The photo “Morning Promise” made it to the final of the “Monochromatic Awards 2026” competition. In September, it will be published in a special magazine album featuring the best works of the competition.
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The internationally recognized black and white photo was taken with an iPhone early on a summer morning in a hotel in Bordeaux, France, according to a press release.
R. Jarmalavičius states that this shot allows each viewer to see a different continuation of the story.
“The sun lazily rises over the city. A woman lingers for a long time on the balcony of the adjacent hotel. On the table stands a beer can drunk during the night and two steaming cups of fresh coffee. Meanwhile, the sound of running water from the shower comes from the room. The moment I captured is only the beginning of the story, and each viewer can see the continuation in their own way, as their own story. However, in any case, the promise of the morning is already immortalized in it,” the author says.
R. Jarmalavičius, famous for black and white photos taken with a mobile phone, has won more than 140 international awards for his work.
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The photographer has received top honors in global competitions such as the “iPhone Photography Awards,” “Tokyo Foto Awards,” “PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris,” “International Photography Awards,” “ND Awards,” and others.
Raised in a children’s home, R. Jarmalavičius graduated in journalism and photojournalism from Vilnius University. He worked for many years as a journalist and editor in various media outlets, has led his own public relations agency “Publicum” for 25 years, and is a partner of the global communications group “Havas” in the Baltic countries.
More photos by R. Jarmalavičius can be found on the author’s “Instagram account.
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