For Mountain Times Publications photo editor Mark Mitchell,
a picture’s worth more than a thousand words. It’s also
worth an award.
Mitchell was recognized by the N.C. Press Association (NCPA) for
his photograph, “Kilt-flyin’ action,” depicting
two wrestlers in mid-air (and tackle) from last year’s Grandfather
Mountain Highland Games.
Mitchell’s photo won third place in the general news photography
category of the NCPA’s community news division for circulations
less than 10,000.
“Mark consistently produces amazing photos, and we are lucky
to have him on our team,” Watauga Democrat editor Jason Reagan
said of Mitchell, who attended the NCPA awards ceremony in Cary
on Thursday.
The NCPA also presented an award named after the late Hugh Morton,
avid photographer and founder of Grandfather Mountain. The Hugh
Morton Photographers of the Year awards were presented to Michael
McLoone and Andrew Craft of The Cary News and Fayetteville Observer,
respectively.
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