Dutch photographer Kars Tuinder has been awarded a $2,000 cash prize and the title of Black & White Photo of the Year in the first annual MonoVisions Photography Awards.
Tuinder's winning image was selected from more than 4,000 entries from around the world.
Kars Tuinder: Fishmarket Africa - Black & White Photo of the Year 2017.
In the series category, British photographer Anup Shah was selected as the winner of the Black & White Series of the Year 2017 and secured a $3000 cash prize.
Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.
Established to celebrate black and white photography, MonoVisions is open to photographers of all levels, and all forms of black and white photography created with both traditional and digital methods.
The panel of judges for the 2017 competition consisted of Eve Janprasert, Silvan Fässler, Sara Sandström, Conny Dietzshold, Martin Stavars, Caroline Gentsch, Matilde Tiriticco, Sinar Photography, Peter Martin, Maria Oliva, Michael Itkoff, Ann Kristin Plüss and Simon Schwarzer.
The annual competition is open to photographers of all backgrounds including professionals and amateurs. Find out more at monovisionsawards.com.
Bill Dixon: Abstracts In Ice / 1st Place in Abstract (Series).Tomasz Lewandowski: Auschwitz – Ultima Ratio of the Modern Age / 1st Place in Architecture (Series)Oliver Kussinger: Snow Groomer - Pistenkatze / 1st Place in Abstract (Single)Melissa Amber & Ashley Nicole: Woman + Wolf / 1st Place in Conceptual (Series).Pietro Baroni: J'ai plus de souvenirs que si j'avais mille ans / 1st Place in Fine Art (Series).Robert Syvret: Fan of the Funfair / 1st Place in Conceptual (Single).Madiha Abdo: Highway / 1st Place in Architecture (Single)Paolo Lazzarotti: Poseido Rough Voice / 1st Place in Landscapes (Series)Paolo Lazzarotti: Poseido Rough Voice / 1st Place in Landscapes (Series).Antonio Peinado: Zodiac / 1st Place in Nude (Series).Nicole Cambre: Leap of Faith (Jump of the Wildebeest) / 1st Place in Nature and Wildlife (Single)William Let: Le bain de Victor Hugo / 1st Place in Nude (Single)Ewa Cwikla: Golden Egg / 1st Place in Fine Art (Single)Emil Gataullin: Towards the Horizon / 1st Place in People (Series).Jana Ritchie: Gente de Buccheri / 1st Place in People (Single)Jean-François Cantrel: Camera's Faces / 1st Place in Portrait (Series)Marco Gressler: Tattoo / 1st Place in Portrait (Single)Sadegh Souri: Waiting Girls / 1st Place in Photojournalism (Series)Jeannette Gregori: Angele and Her Son / 1st Place in Photojournalism (Single)Hans-Jörg Aleff: Stairjogging / 1st Place in Street Photography (Single)Alexandrino Lei Airosa: Mentawai Aboriginal / 1st Place in Travel Photography (Series)Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.Anup Shah: The Mara - Black & White Series of the Year 2017.
