Monochrome Photography Awards 2020 – Discover the Best B&W Photographers

Svetlin Yosifov - Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2020

11 January 2021


Monochrome Awards announced the winners of their 2020 photography contest!

British photographer Ksystof Mozyro has been announced as the overall winner of the professional category, winning the title of Monochrome Photographer of the Year 2020 and earning $2000 prize money. His winning image, entitled Opponents, documents a both significant and emotional situation during the BLM protests.

Ksystof Mozyro - Monochrome Photographer of the Year 2020

Ksystof Mozyro – Monochrome Photographer of the Year 2020

In the amateur category, Bulgarian photographer Svetlin Yosifov was announced as the Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2020, receiving $1000 in prize money for his winning image, Portrait Woman Mursi from the isolated Omo valley in Southern Ethiopia.

Svetlin Yosifov - Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2020

Svetlin Yosifov – Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2020

The Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers. Our mission is to celebrate monochrome visions and discover the most phenomenal photographers from around the world.

Website: monoawards.com

Axel Brand - Fashion / Beauty Photographer of the Year 2020

Axel Brand – Fashion / Beauty Photographer of the Year 2020

Wei Jian Chan - Architecture Discovery of the Year 2020

Wei Jian Chan – Architecture Discovery of the Year 2020

Cote Baeza - Nature Discovery of the Year 2020

Cote Baeza – Nature Discovery of the Year 2020

Debbie Smyth - Street Discovery of the Year 2020

Debbie Smyth – Street Discovery of the Year 2020

Mohammad Mirza - Wildlife Discovery of the Year 2020

Mohammad Mirza – Wildlife Discovery of the Year 2020

Gheorghe Popa - Abstract Photographer of the Year 2020

Gheorghe Popa – Abstract Photographer of the Year 2020

Lídia Vives - Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2020

Lídia Vives – Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2020

Fabrizio Micheli - Nude Discovery of the Year 2020

Fabrizio Micheli – Nude Discovery of the Year 2020

Patrizia Burra - Photomanipulation Photographer of the Year 2020

Patrizia Burra – Photomanipulation Photographer of the Year 2020

Rudy Oei - Landscapes Photographer of the Year 2020

Rudy Oei – Landscapes Photographer of the Year 2020

Jerry Stevenson - Conceptual Photographer of the Year 2020

Jerry Stevenson – Conceptual Photographer of the Year 2020

Website: monoawards.com