1st Place Winner: Dust-Laden Hooves: Saga of the Volcanic Riders by Mahendra Bakle (India)

The Monochrome Photography Awards highlight the artistry of black-and-white photography, featuring this year’s stunning landscape-winning photos that capture nature’s ethereal beauty. The competition is now open for 2024 entries, inviting photographers to showcase their skills in portraying dramatic, timeless scenes through the interplay of light and shadow.

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2nd Place Winner: Mt.Fuji by Kantapat Phutthamkul (Thailand)

3rd Place Winner: Aphairesi – Study 14 by René Algesheimer (Switzerland)

Untitled by Jocelyn Manning (Australia)

At Surf’s Edge, Cannon Beach, Oregon by Matt Sievers (Viet Nam)

Church on a hill by Robert Walpole (Australia)

CONTACT by HIN KAU CHAN (Hong Kong)

Dead land by Tomáš Tisoň (Czech Republic)

Desert Tower by Luke Tscharke (Australia)

Felicity by Karen Elizabeth Baker (United States Minor Outlying Islands)

Line of trees by Robert Walpole (Australia)

Lone hiker by wei lian (United States)

Majesty of Haifoss by Andrés valle (Mexico)

Matterhorn – Zmutt by Thomas Crauwels (Switzerland)

Moods by simona poncia (Italy)

November walk by Renate Wasinger (Germany)

Waimakariri Braids by Ken Wright (New Zealand)

Wanaka Mist by David Shedlarz (United States)

VALHALLA by EDUARDO ESSES (Mexico)

Summer Rain by Deryk Baumgaertner (Germany)

Stick Stacks Iceland by Robert Walpole (Australia)

Stay Grounded by Marc Apers (Belgium)

Stand Tall by Eric Kanigan (United States)

Solitude by Eline Picqueur (Belgium)

Small by Kantapat Phutthamkul (Thailand)

Silent sand dunes by bin zhang (China)

Sibillini Mountains National Park by Francesco Russo (Italy)

Olivier-Unia_Merzouga 1 by olivier unia (Morocco)

Zabriski by Karen Elizabeth Baker (United States Minor Outlying Islands)

Yacht in the Light by Richard O’Farrell (Australia)