The Mono Awards – final fortnight to enter

21 May 2025
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With just over two weeks remaining until submissions close, this is your final chance to enter for a shot at industry recognition, a prize pool exceeding $16,000 (including $12,000 in cash), and more than $4,400 in Synology prizes.

Places category winner, Wade Cramer, Flooded Fences. Wade tells us his striking minimalist image Flooded Fences was taken last year at Lake George on the way to Canberra. “We stopped as we had never seen the lake so calm,” he says. “There was such great light, and when I took the shot I had a monochrome image in mind. There is a beauty to the fence wires as they flow in and out of the water and then there is that juxtaposition between the flooding caused by lots of rain, a symptom of climate change, and the wind turbines as is a possible solution to climate change,” he says.
Mono Awards 2024, Places category winner, Wade Cramer, Flooded Fences. Wade says his striking minimalist image Flooded Fences was taken in 2023 at Lake George on the way to Canberra. “We stopped as we had never seen the lake so calm,” he says. “There was such great light, and when I took the shot I had a monochrome image in mind. There is a beauty to the fence wires as they flow in and out of the water and then there is that juxtaposition between the flooding caused by lots of rain, a symptom of climate change, and the wind turbines as is a possible solution to climate change,” he says.

Now in its seventh year The Mono Awards, presented by Synology, celebrates everything you love about black & white photography.

The best 90 entries will be published in a special Mono Awards edition of Australian Photography magazine in September 2025. Winners and Runners-Up will also be announced at: australianphotography.com, capturemag.com.au  and themonoawards.com.au.

You can also see the best entries from past editions of The Mono Awards here. 

If you're stuck on what to enter, you may find this great article for tips on producing successful B&W images for the competition a handy read.

Have a question about The Mono Awards? Send us an email at hello@themonoawards.com.au.

Cover image: Wade Cramer, 2024 Places category winner.

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