The 2017 category winners have been announced for The Outdoor Photography Of The Year Competition.
I wanted to share with the STEEMIT community this year's finalist, I am pleased to have a chance to show off the kind of remarkable photographers who's images have made this year's cut.
In my previous post I touched base on the value of self motivation and the connection to photography whether one is a hobbyist or Pro photographer, the motivation to capture outstanding images remains the same underlying drive photographers who achieve distinction ultimately recognize.
LIVE THE ADVENTURE
Mark Bridgwater (New Zealand)
Temple Basin, Arthur’s Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand.
The list of judges for the competition are all outstanding photographers who roughly have over a hundred years of experience collectively among the seven judges. Every judge has remarkable credentials as photographers each in their own right. Judge's like Fergus Kennedy who is a photographer and filmmaker, who originally worked as a marine biologist. Over the years judge Kennedy has been employed by customers such as BBC, ITV, Canon, Toyota, Nissan, National Geographic Arabia and the World Wild Fund for nature. Fergus along with the panel of judges for this years competition have a rich and extensive background in photography that lend a great experience to the judging panel that has been assembled for this competition. (https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/judges/)
With 18000 entries from around the world, the 2017 Outdoor Photographer Of The Year contest has fierce competition. The finalists have had to distinctualize themselves among thousands of other entries. As you can see from the quality of the photos presented by the finalists, the effort to get out and capture images was well worth the photographer's time. Just to be considered a part of the list of finalists in this case is an honor.
AT THE WATERS EDGE
Jaak Sarv (Estonia)
Prandi Springs, Järva county, Estonia.
LIVE THE ADVENTURE
Mikolaj Nowachi (Poland)
LIGHT ON THE LAND
Wojciech Kruczyński (Poland)
Kallur lighthouse, Faroe Islands.
YOUNG OPOTY
Alicia Hayden (UK)
Puffin, Isle of May, Scotland.
SPIRIT OF TRAVEL
Andy Holliman (United Kingdom)
Kangerlussuaq airport, Greenland.
VIEW FROM ABOVE
Laura Daly (UK)
Duntulm, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
LIGHT ON THE LAND
Simon Baxter
North Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
SMALL WORLD
Amy Bateman (UK)
Kendal, Cumbria, England.
AT THE WATER'S EDGE
Witold Ziomek (Poland)
Thórsmörk (the valley of Thor), Iceland
VIEW FROM ABOVE
Tom Sweetman (United Kingdom)
WILDLIFE INSIGHT
Jose Fragozo (Portugal)
UNDER EXPOSED
Saeed Rashid (United Kingdom)
SMALL WORLD
William Mallett (United Kingdom)
YOUNG OPOTY
Josiah Launstein (Canada)
UNDER EXPOSED
Pekka Tuuri (Finland)
Great white shark, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.
WILDLIFE INSIGHT
Bence Máté (Hungary)
Red fox and white-tailed eagle, Kiskunság national park, Hungary.
SPIRIT OF TRAVEL
Gunarto Gunawan (Indonesia)
Shwe Gu monastery, Bagan, Myanmar.
150 of the choice selections from this year's competition will be featured in a book entitled Outdoor Photography Of The Year, portfolio 3. (https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/book/)
The list of swag for the winner is very generous and can be seen here (https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/prizes/)
Follow The Links at the bottom of the page to stay up-to-date with the latest news for the photography competition which will announce the winner and runner-up chosen from the category winners March 17th, 2018 live on stage at the photography show at the NEC, Birmingham.
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Winners: https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/2017%2Bwinners/#
The photography show at the NEC, Birmingham:
(https://www.photographyshow.com/)
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Written by STEEMIT user: Jazmin Million