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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 2011 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 - Judges' Choice
Aerial Photograph of the Year
Best of Category: Artistic - Judges' Choice
Title: The Recession Over?
Photographer: Lane Swainston
Best of Show - People's Choice
Best of Category: Scenic - People's Choice
Title: Red Mountain
Photographer: David Wyatt
Best of Category: Air to Air
- People's Choice
- Judges' Choice
Judge's Choice Award: Judge John Condreay
Title: Twin Power
Photographer: Jim Hoddenbach
Best of Category: Artistic
- People's Choice
Title: Heartland
Photographer: David Wyatt
Best of Category: Commercial
- People's Choice
Title: Bleed Blue, Glow Orange
Photographer: Leo Geis
Best of Category: Construction Progress
- People's Choice
Title: Doing the Heavy Lifting
Photographer: Leo Geis
Best of Category: Air to Air
- Judges' Choice
Title: Twin Power
Photographer: Jim Hoddenbach
Best of Category: Artistic - Judges' Choice
Title: The Recession Over?
Photographer: Lane Swainston
Best of Category: Commercial - Judges' Choice
Title: Mayan Riviera
Photographer: Kevin Butts
Best of Category: Construction Progress - Judges' Choice
Title: Counting Cranes
Photographer: Kevin Butts
Best of Category: Scenic - Judges' Choice
Judge's Choice Award: Stan Macbean
Title: Desert Rose
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Todd Quam
Title: Alluvial Tranquility
Photographer: Will Sullivan
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Yvonne Sanderson
Title: Horse Dreams
Photographer: Debbie Hooper
Judge's Choice Award
Judge: Yves Tremblay
Title: Appalachian Winter
Photographer: Will Sullivan
| 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. |