Two of My Photographs Received Honorable Mentions in the Monochrome Awards Contest

The Monochrome Awards was the last contest of 2021 that I had entered. I knew that the photos that I entered were the strongest yet, as I’ve been living with these photos for most of the year and they continue to stand up to my own critical eye. As most photographers know, looking at older photos can be a cringe-worthy exercise (Hello over-saturated HDR period). Even within a span of a few months, shots that we thought were winners can sour with time. But the two pictures above are definitely two of my favorite photos that I’ve ever taken.

While contests like these don’t really mean much, I still thought it would be fun to enter them just to see what happened. I doubt I will enter any pay-to-play contests in 2022. Photography is such a subjective art that winning in one of these contests shouldn’t blow your ego up anymore than not winning should tear it down. Just go out and shoot and have fun.