• © Wojciech Kruczynski, Poland. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner. "Eye of Stokksnes, Iceland". "The relationship between you and nature can be very close and intimate. If you listen to her, she will be grateful. Then you can feel this strong relationship. But first you have to be ready to meet the different requirements of nature. You must be able to survive in difficult weather and field conditions. To make this shot I was circulating around Stokksnes a few cloudy and frosty days, waiting for the perfect weather. If you want a lot of something, you have to keep hope and wait steadfastly. You have to devote your time and comfort – just like with a loved one, important person. This time the result exceeded my expectations. It was probably the most beautiful night in my life, as if nature began to wink at me and speak to me by name. I hope that she is also talking to you."
    © Wojciech Kruczynski, Poland. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner. "Eye of Stokksnes, Iceland". "The relationship between you and nature can be very close and intimate. If you listen to her, she will be grateful. Then you can feel this strong relationship. But first you have to be ready to meet the different requirements of nature. You must be able to survive in difficult weather and field conditions. To make this shot I was circulating around Stokksnes a few cloudy and frosty days, waiting for the perfect weather. If you want a lot of something, you have to keep hope and wait steadfastly. You have to devote your time and comfort – just like with a loved one, important person. This time the result exceeded my expectations. It was probably the most beautiful night in my life, as if nature began to wink at me and speak to me by name. I hope that she is also talking to you."
  • © Rita Kluge, Australia. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner 2nd Place. Freedom, Tonga. "I like to share with you where I find freedom, a place of hope and beauty. This is a cave I was taken to named swallows cave in the south pacific of Tonga. Its very tall and about 14 m deep. I have been visiting this place three years in a row and longing overtime to be in there again. Swallow birds, hence its name, flying around and making birdy sounds, then when you swim in you enter a darkness first it echoes in there, its magical. Then you made it to the end of that cave which is like the inside of being in an egg so its sort of oval in there like a cocoon and you feel safe. You turn to look to the entrance of that cave half where the birds flying in and out and half underwater. You can see the ground of it as on this picture and you see blue in such a beautiful way as I tried to capture for you."
    © Rita Kluge, Australia. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner 2nd Place. Freedom, Tonga. "I like to share with you where I find freedom, a place of hope and beauty. This is a cave I was taken to named swallows cave in the south pacific of Tonga. Its very tall and about 14 m deep. I have been visiting this place three years in a row and longing overtime to be in there again. Swallow birds, hence its name, flying around and making birdy sounds, then when you swim in you enter a darkness first it echoes in there, its magical. Then you made it to the end of that cave which is like the inside of being in an egg so its sort of oval in there like a cocoon and you feel safe. You turn to look to the entrance of that cave half where the birds flying in and out and half underwater. You can see the ground of it as on this picture and you see blue in such a beautiful way as I tried to capture for you."
  • © Adam Gibbs, Canada. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner 3rd Place. Temperate Breeze, Fairy Lake, Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. "The Fairy Lake fir is like an old friend. Each time I drive out to Port Renfrew I always make a point of stopping at Fairy Lake to check in to see if my old friend is still hanging in there. The first time that I discovered this little Douglas fir was on my first photography trip to the southwest coast of Vancouver Island in 2009. At first, I couldn’t see how a tree could survive in the middle of a lake. After some scrutiny, I realised that the fir had taken root on a massive old growth stump that had lodged itself into the bottom of the lake. At first glance, I thought that perhaps the conifer was a small sapling that had only recently taken root. However, it turns out that the Fairy Lake fir is at least thirty years old and known well in the community of Port Renfrew."
    © Adam Gibbs, Canada. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner 3rd Place. Temperate Breeze, Fairy Lake, Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. "The Fairy Lake fir is like an old friend. Each time I drive out to Port Renfrew I always make a point of stopping at Fairy Lake to check in to see if my old friend is still hanging in there. The first time that I discovered this little Douglas fir was on my first photography trip to the southwest coast of Vancouver Island in 2009. At first, I couldn’t see how a tree could survive in the middle of a lake. After some scrutiny, I realised that the fir had taken root on a massive old growth stump that had lodged itself into the bottom of the lake. At first glance, I thought that perhaps the conifer was a small sapling that had only recently taken root. However, it turns out that the Fairy Lake fir is at least thirty years old and known well in the community of Port Renfrew."
  • © Mads Peter Iversen, Denmark. 2017 EPSON Digital Art Prize 1st Place. "'Sand and Stars' is a composite photo from Death Valley National Park.We spent four days in this fantastic environment and went into the Mesquite Sand Dunes twice. I didn’t manage to capture a proper Milky Way photo while in the dunes, so I composited one from Badwater Basin – also located in Death Valley National Park. I found this beautiful curve in the dunes, which I could extend with the Milky Way to create one long S-curve. On top of that the Milky Way lines up with the foreground sand curve, making two parallel lines. All this makes one strong and simple composition. I’ve been fascinated with astronomy my entire life and fusing the Milky Way with a sandy foreground seems obvious to me. It’s fascinating that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on planet Earth!"
    © Mads Peter Iversen, Denmark. 2017 EPSON Digital Art Prize 1st Place. "'Sand and Stars' is a composite photo from Death Valley National Park.We spent four days in this fantastic environment and went into the Mesquite Sand Dunes twice. I didn’t manage to capture a proper Milky Way photo while in the dunes, so I composited one from Badwater Basin – also located in Death Valley National Park. I found this beautiful curve in the dunes, which I could extend with the Milky Way to create one long S-curve. On top of that the Milky Way lines up with the foreground sand curve, making two parallel lines. All this makes one strong and simple composition. I’ve been fascinated with astronomy my entire life and fusing the Milky Way with a sandy foreground seems obvious to me. It’s fascinating that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on planet Earth!"
  • © Juan Pablo de Miguel Moreno, Spain. 2017 EPSON Digital Art Prize 2nd Place. Flysch, Zumaia, Spain.
    © Juan Pablo de Miguel Moreno, Spain. 2017 EPSON Digital Art Prize 2nd Place. Flysch, Zumaia, Spain.
  • © Peter Coskun, US. 2017 EPSON Digital Art Prize 3rd Place. Consumer, Death Valley National Park, California.
    © Peter Coskun, US. 2017 EPSON Digital Art Prize 3rd Place. Consumer, Death Valley National Park, California.
  • © Javier de la Torre. Open Award Winner – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Javier de la Torre. Open Award Winner – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Shane Williams. 2nd Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Shane Williams. 2nd Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Sebastian Tontsch. 3rd Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Sebastian Tontsch. 3rd Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Daniel Fleischhacker. 4th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Daniel Fleischhacker. 4th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Jesus M. Garcia. 5th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture. "During several years i have been travel to Toledo City (I live around 20 minutes) to take photo that I dreamt of. Many years, many trips to Toledo City, and when i arrived to Toledo, foggy was hard, light or high…back to home, again. Last year at last I got what I was looking for…foggy was perfect, when I was shooting, my head telling me. YES!! This time YOU DID IT!!!"
    © Jesus M. Garcia. 5th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture. "During several years i have been travel to Toledo City (I live around 20 minutes) to take photo that I dreamt of. Many years, many trips to Toledo City, and when i arrived to Toledo, foggy was hard, light or high…back to home, again. Last year at last I got what I was looking for…foggy was perfect, when I was shooting, my head telling me. YES!! This time YOU DID IT!!!"
  • © Sebastian Tontsch. 6th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Sebastian Tontsch. 6th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Pavel Oskin. 7th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Pavel Oskin. 7th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Amanda Hughes. 8th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Amanda Hughes. 8th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Matteo Colombo. 9th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Matteo Colombo. 9th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Pavel Oskin. 10th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
    © Pavel Oskin. 10th Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
  • © Jesus M. Garcia, Spain. Open Award Winner – Nature/Landscape. Good Morning Damian Shan, China. "This photo was taken in China. We get up early about 3am for climbing at the top of the mountain, between trees and vegetation. After 1 hour of climbing and carry all the photographic gear we arrived at the top of the mountain. This image is the result of 7 vertical stitched images. Nowadays when i see this photo, I remember a great effort to get this picture, but i remember too…one of the most beautiful sunrises of my life."
    © Jesus M. Garcia, Spain. Open Award Winner – Nature/Landscape. Good Morning Damian Shan, China. "This photo was taken in China. We get up early about 3am for climbing at the top of the mountain, between trees and vegetation. After 1 hour of climbing and carry all the photographic gear we arrived at the top of the mountain. This image is the result of 7 vertical stitched images. Nowadays when i see this photo, I remember a great effort to get this picture, but i remember too…one of the most beautiful sunrises of my life."
  • © Francisco Negroni. 2nd Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Francisco Negroni. 2nd Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
  • © Luca Benini. 3rd Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Luca Benini. 3rd Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
  • © Paolo-Lazzarotti. 4th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Paolo-Lazzarotti. 4th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
  • © Juan Pablo de Miguel Moreno. 5th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Juan Pablo de Miguel Moreno. 5th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
  • © Mads Peter Iversen. 6th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Mads Peter Iversen. 6th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
  • © Jesus M. Garcia. 7th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape. During our trip to China, I saw several locations, that I was to discover for. This location is called Whuzi Hill or “Cuiping Mountains” called for natives, and it’s one of the most beautiful place, that I have never visited before. We visit this place on sunset. This picture it’s results of 6 vertical stitched images. When I took this picture, my eyes was viewing something similar at “creation of the world”. It were in “right place at right moment.”
    © Jesus M. Garcia. 7th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape. During our trip to China, I saw several locations, that I was to discover for. This location is called Whuzi Hill or “Cuiping Mountains” called for natives, and it’s one of the most beautiful place, that I have never visited before. We visit this place on sunset. This picture it’s results of 6 vertical stitched images. When I took this picture, my eyes was viewing something similar at “creation of the world”. It were in “right place at right moment.”
  • © Cedar Kraus. 8th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Cedar Kraus. 8th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
  • © Peter Coskun. 9th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Peter Coskun. 9th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
  • © Isabella Tabacchi. 10th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
    © Isabella Tabacchi. 10th Place. Open category – Nature/Landscape.
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Winners revealed in Epson International Pano Awards 2017

22 November 2017

The winners in Epson’s 8th annual International Pano Awards 2017 have recently been announced, and two Australians placed in the top 10. Shane Watson was awarded 2nd Place in the open category for Built Environment/Architecture while Rita Kluge was awarded 2nd Place for the 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award. The overall winner in the open competition for the Epson International Pano Awards 2017 was named as Jesus M Garcia from Spain.

© Jesus M. Garcia, Spain. Open Award Winner – Nature/Landscape. Good Morning Damian Shan, China.
© Jesus M. Garcia, Spain. Open Award Winner – Nature/Landscape. Good Morning Damian Shan, China. "This photo was taken in China. We get up early about 3am for climbing at the top of the mountain, between trees and vegetation. After 1 hour of climbing and carry all the photographic gear we arrived at the top of the mountain. This image is the result of 7 vertical stitched images. Nowadays when I see this photo, I remember a great effort to get this picture, but I remember too…one of the most beautiful sunrises of my life."

In 2017, professionals and amateurs vied for a prize pool including US$22,000 in cash, an Epson SureColor P-7070 printer, an Epson SureColor P-5070 printer and an Epson EB-1776W ultra-slim projector.

© Shane Williams. 2nd Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.
© Shane Williams. 2nd Place. Open category – Built Environment/Architecture.

The largest competition for panoramic photography of its kind, this year 5377 entries from 1322 photographers in 71 countries were received – a new record for the awards.

© Javier de la Torre. Open Award Winner – Built Environment/Architecture.
© Javier de la Torre. Open Award Winner – Built Environment/Architecture.

The judging panel included some of the world's top panoramic photographers and industry professionals, including Jeff Mitchum, Lucie Debelkova, Aaron Chang, Karl Strand, Christian Fleury, Mark Handy, Monish Mansharamani, Sean Davey, Perri K Schelat, Stefan Hefele, Marcio Cabral, Aaron Spence and Bill Bailey.

© Rita Kluge, Australia. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner 2nd Place. Freedom, Tonga.
© Rita Kluge, Australia. 2017 Carolyn Mitchum Award Winner 2nd Place. Freedom, Tonga. "I like to share with you where I find freedom, a place of hope and beauty. This is a cave I was taken to named swallows cave in the south pacific of Tonga. Its very tall and about 14 m deep. I have been visiting this place three years in a row and longing overtime to be in there again. Swallow birds, hence its name, flying around and making birdy sounds, then when you swim in you enter a darkness first it echoes in there, its magical. Then you made it to the end of that cave which is like the inside of being in an egg so its sort of oval in there like a cocoon and you feel safe. You turn to look to the entrance of that cave half where the birds flying in and out and half underwater. You can see the ground of it as on this picture and you see blue in such a beautiful way as I tried to capture for you."