The 2017 category winners have been announced for The Outdoor Photography Of The Year Competition.
I wanted to share with the STEEMIT community this year's finalist, I am pleased to have a chance to show off the kind of remarkable photographers who's images have made this year's cut.
In my previous post I touched base on the value of self motivation and the connection to photography whether one is a hobbyist or Pro photographer, the motivation to capture outstanding images remains the same underlying drive photographers who achieve distinction ultimately recognize.
LIVE THE ADVENTURE
Mark Bridgwater (New Zealand)
Temple Basin, Arthur’s Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand.
The list of judges for the competition are all outstanding photographers who roughly have over a hundred years of experience collectively among the seven judges. Every judge has remarkable credentials as photographers each in their own right. Judge's like Fergus Kennedy who is a photographer and filmmaker, who originally worked as a marine biologist. Over the years judge Kennedy has been employed by customers such as BBC, ITV, Canon, Toyota, Nissan, National Geographic Arabia and the World Wild Fund for nature. Fergus along with the panel of judges for this years competition have a rich and extensive background in photography that lend a great experience to the judging panel that has been assembled for this competition. (https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/judges/)
With 18000 entries from around the world, the 2017 Outdoor Photographer Of The Year contest has fierce competition. The finalists have had to distinctualize themselves among thousands of other entries. As you can see from the quality of the photos presented by the finalists, the effort to get out and capture images was well worth the photographer's time. Just to be considered a part of the list of finalists in this case is an honor.
AT THE WATERS EDGE
Jaak Sarv (Estonia)
Prandi Springs, Järva county, Estonia.
LIVE THE ADVENTURE
Mikolaj Nowachi (Poland)
LIGHT ON THE LAND
Wojciech Kruczyński (Poland)
Kallur lighthouse, Faroe Islands.
YOUNG OPOTY
Alicia Hayden (UK)
Puffin, Isle of May, Scotland.
SPIRIT OF TRAVEL
Andy Holliman (United Kingdom)
Kangerlussuaq airport, Greenland.
VIEW FROM ABOVE
Laura Daly (UK)
Duntulm, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
LIGHT ON THE LAND
Simon Baxter
North Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
SMALL WORLD
Amy Bateman (UK)
Kendal, Cumbria, England.
AT THE WATER'S EDGE
Witold Ziomek (Poland)
Thórsmörk (the valley of Thor), Iceland
VIEW FROM ABOVE
Tom Sweetman (United Kingdom)
WILDLIFE INSIGHT
Jose Fragozo (Portugal)
UNDER EXPOSED
Saeed Rashid (United Kingdom)
SMALL WORLD
William Mallett (United Kingdom)
YOUNG OPOTY
Josiah Launstein (Canada)
UNDER EXPOSED
Pekka Tuuri (Finland)
Great white shark, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.
WILDLIFE INSIGHT
Bence Máté (Hungary)
Red fox and white-tailed eagle, Kiskunság national park, Hungary.
SPIRIT OF TRAVEL
Gunarto Gunawan (Indonesia)
Shwe Gu monastery, Bagan, Myanmar.
150 of the choice selections from this year's competition will be featured in a book entitled Outdoor Photography Of The Year, portfolio 3. (https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/book/)
The list of swag for the winner is very generous and can be seen here (https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/prizes/)
Follow The Links at the bottom of the page to stay up-to-date with the latest news for the photography competition which will announce the winner and runner-up chosen from the category winners March 17th, 2018 live on stage at the photography show at the NEC, Birmingham.
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Winners: https://www.opoty.co.uk/pages/2017%2Bwinners/#
The photography show at the NEC, Birmingham:
(https://www.photographyshow.com/)
Thanks for all comments and taking a second to check out this post!
What would you rank as your TOP 5 images?
Written by STEEMIT user: Jazmin Million
Incredible mesmerizing scenes! I can't imagine how happy their photographers must be, looking at their masterpiece.
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beautiful :o
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Whoa -- the images of the Giraffe & the large fish are divine ...
As to "inspired", I'd really have to say the colors in the 'Snail' image are marvelous; it is intoxicating to view this level of Beauty in #Nature ! The way the LIGHT dances & glimmers in this Photo - well, it's energizing.
I Liked the image of the PUFFIN & also liked the "Light on the Land" (Faroe Islands).
Also really jazzed to see "AT THE WATERS EDGE" (#ESTONIA). I have a friend who is from Estonia .
I tend to like Unique imagery - yours qualifies.
Thank u much, for showing us these scintillating shots ! The one w/ the EAGLE (& Fox) is kinda cool too.
Plan to share . ♥
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sooo beautiful
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around the world in few seconds
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Amazing pictures! Although, missing a photo from Norway;)
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This is really the best post I have ever seen in steemit !!!
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This was so beautiful. I am in awe of your posts and ned to up my input. These beautiful pictures put me to shame..
I am amazed.
Thanks for sharing
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Thank you man, the comment is very kind!
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Oh my word.. These pictures are so incredibly amazing and inspirational. My top 5 in order starting with my favourite are
How many competitions do you run and where can we see the information? Thanks for a great blog, definitely following you.
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Outstanding selections!
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Awesome compilation!
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wow those are such beautiful photos. I love the puffin shot and the one from iceland. Thanks for sharing!
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The puffin shot has fantastic texture, hard not to love that little guy.
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Wow! these pics have a lot of depth , liked the first one the most
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I like the best photoes are 1.Spirit of Travel 2.Under Exposed 3.At the Water's Edge 4.Light on the Land 4.Live the Adventure 5.Live the Adventure
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Great and amazing experience wonderful pictures
This is my humble work
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The last photo, monks in Myanmar, their life is so tired because they obey many religion rules. Especially, younger monks more tired than older. So, that photo should choice with outdoor photographers of 2017.
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That shark one is creepy AF!
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I had to go back and take a second look, I agree ;D
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Nice captures, makes you feel like you're actually there with the image. Sadly I don't have the talent to take great pictures, even my selfies would make me cringe at the sight of it... Lol...
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As long as you exercise technique, eventually nice images will come...
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Thanks for the tip, I think I'll do just that, but first need to own a decent camera. Lol...
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Very cool post, I appreciate the way you make me travel ;)
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Photography is a fantastic reason to travel, I agree!
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Nice photos, very awesome,,
I like your post
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@jazminmillion, you have make an awesome platform to photo contest, will carry on, we are stay
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Nice post thanks for sharing nice photography @ jazminmillion
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Amazing photography. Thanks for sharing
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perfect
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Viery nice clicks ....
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Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot
@letssmile
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Like this topic as a photographer. Will try to get mine on such a topic as well for a next edition.
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3.71% @pushup from @jazminmillion
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Amazing pic
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This years collection is very tight.
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You got a 16.13% upvote from @upmewhale courtesy of @jazminmillion!
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Omg! Photos are so stunning! I don’t envy judges/ I think it’s impossible to choose the best!
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Stunning photos of life !!
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Very well said ;D
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Hey, I post daily blogs from around the world. I take wonderful photography. Give me a follow ! Upvoted!
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oh! my goodness
what a photography it is!!
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amazing!
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the post is very interesting and fantastic
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very nice photos awsm photography i like all photos
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Good job, is all amazing. I hope you continue like this so I can see the word through your photos.
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Nice, thanks for sharing.
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Really beautiful God's creation @jazminmillion
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Wow! Great photos. I have goosebumps looking at the photo "At The Water's Edge".
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I wake up eager to see if you have new photos posted. A real joy to look at ! Thank you man
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wow very nice shot!!
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brilliant photography
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Fantastic!! <3
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Woow amazing
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Best photography ever
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I think your Post is for a big group of people very helpful!
Thx for making this Website for us!
Upvote when your in my opinion @alokkamboj
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A large island
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Wow ! this is outstanding !! Presenting the globe !!
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awesome photography. You are the champ bro!
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I love your photographic work, good post friend!
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Mikolaj Nowachi`s shot is really awesome. So much action and story behind this one. But every picture is just great work, really want to explore these places, too.
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Perfect fotografi
yes visit my blog also because learn new need advice from.@jazminmillion
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AT THE WATERS EDGE
Its like, seeing the only ray of light when you're surrounded by darkness.
LIVE THE ADVENTURE
he's sitting there, thinking; soon this storm will end and i'll get to see my loved ones.
LIGHT ON THE LAND
Is this shoot even real?, or a cgi image. its just that good.
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These are amazing! My favourites are 'Live the adventure' and 'Under Exposed'. I guess I liked these two best because I liked how they captured so much beauty and meaning focusing on one subject.
Some day I'd like to go places and capture images like these too. That would be a dream come true :)
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Wow , amazing love the nature here in Scotland , cant wait for next trip to Skyie :)
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WOW !! So beautiful i like it
i miss it, In Indonesia Is not Like that ,hope :(
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ohhhhh... its beautiful! is love... Art...
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I am charmed with me post expect to have algun day an adventure and be able to see these paijes, expect to continue seeing mas post this way of interesting
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some amazing shots
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I am charmed with me post expect to have algun day an adventure and be able to see these paijes, expect to continue seeing mas post this way of interesting
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You are beautiful
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Very nice blog and I really dig the image! Thanks for Sharing.
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These are all really great images! They each show how everyone on Steemit is from somewhere else in the world. Its really beautiful! Thank you for taking such moving images and congratulations on winning!!
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fun!!!
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outstanding photography
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I love those pictures. What an amazing job, thank you for that gift for my eyes.
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I love that explosion of sensations that a simple photograph can transmit on you. Excellent work.
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It is lovely to see how you love to photography in the sense of nature and landscape.
I also love travel and I am a architectural student and graphic design. I do design on world famous landscape and buildings.
If you have any free time, please do visit my post too.
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@ronluilh/hi-steemit-my-name-is-ron-and-i-am-a-architecture-student-graphic-designer
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Incredible pieces of art! These images are beautiful. A great thanks to the guys that shot these pieces and allowed them to be shared here. Thank you @jazminmillion for sharing.
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Wow all wonderful photo, Excellent photographer, I like your post.
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This post has received a 9.55 % upvote from @aksdwi thanks to: @jazminmillion.
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Very tough on the judges. Remarkable talent out there. Thank you for sharing @jazminmillion
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These are all great shots from the photographers.
If i am to rank my top5, I'll start with
Then
and finally
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Great work! I love the shot from Jose Fragozo (Portugal)
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Pictures are better than words indeed. It's amazing to see these photos from different parts of the world. No matter how different we are from each other, there is still unison. 😊
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beautiful .. I love the scenery
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well balance photos keep it up
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Congratulations @jazminmillion, this post is the eighth most rewarded post (based on pending payouts) in the last 12 hours written by a Superuser account holder (accounts that hold between 1 and 10 Mega Vests). The total number of posts by Superuser account holders during this period was 1374 and the total pending payments to posts in this category was $13926.98. To see the full list of highest paid posts across all accounts categories, click here.
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Love all your photos so much, can definitely tell it comes with a story from each photos. Deserved a follow!
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thanks @jazminmillion for sharing some pampering photos.
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Wow these images are absolutely stunning!!
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Wow, amazing photos. My favorite is “At the Waters Rdge” by Jaak Sarv. It looks really peaceful there.
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What a wonderful post! I like your pictures a lot guy
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Absolutely stunning images! I'm so excited to see things like this and share in this new (new to me) community on Steemit! Thanks for sharing and thank you to all of the artists who took these fantastic images!
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Amazing photos :)
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heyy!! I loved your post ... I've already followed you, visit my blog!
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Have to say Jazmin that I find it very unsettling that you are generating income in your various posts at the expense of other photographers, graphic designers etc whose work is creating the value in your posts. Are you not aware that this is blatant copyright infringement?
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your rants are boring and you like to waste peoples time, have a good week.
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Yes they're boring - I should add some exclamation marks. I absolutely do not like to waste people's time. . Sorry for barking up the wrong tree though. Hope you have a good week too. Stay inspired :)
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amazing photos !! very inspiring !
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These pictures are all shocking! Great, good!
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Unimaginable hypnotizing scenes! I can't envision how glad their picture takers must be, taking a gander at their perfect work of art.
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Wow Jose Fragozos giraffe photo has a painting feel to it! gorgeous
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