10th Annual AMPC Finalists Announced

This year’s panel of esteemed jurors has completed preliminary judging and has chosen 46 images for exhibition from almost 900 submissions. A complete list of finalists can be seen below and you can browse the 10th Annual AMPC Finalists archive.

Just Bee (Amanda Prince), Finalist - Flora & Fauna Category
Just Bee (Amanda Prince), Finalist – Flora & Fauna Category

Final judging to select this year’s Best In Show and individual category winners will take place prior to the public reception opening on March 1, 2013 at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC. The exhibition will open to the public from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Voting will also begin for the People’s Choice Award on March 1, 2013 at 7:00 pm.

Once voting for the People’s Choice Award ends on May 17, 2013, competition organizers will announce this year’s award winners the following week.

Stephens Gap (Ben Keys Jr.), Finalist - Adventure Category
Stephens Gap (Ben Keys Jr.), Finalist – Adventure Category

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.
Ben Keys, Jr. “Stephens Gap”
Carol Meyhoefer “On Line”
Tommy Penick “Roan Trail Running”
Scott Hotaling “Hawksbill Dawn”
Eric Heistand “Lucy’s Dream Day”
Lynn Willis “Jenny Allen Climbing Through Pea Soup”
Blue Ridge Parkway – Weather on the Parkway :: A rotating category each year with a different theme.
Deborah Scannell “Vails of the Valley”
Nicole Robinson “Ice Castles”
Annkatrin Rose “Before the Storm”
Tommy Penick “Fall Cycling”
Dave Allen “Blue Ridge Parkway – Dappled Light at Craggy Gardens”
Lynn Willis “Black Ice Alert on Grandfather”
Culture :: Imagery depicting the people, their customs, traditions, architecture, and ways of life unique to the Southern Appalachian region.
Jim Ruff “Highlands Hammer Heave”
Nicole Robinson “Smokin’” &
“Charles’s Chicken Conversation”
Chuck Almarez “Porta Portrait”
Debra Vanderlaan “Scenic Overlook”
Darron R. Silva “Momma Tried”
Houck Medford “Blue Ridge Parkway Saviors”
John Fletcher “Bluegrass Jam”
Suzi Phillips “Gossip Girls”
Sue Counts “ ‘Aunt’ Orelena’s Story”
Eric Heistand “Cowboy Up”
Environment :: Imagery documenting environmental concerns in Central and Southern Appalachia.
Rob Travis “Towers”
Leander Hutton “Losing the Night”
Lynn Willis “Return to Sender”
Flora and Fauna :: Imagery of plants and animals common to the Southern Appalachians.
B. Dudleu Carter “Are You Looking At Me”
Jim Ruff “The Foggy Foursome”
Sharon Canter “Another Autumn”
Amanda Prince “Just Bee”
John Nichols “Fontana Otter”
Dana Warren “The Pane of Defeat”
Lonnie Crotts “Large-Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorium)”
Landscape :: Scenic imagery capturing the rich diversity and natural beauty of the Southern Appalachian region.
Kimberly G. Lane “Seen Any Good Flicks Lately”
Ronnie Hodge “Autumn Reflections”
Kenneth Voltz “Looking Glass Rock Sunrise”
Catherine Hopkins “Along the Boone Fork Trail Near the Blue Ridge Parkway”
Dana Warren “Downstream Drifter”
Scott Hotaling “Winter Majesty” &
“Winter Tranquility”
Jack Daulton “Clearing Storm Over Grandfather”
Lonnie Crotts “Linville Gorge Wilderness Area” &
“Mountain King”
Dave Allen “A Glorious Greeting – Roan Mountain Rhododendron Bloom”
Eric Heistand “Morning at Price Lake”
Sharon Canter “Appalachian Night Lights”

For more information about this photography competition, please visit appmtnphotocomp.org, or call Outdoor Programs at 828.262.2475.

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