MONO ORBIT AWARDS Current Edition – Emission

One theme. One photograph. One perspective.

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Mono Orbit Awards is an international monochrome photography award dedicated to the built environment.

We recognise photographic work exploring architecture, infrastructure, industry, public space and the systems that shape contemporary life. Each edition is built around a single theme and welcomes photographers whose work examines the relationship between people, place and the environments they create.

The theme of the first edition is EMISSION.

Emission may be visible or invisible, physical or symbolic. It may appear as smoke, light, heat, energy, movement, sound, waste, data or human influence. We invite photographers to interpret the theme through architecture, infrastructure, industry, construction, public space and the wider built environment.

Mono Orbit Awards welcomes photographers worldwide. Each submission consists of one monochrome photograph responding to the current theme. There are no separate categories - all eligible works are considered together through one shared selection process.

Selected photographers will receive international visibility through the Mono Orbit platform, editorial features, online presentation, certificates and promotional opportunities.

One theme. One photograph. One perspective.

Prizes:

€2,100 IN CASH AWARDS

FIRST PRIZE - €900
Featured presentation in the Winners Showcase
Editorial feature and interview
International online promotion
Official digital certificate

SECOND PRIZE - €700
Featured presentation in the Winners Showcase
International online promotion
Official digital certificate

THIRD PRIZE - €500
Featured presentation in the Winners Showcase
International online promotion
Official digital certificate

HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Selected works may receive an Honourable Mention and be featured in the Winners Showcase.

Awarded and selected photographs will be presented on the Mono Orbit Awards website. Presentations may include the selected work, the photographer’s profile, project context and links to their wider practice.

Eligibility:

Open worldwide to photographers aged 18 and over. Both professional and amateur photographers are welcome. Each entry must consist of one original monochrome photograph created by the entrant. AI-generated imagery is not permitted.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

Entrants retain full copyright and ownership of their photographs. By entering, participants grant Mono Orbit Awards a non-exclusive right to reproduce selected and awarded works solely for the promotion, communication and presentation of the competition, including the Mono Orbit Awards website, social media, editorial features, exhibitions and related publications. The photographer will be credited wherever the work is used. Images will not be sold, licensed to third parties or used for unrelated commercial purposes without the photographer’s prior permission.

Theme:

Architecture Black and White Cityscapes Documentary Fine Art Street Urban