February 12, 2009 Issue
6th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Finalists Announced
Photographer Richard Rapfogel’s photo of Rough Ridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway earned him first place the 2008 Blue Ridge Parkway Vista category during the 2008 Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition. Rapfogel is a judge for the 2009 competition.
Preliminary judging for the 6th annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition has been completed and 47 images have been selected for exhibition from 918 total submissions. This year’s competition received entries from throughout the Southeast, Florida, California and Ohio, as well as included several international submissions. Names of the finalists are available on the AMPC blog.
The public will get their first glimpse of this year’s accepted works on display at the Mezzanine Gallery of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts during the Downtown Boone Art Crawl on Friday, March 6. Images will remain on exhibition through June 6, 2009.
Judges for the 6th annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition included John Scarlata, coordinator of the ASU Technical Photography program; Marie Freeman, ASU photojournalist and photographer; and award-winning photographer Richard Rapfogel.
“Having participated in the Appalachian Mountain Photo Competition as an entrant in four of its six years and as a judge the other two, I have seen the process from both sides and have witnessed its growth and vibrancy. This year’s competition continues the trajectory set by its predecessors, both in terms of the quantity of submissions and the diversity and quality of the images,” said Rapfogel.
“Neals Grocery” by Robert and Shiiko Alexander won a special mention in the 2008 Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition’s Culture category.
The AMPC judges will return for a final round of judging once this year’s selected images are on display in the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. A winning image will be identified in each of the seven competition categories and one image will be selected as Best in Show. The public will also get a chance to nominate their favorite image through the Footsloggers People’s Choice Award.
People’s Choice voting will begin with the March 6 opening of the exhibition and visitors to the Turchin Center can cast their votes through a kiosk located in the Mezzanine gallery. Those not able to make the trip to the gallery can click to www.appmtnphotocomp.org to view the exhibited images and vote online. Voting for the Footsloggers People’s Choice Award will remain open through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27.
The AMPC is a partnership between ASU 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 with support from Bistro Roca, Footsloggers Outdoor and Travel Outfitters, Mast General Stores and Peabody’s Wine and Beer Merchants. For more information about the competition, click to www.appmtnphotocomp.org, or call ASU Outdoor Programs at 828-262-4954.
6th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Finalists
The following 47 images have been selected for exhibition in the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition from 918 total submissions. The public will get their first glimpse of this year’s accepted works on display at the Mezzanine Gallery of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts during the Downtown Boone Art Crawl on Friday, March 6. Images will remain on exhibition through June 6, 2009.
Adventure Category
Alan Hughes—”Wet & Wild”
Eric Heistand—”Splash or Trash,” “Parallels” and “Twilight on Table”
Joe Quinn—”WI4, M5”
John Nichols—”Winter Paddling Solitude”
Kristian Jackson—”Lost Coz”
Lynn Willis—”Second Ascent of Raptor’s Delight”
Vicky Sawyer—”Supper on Mount Rogers”
Blue Ridge Parkway Share the Journey® Category - Dogs on the Parkway
Andi Gelsthorpe—”Anodyne’s Affection”
Jane Best—”Jazz and Peak”
Jill Smith—”Benson at Beacon Heights” and “Comet at Thunder Hill”
Scott Brown—”Floppy Ears”
Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas Category
Bob Peterson—”Sunrise Over the Blue Ridge Mountains” and “Harvest Moon Over the Blue Ridge”
D L Ennis—”The Morning After”
Dale King—”Grandfather Monolith”
Joyce O’Neil—”Pounding Mill Overlook”
Tommy Stine—”First Snow”
Tommy White—”Magic Surrounds Me”
Culture Category
Beth Brittain—”Ruins in the Woods”
Carole Usdan—”Blue Braid”
Dustin Chambers—”Typewriter”
Eric Heistand—”Beware of Dog?”
Hallie Hochman—”The Contra Dance”
Jeffrey Stoner—”From Past to Present”
Jeffrey Waldron—”Grillbillies”
Kenneth Kirksey—”Untitled”
Kerry Puckett—”Boone Drug Waitresses: Marilyn, Wilma G, Wilma D”
Terry Young—”Shadows of Bluegrass”
Environment Category
Dustin Chambers—”Boone Saloon Fire” and “Pipes”
Jesse Hawk—”The Tree Documentary”
Heather Wolf Turner—”Progression”
Lynn Willis—”Pinnacle Fire in Linville Gorge Wilderness Area”
Maria Lloyd—”Leaves on Wood”
Flora and Fauna Category
Jayne Caruso—”Camouflage”
Jessica Maceda—”Wonder Collides”
Laura Brittain—”Curly Q’s”
Mike Naney—”Fawn Dew”
Landscape Category
Cory Barlow—”Stone Mountain Pano”
Dale Forrest—”First Color”
Dale King—”Halloween Creek”
Jeffrey Stoner—”Drifting Along the Appalachian Trail”
Keith Lisk—”Whitewater Falls”
Lawrence Elmer—”Seasonal Landscapes”
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