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July 16, 1999 Banff Photo Competition Celebrates Mountain Images Alec Pytlowany, a Banff-based professional sports and landscape photographer, is the Grand Prize winner of the 1999 Banff Mountain Photography Competition hosted by The Banff Centre for Mountain Culture and sponsored by Cascade Plaza, Lowepro and Nikon Canada. Elk Skull Under Ice, Pytlowany's winning entry, topped an impressive collection of more than 2,100 photographs submitted from 12 countries for this prestigious fourth annual competition. An international jury named four other winners in five categories. Another eight photographers received special mention. The winning images will be unveiled in an exhibition at Banff's Cascade Plaza in November 1999 and will then be on display at The Banff Centre until the end of October 2000. The photographs will also be exhibited at select locations in Canada and abroad throughout the year. "Mountains, and mountain images, can be profoundly moving and inspiring. This year's winning photographs clearly illustrate this fact," said Bernadette McDonald, Director of The Banff Centre for Mountain Culture. "We encourage people to come and see this outstanding exhibition and to experience the mountains through the eyes of these talented photographers." The 1999 Banff Mountain Photography Competition winners include: Grand Prize Winner Alec Pytlowany, Banff, Alberta for Elk Skull Under Ice. Pytlowany will receive $1000, a Lowepro Street & Field System (value: $450) sponsored by Lowepro, a Nikon Pronea 600i Kit (value: $800) sponsored by Nikon Canada, and an enlarged, framed print of his winning photo, sponsored by Cascade Plaza. Category Prize Winners The following photographers will each receive $500, a Lowepro Nature Trekker (value: $378) sponsored by Lowepro, Nikon Action 10x50CF Lookout IV Binoculars (value: $200) sponsored by Nikon Canada, and an enlarged, framed print of their winning photo sponsored by Cascade Plaza.
Special Mentions
This year's jury members included Baiba Morrow of Canmore, Alberta, Chris Noble of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Scott Rowed and Brad White of Banff, Alberta. Debra Hornsby, Marketing and Communications Manager, Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre promotes understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share – and find inspiration in – mountain experiences, ideas and visions. The 4th Annual Banff Mountain Photography Competition, is sponsored by Lowepro Products, Cascade Plaza, and Nikon.
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