MILWAUKEE, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual monochrome awards were announced, with Loretta Kryshak receiving honorable mention for her black-and-white photograph, "Untitled." The photo focuses on empty theater seats during the pandemic and highlights that theater seats were suspended throughout 2020. The Monochrome Awards are renowned for giving amateurs and professionals the chance to showcase their work to an international audience and the possibility of winning 3,000 dollars.

1. Loretta Kryshak's Photography Receives
Recognition From the Monochrome
Awards
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Loretta Kryshak
Jun 23, 2021, 08:56 ET
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MILWAUKEE, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual monochrome awards were announced,
with Loretta Kryshak receiving honorable mention for her black-and-white photograph,
"Untitled." The photo focuses on empty theater seats during the pandemic and highlights that
theater seats were suspended throughout 2020. The Monochrome Awards are renowned for
giving amateurs and professionals the chance to showcase their work to an international
audience and the possibility of winning 3,000 dollars.
The Monochrome awards are an international black-and-white photography contest that
celebrates the connections between photography, tradition, and values. The awards celebrate
photographers who utilize their passion for capturing the world around them.
Loretta Kryshak's Photography Receives Recognition From the Monochrome Awards
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2. The winners of this year's event included "Opponents" by Ksystof Mozyro and "Portrait Woman
Mursi" by SVETLIN YOSIFOV. "Opponents" focuses on a protest on June 6th in London, and
"Portrait" presents a woman from an isolated Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia.
Loretta Kryshak's photo highlights the odd reality of pandemic life and how the virus changed
one of the more popular forms of entertainment. Her previous work focused on capturing day-
to-day life. She has traveled across the globe photographing the seemingly mundane. "My goal
is that my photographs tell a story... My process is looking past the familiar using close
observation and preparation of the subject. I try to see beyond the obvious to capture its
unique self. Some of my subjects are pretty striking, others less so. My hope is to encourage
those who see my work, look more carefully around them, to find inspiration in unusual places,"
states Loretta Kryshak on her website.
There are more than a dozen entry categories for the Monochrome awards, including
everything from photojournalism to photomanipulation and wildlife. Black-and-white
photography has a rich tradition. However, success in this medium requires expertise and
imagination. Therefore, entries into the contest are not limited to traditional photography
techniques, as entries using plates, papers, wet collodion, and digital technology are welcome.
The 2020 winners and honorable mentions can be found at https://monoawards.com/.
About the Monochrome Awards
The Monochrome Awards celebrate black-and-white photography on an international platform
by connecting people and their craft through the medium of photography. This contest
celebrates photographs in over a dozen categories each year and recognizes the best in
professional and amateur categories.
The photos are judged by renowned photographers, including Oliver Valsecchi and Kristina
Petrosiute.
To enter a black-and-white photo for the 2022 Monochrome awards, contestants can create a
profile at https://monoawards.com/page/how-to-enter/. The awards are open, and the early
deadline is July 4th, 2021.
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3. The top winner will receive: cash prize, showcased at the online Winners Gallery, included in
the Monochrome Photography Awards book, and given the title "Monochrome Photographer
of the Year 2020" along with the winner's logo and certificate.
About Loretta Kryshak
Loretta Kryshak is a photographer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. She has been involved in
the corporate world as a project manager, system analyst, and consultant.
During her career, Loretta Kryshak utilized her degree from the University Wisconsin-Milwaukee
and became a certified Network Engineer at Microtek Systems, Inc. She was also a consultant
at Interactive Business Solutions and worked on converting operating systems to Microsoft NT
throughout the Wisconsin area.
Her philanthropic endeavors grew when she became Executive Director of Rebel Reform in
2020. The organization is a non-profit organization that focuses its efforts on social causes and
provides resources to improve people's lives in the greater Milwaukee area.
To address community needs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Kryshak's family created
MaskUPMKE. The Kryshaks coordinated efforts of 22 agencies and non-profit organizations to
make and distribute over four million facemasks. Their donated materials and quick response
to the crisis were acknowledged by the United Way with the award of the Gwen T. Jackson
Service Award, given to someone who "best exemplifies a spirit of volunteerism and dedication
to one's community and fellow man."
SOURCE Loretta Kryshak
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