Last Chance - Enter to Win a Wildcard Spot for Crankworx Deep Summer
The 2015 Deep Summer Photographer Challenge is all set to bring the most rock and roll talent pool to Crankworx Whistler the event has ever showcased - and your photos could be on screen.
Beginning today, Monday, June 15, Pinkbike is accepting submissions to secure an open wildcard spot in this prestigious photography contest. One lucky winner will be given the opportunity to compete for one of two $3500 prizes and see his or her photos form part of an open-air show during the 10-day Crankworx festival.
 | This year the emphasis has been on breaking the mould and making photographers push themselves to get under the veil and present the true story of Whistler. We've selected some truly expressive and artistic shooters to come to Whistler and interpret what a thousand people have done before them... The photographers will have to really think hard about how they express themselves and challenge their capabilities, - Seb Kemp, Deep Summer organizer |
The five pro photographers set to storm Whistler Mountain Bike Park to create the slideshows that make up the Deep Summer show are:
• Gary Perkin - flipper.co.za
• Grant Robinson - grantrobinson.com
• Sam Needham - samneedham.co.uk
• Ryan Worcester
• Tim Koerber - timkoerber.com
These photographers, and the lucky wildcard winner, will rally their chosen athlete teams to embark on three days of intense shooting and editing commencing Saturday, August 8. Slideshows will be handed in by the end of the day Tuesday, August 11. Then on Wednesday, August 12, a massive crowd will experience Deep Summer in Whistler.
Think your photo skills are up to the task? Submit three photos to by 11:59pm PST on Sunday, June 28. The best five entries will be selected by a panel of judges between June 26 and July 1, at which point online readers votes will be collected. Voting for the best entry begins on July 1 and finishes on July 8, with the submission to receive the most votes named the lucky wildcard winner on July 10.
The competitors will work in the Whistler Valley and Whistler Mountain Bike Park, competing for Best in Show, a $3500 award judged by the Deep Summer panel, and the Viewer's Choice Award, worth an additional $3500 and bestowed on the photographer who wins the audience and online voting.
Each photographer will be required to shoot three of the Whistler Bike Park's iconic shot locations, forcing photographers to dig deep into the creative well to find a unique twist on old standbys. Prospective competitors can find a little inspiration from the winners of previous years: Ale Di Lullo 2014, Nicholas Teichrob 2013, Rueben Krabbe 2012, Robin O'Neill 2011.
The Deep Summer Photo Challenge will take place under the stars at Whistler Olympic Plaza. Priority seating near the giant HD screens is available for a $5 ticket and the area beyond the ticketed seating is free.
About Crankworx Whistler
Crankworx Whistler brings the world’s downhill, slopestyle and enduro legends home to the Superfans, rising stars, industry innovators and the next generation of mountain bike riders for 10 days of competition, concerts, and culture.
Anointed by dirt, powered by passion, the Crankworx World Tour travels to Rotorua, New Zealand, Les Deux Alpes, France and culminates in its Canadian home base of Whistler, BC
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*Entries are open to residents of the UK, USA and Canada.
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Why is it limited to these countries? That's discriminating. The plane ticket from Belgium will be ca. the same as from the UK.
sincerely. Every photographer outside of Usa Canada ore the UK.
I gives me very little time to move you know...
Naw dude.. I just got handed the opportunity of a lifetime. Deep Summer has been on the secret list of goals for a while. Many thanks to @crankworx for making it a reality!