Monochrome Photography Awards is proud to announce the winners of their photography contest!
Australian photographer Luke Tscharke has been announced as the overall winner of Professional category with the title: Monochrome Photographer of the Year 2015 and $2000 prize money. His winning image, called ‘Barossa Bolt’ shows large storm and lightning strikes over the Barossa Valley, South Australia.
Additionally, in Amateur category German photographer Hans Wichmann was announced as Monochrome Discovery of the Year 2015 with $1000 prize money for his winning image called ‘Mosque’.
The 2015 Monochrome Awards received 7212 submissions from 79 countries around the world. The whole winners gallery is available here: monoawards.com/winners-gallery
Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers. Contest mission is to celebrate monochrome visions and discover most amazing photographers from around the world.
Check our selection of best of the best black and white images awarded in 2015 edition of Monochrome Awards.
Monochrome Photographer of the Year (Professional), Barossa Bolt by Luke Tscharke (Australia)
Monochrome Discovery of the Year (Amateur), Mosque by Hans Wichmann (Germany)
1st Place Winner – Abstract Photographer of the Year 2015 – Veins of Earth by Sarah Martinet (France)
1st Place Winner – Architecture Photographer of the Year 2015 – Between the Eternity by Yoshihiko Wada (Japan)
1st Place Winner – Conceptual Photographer of the Year 2015 – Walking Away by Marinka Masséus (Netherlands)
1st Place Winner – Fashion / Beauty Photographer of the Year 2015 – Combination of nature and fashion by Miqo Cash (Slovakia)
1st Place Winner – Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2015 – Untitled by Flemming Nørager (Denmark)
1st Place Winner – Nature Photographer of the Year 2015 – Lilly by Nigel Maudsley (United Kingdom)
1st Place Winner – Nude Photographer of the Year 2015 – Sensual Beauty by Martin Krystynek (Slovakia)
1st Place Winner – People Photographer of the Year 2015 – Planning my Next Move by Andrew JK Tan (Singapore)
1st Place Winner – Photojournalism Photographer of the Year 2015 – Toxic Water by Larry Louie (Canada)
1st Place Winner – Photomanipulation Photographer of the Year 2015 – Flight. by Refat Mamutov (Russian Federation)
1st Place Winner – Portrait Photographer of the Year 2015 – Boxing Kid by Sandro Baebler (Switzerland)
1st Place Winner – Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 – Sea Lions at Espiritu Santo by Christian Vizl
1st Place Winner – Abstract Discovery of the Year 2015 – Dancing Stones by Oliver Raschka (Germany)
1st Place Winner – Conceptual Discovery of the Year 2015 – love in war by Andraj Sonnenkalb (Germany)
1st Place Winner – Fashion / Beauty Discovery of the Year 2015 – SPUNK III by Pascal Hubrich (Germany)
1st Place Winner – Fine Art Discovery of the Year 2015 – Finally free by adeline spengler (France)
1st Place Winner – Landscapes Discovery of the Year 2015 – Amnesiac by Michael Salmela (United States)
1st Place Winner – Nature Discovery of the Year 2015 – The Great Pit by Jan Kućmierz (Poland)
1st Place Winner – Nude Discovery of the Year 2015 – in my Forest by Ingo Kremmel (Austria)
1st Place Winner – People Discovery of the Year 2015 – Her Companion by May Sim (Malaysia)
1st Place Winner – Photojournalism Discovery of the Year 2015 – Garum by Antonio González Caro (Spain)
1st Place Winner – Photomanipulation Discovery of the Year 2015 – Don’t stop the music by Pedro Diaz Molins (Spain)
1st Place Winner – Portrait Discovery of the Year 2015 – Black Life by Renata Młynarczyk (Poland)
1st Place Winner – Wildlife Discovery of the Year 2015 – Master of Disguise by Graham McGeorge (United States)
The whole winners gallery is available here: monoawards.com/winners-gallery