7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Winners Announced

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	7th Annual AMPC Award Winners Announced

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7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Organizers
Announce Award Winners

March 30, 2010

(Boone, NC) – Organizers of the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition today announced the winners of the 7th annual competition. Tommy Penick and his image Pushing the Christmas Tree Bailer, entered in the Culture Category, took top honors receiving the designation of Best in Show. Tommy will take home a cash award of $1000 furnished through competition proceeds.

Scott Hotaling's photo, Evolution River, is the public’s pick in this year’s People’s Choice Award. Hotaling will receive $350 in prize money furnished by Footsloggers Outdoor and Travel Outfitters. 2010 marked the largest participation to date in the People’s Choice Award with 2,600 total votes cast.

Category Winners acknowledge the top image in each of the seven competition categories. Winners of the Blue Ridge Parkway categories will receive cash awards furnished by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. The remaining category winners receive Mast General Store prize packages.

7th Annual AMPC Category Winners and Special Mentions

AMPC Category Winners
Adventure		Tent Nestled Atop the Chimneys In Linville Gorge by Lynn Willis
Blue Ridge Parkway Journey		The Lost Table by Dale King
Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas		Leave Only Footprints by Dale King
Culture		Untitled by Ian Mahathey
Our Ecological Footprint		Coal Fly Ash Sludge Disaster by Jerry D. Greer
Flora & Fauna		Windswept Grasses in Craggy Gardens by Bill Gozansky
Landscape		Winter Wonderland by Ian Riley

An additional seven photographers have been recognized as having images of distinction and merit and received Special Mention Honors from the judges.
Special Mention Honors
Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas		No End in Sight by Jessica Maceda
Culture		Rooftop by Colby Rabon
Culture		Wrestle by Toril Lavender
Our Ecological Footprint		SeigeScalp by Dan Smith
Flora & Fauna		Flight of the Bumblebee by Eric Heistand
Landscape		Winter Gold by Scott Hotaling
Landscape		Late September, Graveyard Fields by Jon D. Bowman

All forty-seven images selected for the 7th annual exhibition will remain on display in the Mezzanine Gallery of the Turchin Center for the visual arts through June 5. An archive of AMPC exhibited images can be viewed by visiting www.HighCountryPhotos.com.

About Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition:
The AMPC is a partnership between Appalachian State University's Outdoor Programs, The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. AMPC is made possible through the sponsorship of Virtual Blue Ridge, the premier online resource for the Blue Ridge Parkway and the generous support of Appalachian Voices; Bistro Roca, Inventive American Cuisine; Footsloggers Outdoor and Travel Outfitters; Mast General Stores; Peabody's Wine and Beer Merchants; Reynolda House Museum of American Art; and Smoky Mountain Living Magazine. Keep up on Twitter - Follow BRPGuide using hashtag #appmtnphoto.