Image Competition Award Winners 2016
The Professional Aerial Photographers Association International holds a Photography Competition for its members to show their best work during the annual convention. On this page, we showcase the 2016 Award Winners for: Masters, as voted by PAPA members; Judges' Choice Awards for Best of Category, as voted by our panel of judges, and the Individual Judge's Choice Awards. A description of the categories can be found at the foot of the page
Photographs on this page are copyright of the respective photographers.
Best of Show - Judges' Choice, Aerial Photograph of the Year
Best of Show - Judges' Choice
Aerial Photograph of the Year
Title: Effervescent Dawn
Photographer: Stéphane Champin’
Air-to-Air Category Winner
Title: Effervescent Dawn
Photographer: Stéphane Champin’
Construction Progress Category Winner
Construction Progress Category Winner
Title: Preparing the Pipeline
Photographer: Jean Luc Kaiser
Commercial Category Winner
Commercial Category Winner
Title: Meadows Ski Resort
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
Vertical Category Winner
Vertical Category Winner
Title: 1700s Fortified City
Photographer: Jean Luc Kaiser
Artistic/Scenic Category Winner
NOTE: After judge's scoring and a second round of judge's votes, these four images tied for this category win.
Artistic/Scenic Category Winner
Title: Lenscapped Peak
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
Artistic/Scenic Category Winner
Title: When the Lights Go Down in the City
Photographer: Niki Britton
Artistic/Scenic Category Winner
Title: Spread Your Wings
Photographer: Ron Brown
Artistic/Scenic Category Winner
Title: Obscured
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
Masters Category - the People's Choice Awards
People's Choice - 1st Place
Title: Grand Prismatic Spring
Photographer: Allen Macbean
People's Choice - 2nd Place
Title: Mammogram
Photographer: Sibylle Allgaier
People's Choice - 3rd Place
Title: Cold Stream
Photographer: Lee Ross
Individal Judge's Choice Awards
Judge's Choice Award:
Judge John Wark
Title: Obscured
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
Judge's Choice Award: Judge Stan Macbean
Title: Playful Pitts
Photographer: David Byrne
Judge's Choice Award: Judge Amy Hartsfield
Title: Effervescent Dawn
Photographer: Stéphane Champin’
Judge's Choice Award:
Judge Pat Belanger
Title: Small Town America
Photographer: Frank Carleton
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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