Judge's Choice Awards
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Aerial Photography of the Year
Title: Saturday Night High Roller
Photographer: Lane Swainston
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Air-to-Air
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Air-to-Air category.
Title: Tecnam P2006T
Photographer: Mitch Bowers
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Artistic
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Artistic category.
Title: Feathered Reaches
Photographer: Jon Engle
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Commercial
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Commercial category.
Title: Emergence
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Construction Progress
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Construction Progress category
Title: Bridging the Gap
Photographer: Taylor Schmitt
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Vertical
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Vertical category
Title: Deep Space Promenade
Photographer: Taylor Schmitt
Masters Category Awards
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1st Place Masters Category
Title: Wind River
Photographer: David Sievert
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2nd Place Masters Category
Title: Backlit Buttes
Photographer: Allen Macbean
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3rd Place Masters Category
Title: Plenty of Pollen
Photographer: Hunter Harris
Individual Judge's Choice Awards
A personal favorite aerial photograph selected by each judge.
Judge's Choice Award: Mark Seeman
Title: Saturday Night High Roller
Photographer: Lain Swainston
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Judge's Choice Award: Susan Hedenberg
Title: Curves
Photographer: Jesper Larsen
Judge's Choice Award: David Wyatt
Title: Deep Space Promenade
Photographer: Taylor Schmitt
Judge's Choice Award: Pat Belanger
Title: Emergence
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths
Description of Categories
| Commercial | Described as shot on the job, your best view for the client, an image of commercial value. |
| Scenic/Artistic | Described as images that show a broader view, a landscape or cityscape, good stock shots, panoramic views. Fine Art photography; pictorial, stunning, original images. Images that push the envelope. |
| Air-to-Air | A photo taken of an aircraft FROM an aircraft. Photographers are urged NOT to attempt this type of photography unless schooled in safe practice techniques. Formation flying experience and or instruction are vital for a successful and safe air-to-air shoot. |
| Vertical | Straight down, vertical photography for mapping and reference work. |
| Construction Progress |
Aerial photography as a way of documenting the work of a client construction project. It can be a single shot, a progress shoot photomontage of several pictures taken over a period of time, or even a one day photomontage of several images.
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