[ ] · · Banff Mountain Photography Competition

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The Banff Mountain Photography Competition is a program of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre, which
promotes understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunities for people
to share – and find inspiration in – mountain experiences, ideas and visions.

Categories
Mountain Adventure – images depicting any mountain sport such as climbing, kayaking, mountain biking,
skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, etc.
Mountain Culture – images with a cultural theme focusing on indigenous mountain people and their
customs, traditions and ways of life as related to their mountain environment.
Mountain Environment– images that communicate an important message about the mountain
environment/ecosystems.
Mountain Flora/Fauna– images of plants and animals found in a mountain environment.
Mountain Landscape – images of mountain landscapes.

Prizes to be awarded

Grand Prize - $1,000Cdn plus gifts from our sponsors will be awarded to the winner of the best overall
photograph, regardless of category.
Category Prizes - $500Cdn plus gifts from our sponsors will be awarded to the winner in each of the five
categories.
Y2Y Prize - $500Cdn will be awarded to the photographer with the best overall photograph from the
Yellowstone to Yukon Region (Y2Y), regardless of category. Please visit www.y2y.net for a complete
description of the Y2Y eco-region. Images must be labelled “Y2Y Region” in addition to their category of entry
to be considered for this prize.

Entries

1. The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers.
2. There is no entry fee. (See Deadlines & Shipping for return of materials.)
3. Entries will be judged on the basis of composition, technique, content, originality, and effectiveness in conveying a mountain theme.
4. You may enter up to a maximum of three (3) images in each of the five (5) categories for a total of fifteen (15) images. The five
mountain categories are: Adventure, Culture, Environment, Flora/Fauna, and Landscape.
5. Entries must be accompanied by a completed and signed entry form (if by mail/courier) or by using the on-line form.

Deadline: 30 April.

e-mail: banffmountainphotos@banffcentre.ca

www.banffmountainfestivals.ca/photo

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Now that the winning photographers have been advised, we are happy to announce the competition results to all who entered. We are still in the early stages of compiling the material from the winning photographers, and once we have the exhibition formats, descriptions and the photographers’ biographies, we will be posting this information on our website – please visit early in August 2009 for a preview of the photographs that caught the eye of the jury members at: www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/photo – the photos will be on display at The Banff Centre beginning in October 2009 and will remain on display through to October 2010.

Our jury members – award-winning photographers Alec Pytlowany, and Andrew Querner and photographer/graphic designer Kristy Davison – remarked that (although they were limited to awarding 1 Grand Prize, 6 Category Prizes and 10 Special Mentions) choosing so few from among over 4000 images made their task very, very difficult. The message that comes through from the images is that our competition entrants all have a compelling desire to share their mountain experiences and the sheer wonder of these wilderness places. The range of subject matter, style and creative vision from so many exceptionally talented and dedicated photographers was truly astounding!

Awards are presented to:
Grand Prize – Nathalie Daoust, Germany/Canada
Best Photo Mountain Adventure – Sankar Sridhar, India
Best Photo Mountain Culture – Matthieu Paley – China/France
Best Photo Mountain Environment – Eric Heistand, USA
Best Photo Mountain Flora/Fauna – Cindy Goeddel, USA
Best Photo Mountain Landscape – Richard Hallman, USA

And the following photographers received Special Mentions:
Thomas Bartl, Austria
Gunnar Conrad, USA
Dusty Demerson, USA
Lorena Endara, Panama
Michael Hanson, USA
Jordan Manley, Canada
Rainer Mirau, Austria
Glenn Oakley, USA
Morten Rygaard, Denmark

Thank you to our sponsors - who make the competition possible:
National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com
The Camera Store www.thecamerastore.com
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative www.y2y.net