball-Amish-Country.jpg)
William West Jr. – Laundry Softball Amish Country, 1ST PLACE – Black & White Photojournalism PHOTO of the Year 2020
Full winners gallery: monovisionsawards.com/winners-gallery