Competition: Monochrome Competition

Usually Held: January / February

Judged: External

Award: The Monochrome Cup

A monochrome image is one which contains various shades of achromatic (or neutral) colour from pure back to pre white.  A monochrome image toned entirely in a single colour (eg sepia) is also eligible.  There are usually 4 categories to choose from.

The winner of the 2025 - 2026 season competition was :

David Youles, the overall winner for the Monochrome Cup with the image “Waiting”

David's image is in the gallery below. Congratulations to the winners in each category, and all participants, and thank you to the judge, Martin Patten. 

Also in the gallery, some of the runners up, who scored 20 in each category. Please click on an image to enter gallery mode. 

The winner of the 2024-2025 season competition was :

Lorraine Lloyd, the overall winner for the Monochrome Cup with the image “The Old Repair Shop”

Lorraine's image is in the gallery below. Congratulations to the winners in each category, and all participants, and thank you to the judge, Steven Galvin. 

Also in the gallery, the runners up, who scored 20 in each category. Note, Andy B and Sally A also won a 20, but choose not to display their images. Another note from me, note that Muriel won two 20's. Please click on an image to enter gallery mode. 

The results from the 2023-2024 season competition were :

David Metzger was the overall winner for the Monochrome Cup with his image “Rude Structures”

In category 1 Alastair Macrae scored 20 for Autumn Rain

In category 3 Andy Bennetts scored 20 for Splashing Waters

In category 4 Michael Harvey scored 20 for Cooling Off

In category 7 David Metzger scored 20 for Rude Structures

These images are in the gallery below. Congratulations to all winners, and participants, and thank you to the judge, David Sadler. 

The winners from the 2022-2023 season were

1st Andy Bennetts with Drew
2nd Sally Anderson with Warthog Family
3rd Jon Moore with Winter Mountain Walk

Jon's image is below.