#### <center>A big thank you to the curators who like to keep an eye over our [community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-142159/created) and #monomad entries.</center> <center>Much appreciated.</center>
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<center>**ANY ENTRY MISSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ELIMINATORY FACTORS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.**</center>

<center>**Contest Rules:**</center>
* Post your entries in the [Black And White Community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-142159/created).
* 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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<center>**PRIZES:**</center>

| <center>FIRST PLACE</center> | <center>SECOND PLACE</center> |<center>THIRD PLACE</center>| 
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | -----------------------------------------------|
|    <center>50% Upvote</center>    |       <center>50% Upvote</center>             |      <center>50% Upvote</center>                   |

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<center>**FIRST PLACE**</center>
<center>***"A Street Lesson I Almost Missed — and the Photos Too"***</center>
<center>@muhammadhalim</center>
<center>![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQb2g96aNydUKprJDDJ2gtwN6QJJjVCzHkzo3VocgM5oa/1751923562082.jpg)</center>
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<center>**SECOND PLACE**</center>
<center>***"Beauty portraits with Anna"***</center>
<center>@jlphotographyart</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jlphotographyart/EoGqkfJyEniBX534moV5N4yDdKRW1grJwA6Q23p64wFZUwfsmuzwwm2j6eA4vthuwwY.jpg)</center>
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<center>**THIRD PLACE**</center>
<center>***"Adelia is not flying, and the people around her do not know who she is... / Adelia no está volando, y las personas alrededor no saben quien ella es..."***</center>
<center>@jlinaresp</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jlinaresp/23yTak2ACZUFbFRXgKNrSUaGoyDckTPjRZyDFuWFD7sLfQjkK8hMs7hYQz98MSkG7ztcu.jpg)</center>
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<center>**TODAY'S HONORABLE MENTIONS. PLEASE SHOW THESE TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHERS SOME LOVE AS WELL!!** </center>
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<center>***Mention #1***</center>

<center>@egoaquiles</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/egoaquiles/23wg9E7eVwJR1hNYREjfiLWXYGvq3VzWsyaTkJszrXojeT2wFiUHwD63QFYs7Xw6Mj3xB.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #2***</center>

<center>@mrarturobravo</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mrarturobravo/23xoxA4byhS4CNGywdrjnX8F3nqh6WwdrrXHxei4TViKQKxveK2znBC5UfyxekfQFV4vc.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #3***</center>

<center>@dilimunanzar</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dilimunanzar/23tmQYee3pv8EjneCMofc3U8wJKXtHGwXAyUcs9N91txZHdo4zgManXZHGwfmebQJW6jw.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #4***</center>

<center>@r4f4</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/r4f4/Ep3hCMezzVLNTbumuQg1DLGi4zdjrAZwdxC8C8aU8FtLQmkJiv3WTThwUyC4rcfXVCR.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #5***</center>

<center>@rg2-foto</center>
<center>![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmXNGtbwUDYt4xBcALtYmjCQssUCuk2BR9msQSWCqofLQb/1751583515242.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #6***</center>

<center>@alexa-macro</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/alexa-macro/EogG1i5xPnYXthHRLjjdFmDjPtznVPhR6Fej16yMohG2N8XVaVV3JhxMoiyekwxKLZ5.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #7***</center>

<center>@romeroandes</center>
<center>![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmW3NsYSkbu4mfYaUQbLVZr9nJd1JMPj5E7sG1mGjkaXET/img_9305.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #8***</center>

<center>@cabzphoto</center>
<center>![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZEa1H4ESgKBXEmiY2YhpQNv8V3CKmGTVxspkyNNbpoZa/img_3049.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #9***</center>

<center>@lindoro</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/lindoro/23wWuFYebgcQV7CRuuWaEwJKeyxSRcw2Xh4JBxEkKwjGiWg5MJAUG7QtyiLHV9eoU4Y44.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #10***</center>

<center>@eolianpariah2</center>
<center>![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRYQX5189QURpY81bXP96H7kbuzdyv7HtJPAEpmPjEHFT/20250518_134222.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #11***</center>

<center>@laimagenhabla</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/laimagenhabla/23vi6V7aDDZc5pMurhhUkNmxcoVqAQqTXKG8wMxVevC9YdQeodSKYJsX4rXgdqMJjUy1C.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #12***</center>

<center>@akukamaruzzaman</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/akukamaruzzaman/23tGe1qqZvqwhAfQpNN54iiaE12XYS7CUAWjBkbu2t7wfzrS95W7zYsJ38ezvkSP1ZhdS.jpg)</center>
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<center>***Mention #13***</center>

<center>@malos10</center>
<center>![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/malos10/23tGcDGpvc3HK7cyHbnvHTvQtpPcUhDEWeYvLvqLFArXox1nUCnQFTwd4jdm3Dw7VqM9Q.jpg)</center>
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<center>**Contest Rules:**</center>
* Post your entries in the [Black And White Community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-142159/created).
* 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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<center>**Black and white photography has its own discord server.**</center>

<center>https://discord.gg/4CZgMhc</center>
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<center><sub>*“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.”*</sub></center><center><sub>- Author Unknown -</sub></center>
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