This year’s panel of esteemed jurors has completed preliminary judging and has chosen 42 images for exhibition from over 1,000 submissions. A complete list of finalists can be seen below and you can browse the photo gallery online.
Final judging to select this year’s Best In Show and individual category winners will take place prior to the public exhibition opening on March 6, 2015 at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC. The exhibition and voting for the People’s Choice Award opens on Friday, March 6 at 5:00 p.m. and closes on March 27, 2015 5:00 p.m.
Once voting for the People’s Choice Award ends on March 27, 2015, competition organizers will announce this year’s award winners on www.appmtnphotocomp.com and https://www.facebook.com/appmtphotocomp the following day.
Congratulations to this year’s finalists and thanks to everyone for submitting such great images! Your entry fees not only help raise funds for Appalachian State University’s Outdoor Programs SOLE Trips for students, but also show the world the unique people, places, and pursuits that distinguish the Southern Appalachians.
And the finalists are . . .
| Adventure :: Imagery depicting mountain sports such as climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, etc. |
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| Bailey Winecoff |
“Toucan Brandon” |
| Ben Keys, Jr |
“Chuting” |
| David Vanderlaan |
“Kayaker” |
| Kristian Jackson |
“Powder Hounds” |
| Lynn Willis |
“The Classic High Country Ride” |
| Tommy Penick |
“Highland Bouldering” |
| William Mauney |
“At the Start” |
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| Blue Ridge Parkway – Beyond the Blacktop :: A rotating category each year with a different theme. |
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| Charles Johnson |
“Taking in the View near Moses Cone Manor” |
| Dianne Sherrill |
“Coming Down “The Lump” Hill” |
| Donna Harris |
“Flat Top Trail Tunnel” |
| Lynn Willis |
“Linville River Flooding from Plunge Basin – MP 316” |
| Mark VanDyke |
“Blue Ridge Parkway Post & Stake Fencing” |
| Sharon Canter |
“Winter’s Eve at the Mill” |
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| Culture :: Imagery depicting the people, their customs, traditions, architecture, and ways of life unique to the Southern Appalachian region. |
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| Alan R Clark |
“Gone but not Forgotten” |
| Chuck Almarez |
“Man of Steel” |
| James K. Fay |
“Hungry Hungry Holstein” |
| Kelly Clampitt |
“Dawg with Plotts” |
| Ken Barrett |
“Red Barn” |
| Matthew Irvin |
“Valle Crucis Pumpkins” |
| Steven Tweed |
“Cornbread & Milk” |
| Victor Ellison |
“Time Capsule“ |
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| Environment :: Imagery documenting environmental concerns in Central and Southern Appalachia. |
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| Catherine Hopkins |
“Slope Sliding Away” |
| Houck Medford |
“NC DOT Disaster at Deep Gap” |
| Kathryn Greven |
“Dying Giants” |
| Kristian Jackson |
“The Spokesman” |
| Lynn Willis |
“Lethal and Leveled” |
| William Mauney |
“The Table Rock Fire Star Trails” |
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| Flora and Fauna :: Imagery of plants and animals common to the Southern Appalachians. |
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| Derek Cernak |
“Pipestem Friends” |
| Drew Senter |
“Mirror Image Cubs” |
| Frederica Georgia |
“Gotta Goat” |
| Josh Stamm |
“Terraced” |
| Kelly Clampitt |
“Floating Wood Frogs” |
| Spencer Black |
“Searching For Love” |
| Victor Ellison |
“Tranquility” |
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| Landscape :: Scenic imagery capturing the rich diversity and natural beauty of the Southern Appalachian region. |
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| Catherine Hopkins |
“Appalachian Storm Surge” |
| Daniel Burleson |
“Merging Seasons” |
| Deborah Scannell |
“Ice Chaos” |
| Kathryn Greven |
“Thru the Mist” |
| Mickey C. Moten |
“Foggy Bottom Pumpkin Patch” |
| Mickey C. Moten |
“Crabtree Falls NC” |
| Robert H Clark |
“Morning on the Ridge” |
| Tim Williams |
“Least Resistance” |
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For more information about this photography competition, please visit appmtnphotocomp.org, or call Outdoor Programs at 828.262.2475.
