Photo essay • June 2015

Out of more than 1,000 photographs, a panel of judges chose 42 images as finalists in the 12th annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition, a selection of which we are proud to feature in these pages. A partnership between Appalachian State University’s Outdoor Programs and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, N.C., this prestigious competition attracts amateur and professional photographers from across the country. The Turchin Center exhibited selected photographs through June 6. Submissions for the 13th Annual AMPC should be sent in by Nov. 20, 2015. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.