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“The Table Rock Fire Star Trails” by William Mauney. People’s Choice Award Winner and Special Mention Honors.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Morning on the Ridge” by Robert H. Clark.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Mirror Image Cubs” by Drew Senter.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Thru the Mist” by Kathryn Greven. Category Winner – Landscape.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Kayaker” by David Vanderlaan.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Linville River Flooding from Plunge Basin – MP 316”″ by Lynn Willis.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Highland Bouldering” by Tommy Penick.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Coming Down ‘The Lump’ Hill” by Dianne Sherrill.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Lethal and Leveled” by Lynn Willis. Category Winner – Our Ecological Footprint.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Merging Seasons” by Daniel Burleson. Special Mention Honors & Finalist – Landscape.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Gotta Goat” by Frederica Georgia. Category Winner – Flora & Fauna.
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Floating Wood Frogs” by Kelly Clampitt
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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“Appalachian Storm Surge” by Catherine Hopkins
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. Find rules and submission guidelines at appmtnphotocomp.org.
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.