LAST CHANCE - Round 4: 2016 Photo of the Year - $10,000 Cash Prizing
Here we go, the semi-finals are kicking into gear. With more than 255,000 votes cast we are down to the top 4, in the running for their piece of $10,000 in CASH from our sponsor: SRAM.
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The 6th annual Pinkbike Photo of the Year Contest voting is now well underway. Below are the Round 3 matchups and who won each after the votes were cast. Once you see whether your favorites made it through, head on over to the voting page and cast your votes for the next round!
The winner of the contest will join John Wellburn, Toby Cowley, Sterling Lorence, Christoph Laue and Sean Lee in the PB Photo of the Year Hall of Fame and they could walk away with $5,000.
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![that moment when you realize you re too close but it s worth it... Rider Nicola Pescetto www.wolisphoto.com]()
![On saturday march 19th Matt Macduff sustained a terrible fall attempting to make his way around the Loop Of Doom. After over 3 year of research determination and hard work Matt managed to find everything he needed to make his project happen. Built in a month at the Garden Route Trail Park in South Africa the gigantic structure rises up to 40 ft. in the sky. The crash left him with 10 fractures in his right wrist and 3 fractures in his right ankle. The story behind his stunt is as impactful as the structure itself. A real story of determination.]()
![Images by Margus Riga for the Tippie Doerfling and Stowards Generations - Video and Photo Epic]()
![Reg Mullett riding Mount 7 from the summit to valley bottom. There was beer at the bottom so we rode fast.]()
![KC Deane and Geoff Gulevich in rsm rk Iceland underneath a spectactular Northern Lights show. The town of Reykjavik even demanded all lights be shut off in the city during this night due to the intensity of the showing here. Our crew went to Iceland with a vision to riding under the Northern Lights and we continually got shut down by weather. We photographed this the last night we were there on a 10 day trip and only saw the lights for two nights at the end of our trip departing our journey beneath a river of green in the skies.]()
![Jungle magic on La Palma.]()
![About the photo The picture is called Icarus 2.0. Our inspiration for this shot was the Greek myth of Icarus. The symbol of the first flying man beating the laws of nature and gravity. According to the myth Icarus got wings form his father Daedalus to escape a maze on the island where they were imprisoned. The wings were made of wax so Daedalus told his son not too fly too close to the sun because the heat would melt the wings. He also told him to keep some distance from the sea because the water would make his wings too heavy. Their plan seemed to work out They managed to escape the maze and the island. On the way to freedom Icarus became a little bit too reckless. He flew too high and got too close to the sun - his wings melted and he fell into the sea. Our athlete Max Mey is flying - just like Icarus - over the water and very close to the sun. The difference between the two flying men is that Max lands safely. His skills and his experience let him know what risks he can take and when he should stop. And of course his bike is not made out of wax which is the advantage of the times we re living in today.]()
Christoph Laue 48.9%
Go Vote in Round 4
What's at stake? $10,000 Cash
• Winner will receive a check for $5000
• Runner-up will receive a check for $3000
• Other semi-finalists will each receive $1000
Thanks to SRAM.
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Mentions: @SramMedia
The 6th annual Pinkbike Photo of the Year Contest voting is now well underway. Below are the Round 3 matchups and who won each after the votes were cast. Once you see whether your favorites made it through, head on over to the voting page and cast your votes for the next round!
The winner of the contest will join John Wellburn, Toby Cowley, Sterling Lorence, Christoph Laue and Sean Lee in the PB Photo of the Year Hall of Fame and they could walk away with $5,000.
Matchup 1
39.4% Valery Bekishev
Bartek Wolinski 60.6%
Matchup 2
44.7% Julien Grimard
Margus Riga 55.3%
Matchup 3
35.4% Reuben Krabbe
Paris Gore 64.6%
Matchup 4
51.1% Steve Shannon
What's at stake? $10,000 Cash
• Winner will receive a check for $5000
• Runner-up will receive a check for $3000
• Other semi-finalists will each receive $1000
Thanks to SRAM.
Mentions: @SramMedia
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Haven't we learned America? - let's go to a popular vote.
PB, may we please all submit a ranking score by each picture? Each round the top half move on.
first round may take a little longer, but once you get to 16, it's much easier. plus, not a bad way to blow off work.
Are you implying that it's America's fault that the pinkbike community which is a global community is following a popular vote system?
The bracket system may be efficient but it’s ridiculous. Judging a photographer’s work...yes work...not someone’s lucky shot...should be difficult. It should take time. Making it easier to choose between two completely different and unrelated shots leaves better shots out of the competition and elevates photos that otherwise wouldn’t have been chosen.
Honestly, what am I missing here? Why can’t there just be a ton of shots and people pick the one they like the best. Most votes gets it. Done. Honest.
Nope. I'm with you 100%. Sadly I thought that photo might win from day 1 simply because it's a roost shot. So many incredible photos to choose from that have come and gone. Not that it's not a well executed photo, but for me, it doesn't portray a side of mountain biking that I care about in the least.
I'm a fan of where the bike can take you, the scenes that unfold in front of you, and the camaraderie that can develop between you, the bike, and your friends as you experience new places, trails, and people. A roost shot doesn't convey any of that. I mean, I'm in South Africa right now. Bikes brought me here! WTF? And before that I was in the Middle East! There's so much more to biking than roost shots, bangers, and nugs.
The aurora is really just too beautiful to have bikes in the foreground - their color of their clothing and bright headlights kinda detracts from what would be an amazing nature shot
Personally, if I was under an aurora in Iceland, I would get off my damn bike and WATCH it!
Basically, the bikes just don't belong in the shot
roost=another name for shit heads destroying berms.
and also while i'm bitching,this one v/s another format is bullshit.
superman gets my vote.