Preliminary judging for the sixth annual Appalachian Mountain
Photography Competition has been completed, and 47 images have
been selected for exhibition from 918 total submissions.
This year’s competition received entries from throughout
the Southeast, Florida, California, Ohio and even included several
international submissions. Names of the finalists can be viewed
on the AMPC blog (www.blueridgeparkwayblog.com).
The public will get their first glimpse of this year’s accepted
works on display at the Mezzanine Gallery of the Turchin Center
for the Visual Arts during the Downtown Boone Art Crawl on Friday,
March 6. Images will remain on exhibition through June 6.
Judges for the sixth annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
included John Scarlata, coordinator of the technical photography
program at Appalachian State University; Marie Freeman, photojournalist
and photographer for Appalachian State University; and award-winning
photographer Richard Rapfogel.
“Having participated in the Appalachian Mountain Photo Competition
as an entrant in four of its six years and as a judge the other
two, I have seen the process from both sides and have witnessed
its growth and vibrancy,” Rapfogel said. “This year’s
competition continues the trajectory set by its predecessors,
both in terms of the quantity of submissions and the diversity
and quality of the images.”
The AMPC judges will return for a final round of judging once
this year’s selected images are on display in the Turchin
Center. A winning image will be identified in each of the seven
competition categories, and one image will be selected as Best
in Show. The public will also get a chance to nominate their favorite
image through the Footsloggers People’s Choice Award.
There is a special blog post requesting feedback from this year’s
participants to discuss their experience with the registration
process. Interested parties should visit the AMPC blog to post
their comments and feedback so that Virtual Blue Ridge can continue
to improve the competition for next year.
Voting will begin with the March 6 opening of the exhibition and
visitors to the Turchin Center can cast their votes through a
kiosk located in the Mezzanine gallery. Those not able to make
the trip to the gallery can visit www.appmtnphotocomp.org to view
the exhibited images and vote online. Voting for the Footsloggers
People’s Choice Award will remain open through 5 p.m. on
Friday, March 27.
For more information about this photography competition, visit
www.appmtnphotocomp.org or call ASU Outdoor Programs at (828)
262-4954.
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