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[capture] sep_oct.I’m thrilled to share the results of our very latest
competition, The Mono Awards. Held in conjunction with our
sister publication, Australian Photography, the single-image
black-and-white photography competition seeks to uncover
the very best imagery by Australian and New Zealand
photographers across two categories: People and Places. The
response to the competition was nothing short of
overwhelming, and the standard of the work submitted was
very high. Thank you to all who entered. You’ve helped make this first year a most successful one.
We relied on a judging panel of nine renowned photographers – all masters in the art of black-and-
white photography. Their experience and wisdom traverses the genres of landscape, portrait, fashion,
advertising, and architectural photography. I am grateful for their time, input, and insights.
The winner of the Places category is Sharron Leppien. Her image of a line of boabs in
Madagascar with a young boy playing with a tyre in the foreground was a firm favourite with judges
and was the overall highest scoring image. A huge congratulations to her. Congratulations also to
the runner-up, Jannick Clausen for his image, X Power. Andrew Walsh placed third with his image,
Milky Way. In the People category, Gaanesh Prasad took out first place with his image, Fly High,
while Todd Henry was the runner-up. Tony Law placed third. Well done to all! Please turn to page
7 for all the winning images, along with the Top 20 place-getters across both categories, and top tips
from the judges as to how best create striking and compelling black-and-white images.
Hot on the heels of The Mono Awards, we take a close look at the use and reliance of black and
white in professional practice and personal projects. And what we discovered in no uncertain terms
is that there is definitely a move back to working in the medium. Typically, it’s always featured
prominently in the work of documentary photographers and photojournalists, but its appeal goes far
broader than that. For the article, we sought the views of seven pros who shared their experiences
and reasons for working in black and white. The feature can be found on page 42.
In this edition, we also get a very special insight into the career of arguably one of Australia’s
best-known contemporary artists, Bill Henson. With a career spanning four decades, and counting,
Henson has managed to do something not that many can lay claim to: to remain relevant,
interesting, and collectible for such an extended period of time. Head to page 22 for the story.
One topic close to many photographers is that of censorship. For almost as long as photography
has been around, censorship of images has been a hotly debated topic, but one that takes on a whole
new guise in the age of social media where millions and millions get their visual fix, as well as their
inspiration. These days, while images are routinely censored for a whole host of reason by various
media outlets, on social media it’s not always direct human intervention that leads to images not
being shown, but rather the influence of algorithms. In our feature, we speak with photographers
working across a variety of genres to share their experiences of censorship, and how it’s impacted
their way of working. Turn to page 32 for the full story.Everything’s
black and white
Marc Gafen – Editor
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