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Spectacular Winning Portrait Photos From The Monochrome Photography Awards

1st Place Winner: Acid Attac Survivor By Erico Hiller
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These amazing portrait photographers won the 2023 Monochrome Photography Awards. The enduring beauty and creative brilliance captured by gifted photographers from across the world are displayed in this collection. Continue reading »

Spectacular Winning Wildlife Photos From The 2023 Monochrome Photography Awards

Place Winner: My Kingdom by Simon Biddie (United Kingdom)
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Discover the fascinating realm of wildlife photography as seen through the 2023 Monochrome Photography Awards lens. Offering a glimpse into the diversity and beauty of our planet’s fauna, this exhibition features a collection of breathtaking photos taken by skilled photographers. Continue reading »

Spectacular Nature-Winning Photos From The Monochrome Photography Awards

1st Place Winner: Winter Story By Bin Zhang
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The 2023 Monochrome Photography Awards honor the inventiveness and artistry inherent in black and white photography. Photographers from all over the world submit their best monochromatic shots each year to highlight the beauty and potency of the genre. Continue reading »

The Magnificent Monochrome Sculptural Works of Hans Op de Beeck

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Belgian visual artist Hans Op de Beeck is known for his diverse body of work, which includes sculpture, installation, video, photography and painting. He is celebrated for creating meticulously detailed artworks using a strikingly monochromatic palette. Continue reading »

“Botanicals”: Monochromatic Series Unveiling Overlooked Beauty Through Botany

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Griselda Duch is a photographer based in Barcelona. She is excited to present her extensive endeavor titled “Botanicals.” Continue reading »

Photographer Reveals the Beauty of Female Body in Minimalistic Monochrome Photographs

We know nothing of the Instagrammer @eme.amala, except that she paints and photographs. Between symbolism and minimalism, the mysterious artist publishes, on her digital gallery, monochrome images where objects, bodies and heavenly landscapes merge. An account that will please the dreamers. Continue reading »

“A Future Within”: The Superb Monochrome Art of Ruben Ireland

Ruben Ireland is a digital artist based in the UK. Ruben has been crafting his art. For a decade now and you must have seen or recognized his stylish black and white illustrations featuring characters mixed with different types of techniques. Ruben Ireland’s work is both inviting and foreboding. Continue reading »

Beautiful Winning Black And White Photos From The 2019 Monochrome Photographer Of The Year Contest

Grand Prize: Monochrome Photographer of the Year – Professional. The Mundari cattle camp By Trevor Cole from the United Kingdom

While the norm has become to embrace all things technicolor, nothing beats the classics. From iconic films like It’s a Wonderful Life and To Kill a Mockingbird, to the original works of Disney and other famous cartoonists, black and white imagery was and has always been the original color, telling superlative stories far before digital editing and graphics made their way into the arts. To those who have forgotten the impact that black-and-white schemes can have on artwork, the Monochrome Photography Awards are here to remind us in a way that we’ll never forget! Continue reading »

Lifelike Sculpted Figures And Immersive Monochrome Environments By Hans Op De Beeck

Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck creates life-size figural sculptures and immersive environments from materials such as coated wood, polyester, and pigmented plaster. These chosen materials turn his constructed figures and installations into a uniform shade of matte gray, which makes the viewer feel as if the world around them has been zapped of color. Continue reading »

Amazing Ballpoint Pen Art And Monochrome Graphics By Andrey Poletaev

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Here’s a collection of stunning cityscape drawings created by Andrey Poletaev, one of the world`s best artist in ballpoint pen art graphics. Continue reading »

Monochrome Bodypainting Project “Exoskeleton”: Brilliantly Textured Body Paintings Turn The Human Form Into A Walking Work Of Art

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Artist Yusk Imai has a long-held fascination with human anatomy, and he displays this reverence for the body in an unconventional painting project called Exoskeleton. The skin is his canvas as hands, arms, legs, and shoulders are covered in intricate textures that mimic reptile scales, brushed metal, and feathers. Imai’s meticulous handling and solid black painting is reminiscent of the blackout-style tattoo trend we’ve recently admired. Unlike those tattoos, however, his work is created with acrylic ink and water-based markers, making its existence fleeting. Continue reading »