The Mono Awards 2021 – People's Choice winners revealed

The winners of the 3rd annual running of The Mono Awards, presented by SanDisk, were recently announced, and I’m thrilled to bring you the results of voting in the People’s Choice. The people have spoken, voting the images below as their absolute favourites. 

Run by Capture and Australian Photography, the competition celebrates the finest black-and-white photography across Australia and New Zealand and is open to photographers from amateur to professional.

Category winners of the People’s Choice each take home a $100 voucher from our supporting sponsor Momento Pro, along with a 12-month subscription to either Capture or Australia Photography.

The winners

Animals

Of Django's portrait, Jaydene Chapman says: "Django was full of smiles for his studio sitting, but for just a moment he looked towards my studio light so I could capture his beautiful profile.”

This image also appeared on the cover of the September edition of Australian Photography.

People

Amber Botterill captured Pout, a portrait of her son, during Melbourne's fourth lockdown. "It was Friday afternoon and after another week of homeschooling and some rubbish weather we were all pretty grumpy. There was some nice light coming into one of my favourite spots in the house and I grabbed the little guy to test it out. He didn't need to pose or change his expression – in that moment his face and the stunning light said it all. It was perfect!"

Places

Ian Nord's winning image was captured at an ocean pool in Newcastle. Nord describes the people captured in the image as "daredevils" as they faced the huge waves crashing into Canoe Pool.

To check out the Top 30 images, head to the respective albums for the three categories: Animals, People, Places.

Get your hands on the latest edition of Capture and check out the place-getters across all three categories. Follow the link to the Zinio platform.

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