Photographic Competition 2009

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The 2009 NZAC Photographic Competition is proudly sponsored by Marmot, Scarpa, Alpine Recreation and Imagelab who have provided awesome prizes to the value of $4,200.

The judges were three of New Zealand's premier outdoor photographers:
Colin Monteath, Rob Brown and Dean McKenzie.

2009 NZAC Photocompetition Results

Overall Champion

• Grandness, Anthony Rac (Harrison Memorial Trophy)

Alpine General

• Champion: Grandness, Anthony Rac
• Honours: Moonrise, Ama Dablam, Andrew Peacock
• Honours: Changeable weather, Kahurangi, John Doogan
• Honours: Land shaped by nature, Christopher Morton
• Honours: Fitz Roy Range, Kester Brown
• Acceptance: Looking towards Lake Lyndon, John Doogan
• Acceptance: View of the Torlesse Range, John Doogan
• Acceptance: Kahurangi, high camp, John Doogan
• Acceptance: Amadablam silouette, Andrew Peacock
• Acceptance: Fyffe Hut, John Doogan

Alpine Activity

• Champion: Tree skiing, British Columbia, Kevin Boekolt (Guide Alack Challenge Cup)
• Acceptance: High on Cook, Anthony Rac
• Accceptance: Hut day, Gerard Smith
• Acceptance: Navigating the Franz, Shane Orchard
• Acceptance: North Shoulder, Robert Frost
• Acceptance: Return from Mt Enys, Timothy Church
• Acceptance: Climber traversing High Peak, Andrei Von Dusschoten

Alpine Nature

• Champion: Sunset view out of icecave, Michal Karnik (Erica Beuzenberg Trophy)
• Honours: Veil over La Perouse, Christopher Morton
• Honours: Intensity, Jochen Bind
• Acceptance: Snow Gentiae, James Lochhead
• Acceptance: Barnett moths, Christopher Matthaei
• Acceptance: Crevasses on the Douglas Neve, Gilbert van Reenan
• Acceptance: Iceland waterfall, Craig Miller
• Acceptance: Lily, Sarah Milicich
• Acceptance: Keas, Mark Watson

Rockclimbing

• Champion: Axel Ballay trying El Ponta, Mallorca, Leon Ducasse
• Honours: Sabina Alieman on Alaska, Sardinia. Andrew Peacock
• Acceptance: Climbing on the wrinkles of the earth, Guillame Charton
• Acceptance: Eat yourself fitter, John Palmer
• Acceptance: Zac attack at Wuthering Heights, Derek Thatcher
• Acceptance: Layla, Paynes Ford, Michal Karnik
• Acceptance: Blood Meridian, James Morris
• Acceptance: Rag doll, Mark Watson

Photojournalism

• Champion: The expedition begins, Mary Hobbs
• Acceptance: Learning from Dad, Shane Orchard
• Acceptance: Map reading at dawn, Pete Cammell
• Acceptance: Homage at Vinces Cross, Antarctica, John Henzell

Humour

• Champion: Playing with a dog, Delphine Comparat
• Acceptance: Look I can fly, Al Uren
• Acceptance: Who dunnit, Donna Falconer
• Acceptance: Third wheel, Michael Lee

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