Mono Orbit Awards / Edition 01 / EMISSION

One theme. Up to four photographs. €2,100 in cash awards.

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

Edition /01 explores EMISSION - the visible and invisible traces produced by the environments we create. The theme may be approached literally or conceptually through architecture, infrastructure, industry, construction, transport, energy systems, public space and human-shaped landscapes.

There are no separate categories. Documentary, conceptual and other photographic approaches are considered together through one shared selection process.

One €20 entry fee allows each participant to submit one, two, three or four monochrome photographs. There is no additional fee for the second, third or fourth photograph.

Each photograph is considered individually in relation to the theme, the photographer's perspective and the overall editorial and curatorial approach of the award.

Prizes:

First Prize - €900
Second Prize - €700
Third Prize - €500

Total cash prize fund - €2,100.

Honourable Mentions may also be awarded. Awarded and selected photography may receive Winners Showcase presentation, editorial features, digital certificates, social media features and consideration for future Mono Orbit publications, photobooks and exhibitions.

Eligibility:

Open worldwide to photographers aged 18 and over. Professional and amateur photographers are equally welcome. Monochrome photography only. Submitted work must relate to the built environment and respond meaningfully to the theme EMISSION.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

Copyright remains with the photographer. Entrants grant Mono Orbit Awards a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use submitted photographs for competition administration, judging, results, editorial coverage and promotion directly related to Mono Orbit Awards, with photographer credit. No unrelated commercial use without permission.

Theme:

Architecture Aerial Black and White Conceptual Cityscapes Documentary Environmental Fine Art Street Travel Urban