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Finalists Selected for Appalachian Mountain Photo Competition, Exhibition Opens March 6

"Winter's Eve at the Mill" by Sharon Canter - 12th Annual AMPC Finalist - Blue Ridge Parkway Journey.
“Winter’s Eve at the Mill” by Sharon Canter – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Blue Ridge Parkway Journey.

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 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.

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 . . .

"Toucan Brandon" by Bailey Winecoff
“Toucan Brandon” by Bailey Winecoff – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Adventure
"Chuting" by Ben Keys, Jr.
“Chuting” by Brandon Keys, Jr. – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Adventure
"Kayaker" by David Vanderlaan
“Kayaker” by David Vanderlaan – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Adventure
"Snows Best Friends" by Kristian Jackson
“Powder Hounds” by Kristian Jackson – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Adventure
"The Classic High Country Ride" by Lynn Willis
“The Classic High Country Ride” by Lynn Willis – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Adventure
"Highland Bouldering" by Tommy Penick
“Highland Bouldering” by Tommy Penick – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Adventure
"At the Start" by William Mauney
“At The Start” by William Mauney – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Adventure
"Taking in the View near Moses Cone Manor" by Charles Johnson
“The View near Moses Cone Manor” by Charles Johnson – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Blue Ridge Parkway Journey
"Coming Down 'The Lump' Hill" by Dianne Sherrill
“Coming Down ‘The Lump’ Hill” by Dianne Sherrill – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Blue Ridge Parkway Journey
"Flat Top Trail Tunnel" by Donna Harris
“Flat Top Trail Tunnel” by Donna Harris – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Blue Ridge Parkway Journey
"Linville River Flooding from Plunge Basin - MP 316" by Lynn Wil
“Linville River Flooding from Plunge Basin” by Lynn Willis – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Blue Ridge Parkway Journey
"Blue Ridge Parkway Post & Stake Fencing" by Mark VanDyke
“Blue Ridge Parkway Post & Stake Fencing” by Mark VanDyke – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Blue Ridge Parkway Journey
"Winter's Eve at the Mill" by Sharon Canter
“Winter’s Eve at the Mill” by Sharon Carter – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Blue Ridge Parkway Journey
"Gone but not Forgotten" by Alan R. Clark
“Gone but not Forgotten” by Alan R. Clark – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Man of Steel" by Chuck Almarez
“Man of Steel” by Chuck Almarez – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Hungry Hungry Holstein" by James K. Fay
“Hungry Hungry Holstein” by James K. Fay – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Dawg with Plotts" by Kelly Clampitt
“Dawg with Plotts” by Kelly Clampitt – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Red Barn" by Ken Barrett
“Red Barn” by Ken Barrett – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Valle Crucis Pumpkins" by Matthew Irvin
“Valle Crucis Pumpkins” by Matthew Irvin – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Cornbread & Milk" by Steven Tweed
“Cornbread & Milk” by Steven Tweed – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Time Capsule" by Victor Ellison
“Time Capsule” by Victor Ellison – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Culture
"Slope Sliding Away" by Catherine Hopkins
“Slope Sliding Away” by Catherine Hopkins – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Environment

 

"NC Dot Disaster at Deep Gap" by Houck Medford
“NC DOT Disaster at Deep Gap” by Houck Medford – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Environment
"The Spokesman" by Kristian Jackson
“The Spokesman” by Kristian Jackson – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Environment
"Dying Giants" by Kathryn Greven
“Dying Giants” by Kathryn Greven – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Environment

 

"Lethal and Leveled" by Lynn Willis
“Lethal and Leveled” by Lynn Willis – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Environment
"The Table Rock Fire Star Trails" by William Mauney
“The Table Rock Fire Star Trails” by William Mauney – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Environment
"Pipestem Friends" by Derek Cernak
“Pipestem Friends” by Derek Cernak – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Flora and Fauna
"Mirror Image Cubs" by Drew Senter
“Mirror Image Cubs” by Drew Senter – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Flora and Fauna
"Gotta Goat" by Frederica Georgia
“Gotta Goat” by Frederica Georgia – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Flora and Fauna
"Terraced" by Josh Stamm
“Terraced” by Josh Stamm – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Flora and Fauna
"Floating Wood Frogs" by Kelly Clampitt
“Floating Wood Frogs” by Kelly Clampitt – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Flora and Fauna
"Searching For Love" by Spencer Black
“Searching For Love” by Spencer Black – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Flora and Fauna
"Tranquility" by Victor Ellison
“Tranquility” by Victor Ellison – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Flora and Fauna
"Appalachian Storm Surge" by Catherine Hopkins
“Appalachian Storm Surge” by Catherine Hopkins – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape
"Merging Seasons" by Daniel Burleson
“Merging Seasons” by Daniel Burleson – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape
"Ice Chaos" by Deborah Scannell
“Ice Chaos” by Deborah Scannell – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape
"Thru the Mist" by Kathryn Greven
“Thru the Mist” by Kathryn Greven – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape
"Foggy Bottom Pumpkin Patch" by Mickey C. Moten
“Foggy Bottom Pumpkin Patch” by Mickey C. Moten – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape
"Crabtree Falls NC" by Mickey C. Moten
“Crabtree Falls NC” by Mickey C. Moten – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape
"Morning on the Ridge" by Robert H. Clark
“Morning on the Ridge” by Robert H. Clark – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape
"Least Resistance" by Tim Williams
“Least Resistance” by Tim Williams – 12th Annual AMPC Finalist – Landscape