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The Professional Aerial Photographers' Association Annual Print Competition is a popular event, giving our members the opportunity to show their best work. On this page, we showcase the 2010 Award Winners for: People's Choice Best of Category, as voted by the members present at our Annual Conference, Judges' Choice Best of Category, as voted by our panel of judges, and the individual Judge's Choices. 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 - People's Choice
Best of Category: Scenic - People's Choice
Judge's Choice Award Judge: Todd Quam
Title: Long Peak Winter Summit
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
Best of Show - Judges' Choice
Best of Category: Scenic - Judges' Choice
Title: Delicate Sunset
Photographer: Stan Macbean
Best of Category: Air to Air - People's Choice
Title: Self Portrait
Photographer: David Byrne
Best of Category: Artistic
- People's Choice
Title: Nabors
Photographer: Jesper Larsen
Best of Category: Commercial
- People's Choice
- Judges' Choice
Title: Christmas Lights
Photographer: Stan MacBean
Best of Category: Construction Progress
- People's Choice
Judge's Choice Award: Judge Yvonne Sanderson
Title: Slab Happy
Photographer: Erick Richter
Best of Category: Scenic - People's Choice
Title: Long Peak Winter Summit
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
Best of Category: Air to Air
- Judges' Choice
Title: Top Cub
Photographer: Stan Macbean
Best of Category: Artistic - Judges' Choice
Title: San Francisco Moonrise
Photographer: Patrick Belanger
Best of Category: Commercial - Judges' Choice
Title: Christmas Lights
Photographer: Stan MacBean
Best of Category: Construction Progress - Judges' Choice
Title: Terminal Velocity
Photographer: Erick Richter
Best of Category: Scenic - Judges' Choice
Title: Delicate Sunset
Photographer: Stan Macbean
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Allen Macbean
Title: Blue Ridge Smoke
Photographer: Todd Quam
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Hunter Harris
Title: Eye of the Tiger
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Yvonne Sanderson
Title: Slab Happy
Photographer: Erick Richter
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Debbie Cooper
Title: Grand Splendor
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Todd Quam
Title: Long Peak Winter Summit
Photographer: Debbie Cruikshank
| Commercial | Described as shot on the job, your best view for the client, an image of commercial value |
| Scenic | Described as images that show a broader view, a landscape or cityscape, good stock shots, panoramic views. No digital manipulation of the scene is allowed besides normal corrections (contrast, saturation, color casts, sharpening, cropping and straight horizons). |
| 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. |
| Artistic | Described as Fine Art photography; pictorial, stunning, original images. Images that push the envelope. Photos that hang on walls of not just your clients. Digital manipulation is allowed. |
| 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. |