(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
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| Adventure | Tent Nestled Atop the Chimneys In Linville Gorge by Lynn Willis |
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| Blue Ridge Parkway Journey | The Lost Table by Dale King |
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| Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas | Leave Only Footprints by Dale King |
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| Culture | Untitled by Ian Mahathey |
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| Our Ecological Footprint | Coal Fly Ash Sludge Disaster by Jerry D. Greer |
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| Flora & Fauna | Windswept Grasses in Craggy Gardens by Bill Gozansky |
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| Landscape | Winter Wonderland by Ian Riley |
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| An additional seven photographers have been recognized as having images of distinction and merit and received Special Mention Honors from the judges. |
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Special Mention Honors |
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| Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas | No End in Sight by Jessica Maceda |
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| Culture | Rooftop by Colby Rabon |
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| Culture | Wrestle by Toril Lavender |
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| Our Ecological Footprint | SeigeScalp by Dan Smith |
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| Flora & Fauna | Flight of the Bumblebee by Eric Heistand |
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| Landscape | Winter Gold by Scott Hotaling |
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| Landscape | Late September, Graveyard Fields by Jon D. Bowman |
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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.
For press & media resource information, please visit:
https://www.virtualblueridge.com/contests/app-mtn-2008/media-and-press/
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