I recently entered a photo contest put on by The Banff Centre. The Banff Centre specalizes in the development and promotion of creative work in the arts, sciences, business, and the environment.
Every year, since 1996 they have held a mountain photography contest. This year they had roughly 400 applicants submit roughly 6000 photos; eight of which were submitted by me.
There were several categories that photos could be entered in:
Mountain Adventure, Mountain Culture, Mountain Environment, Mountain Flora/Fauna and Mountain Landscape.
Andean Awakening, Lares, Peru - the second morning on our Andean Trek. At 4200m the ground was frosty on this fall morning and the sun was just beginning to climb in the sky.
Colca Canyon Sellers - in Peru
Pyramid Lake, Jasper National Park - I got this shot early in the morning before anyone was on the lake.
Mountain Market, Peru - In an isolated part of the highway, these women were trying to sell their weaving. It was cold (due to the high altitude) and most were trying to keep warm or napping under their blankets.
The Mighty and The Minute - Mount Tasman, New Zealand.
Dawn at Lake Matheson, New Zealand - we were walking along the path next to the lake in the near-dawn near-darkness in order to get to the correct side of the lake to see the sun rising with the mountains in the background.
Glacial Debris - Mount Edith Clavell, Jasper National Park.
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand.
Unfortunately, they were to get in touch with the winners before the end of June, so I am assuming that I'm not a winner. Last year's winners were all professional photographers from differnt parts of the globe.
It was fun to enter and nice to think that my photos were viewed and critiqued by photographers and "other experts".
It was afterall, a 1 in 6000 chance.
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