MONOMAD - October 16th, 2025 - Please Read The Contest Rules Before Submitting Your Publications.

[monochromes]

A big thank you to the curators who like to keep an eye over our community and #monomad entries. Much appreciated.

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Don't be a stranger and join the Black And White Community!

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ANY ENTRY MISSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ELIMINATORY FACTORS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Contest Rules:

• Post your entries in the Black And White Community.
• Clearly mention the #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the #monomad challenge".
• At least 50% of the submitted post, including the first image, needs to be black and white.
• Use the #monomad tag.
• All the photographs should be shot by you.
• Reusing previously posted images will be treated as content recycling.
• We reserve the right to change the contest rules at any given time without further notice.

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PRIZES:

FIRST PLACE	SECOND PLACE	THIRD PLACE
50% Upvote	50% Upvote	50% Upvote

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FIRST PLACE
"And a portrait of a sheep... / Y un retrato de oveja..."
@jlinaresp

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SECOND PLACE
"1 Girl 2 outfits studio photoshoot"
@malos10

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THIRD PLACE
"Grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus)"
@alexa-macro

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TODAY'S HONORABLE MENTIONS. PLEASE SHOW THESE TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHERS SOME LOVE AS WELL!!

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Mention #1

@muhammadhalim

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Mention #2

@abelfotografia

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Mention #3

@lindoro

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Mention #4

@naitreart

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Mention #5

@mmckinneyphoto13

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Mention #6

@tonyz

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Contest Rules:

• Post your entries in the Black And White Community.
• Clearly mention the #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the #monomad challenge".
• At least 50% of the submitted post, including the first image, needs to be black and white.
• Use the #monomad tag.
• All the photographs should be shot by you.
• Reusing previously posted images will be treated as content recycling.
• We reserve the right to change the contest rules at any given time without further notice.

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Black and white photography has its own discord server.

https://discord.gg/4CZgMhc

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_{“Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out, take another shot.”- Author Unknown -}

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Comments

[jlinaresp]

Oh dear @monochromes team, thank you so much for that FISRT PLACE 😍🙏 for my portrait of this cute sheep surrounded by that lovely bokeh!... Sometimes everything seems to conspire to make the photos look pretty!... I send a big thumbs up to all our #monomad photographers and to you, dear @monochromes team guys, you are the best!... ♦️

[monochromes]

I am a sucker for bokeh.
But don't tell anyone!!

[jlinaresp]

😂 Ok, ok, I promise...

Sending hugs! 🙏

[monochromes]

Hugs back.
Cheers!

[lindoro]

Thank you so much dear @monochromes team, really, really glad, congratulations to all participants and winner, best regards 🙋🙋🙋🙋

[monochromes]

You're most welcome!

[goga22]

Congrats to all

[monochromes]

Thank you for stopping by! 📸

[yeni82]

Extraordinary compilation of photographs @monochromes. Congratulations to all the talented photographers who are part of today's selection. Best regards and have a nice day ☺️

[monochromes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[malos10]

Thanks you very much for choosing my work as 2nd place!!

[monochromes]

Our pleasure.
Cheers!

[muhammadhalim]

Thank you for the mention @monochromes, it's always very encouraging to have my work recognized, thank you 🙂, congratulations to all my colleagues!!!

[monochromes]

You're more than welcome!

[muhammadhalim]

Thank you very much 😊

[naitreart]

Thank you very much for the mention, dear @monochromes team, especially with that photograph, which is one of my favorites. Congratulations to all my colleagues!

[monochromes]

Cool shots.
Congrats!

[reycesar350]

Congratulations to all photographers in this monomad contest.

[monochromes]

📸

[alexa-macro]

Thank you so much @monochromes