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GoPro Mountain Click Photo Comp
Are you the next Jimmy Chin? We’ll be the judge of that! Amateur and professional shutterbugs are welcome.
Amateur and professional lens ninjas are welcome! All competitors receive credentials for photo access not granted to the general public.
Categories include:
Best Click
This one takes the cake! This is identified as of the best single image of the event. No special image submission required to win this category. Any single image submitted on any camera will be qualified to win the Best Click image. This image will stand out above the rest by conveying exceptional beauty, technical proficiency, artistic vision, and a certain amount of luck.
Anything Goes
Use any camera you like to capture and then submit a series of 3 images that represents your competitive gallery. Images should be of different sports, but keep a consistent style, color, or mood throughout your gallery. Images may not be composited in any way. Basic tonal, contrast, and color adjustments are acceptable. Photos will be judged as an overall gallery and not as individual photos.
*NEW for 2017* - GoPro Awards*
FREE TO ENTER. Capture the 2017 GoPro Mountain Games … with a GoPro. Submit your best photos, raw clips and video edits right to GoPro Awards. We’ll be granting cash awards for our favorites in each category. LINK TO SUBMIT COMING SOON! PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN.
*GoPro Awards participants will not receive Press/Media Access or VIP Gift Bags
ALL MOUNTAIN MENTIONS
Competitors may also (or only) submit one photo into each of the (6) All Mountain Honorary Mention categories below. GoPro and non-GoPro photos welcome! Photos submitted for the BEST CLICK and ANYTHING GOES categories can ALSO be submitted to the categories below, however, it will need to be indicated during the submission process. All Mountain Mention Categories are:
Doggy Style:
The GoPro Mountain Games are full of cute dogs with plenty of style. Old ones, young ones, big ones, small ones… we've got it all. Click the best photo of the cutest dog to be crowned champion.
Super Fan(s):
There are pumped up people all over Vail for the GoPro Mountain Games. Find the super fans, capture the #fandamonium, best shot takes the cake.
Sick Trick:
With 28 sports to choose from there will certainly be some sweet tricks thrown down. Big or small, tricks are tricks and we count them all. Best sick trick shot pays out cash.
Killer Kids:
Kids LOVE the GoPro Mountain Games. Best kid shot doing something Mountain Games awesome wins.
Mountain MUD:
Mud is #AWESOME. Maybe the best shot for this one comes out of the legendary Mud Run? We don't want to limit it that much because who knows what mud athletes and spectators will find at the GoPro Mountain Games. Best mud shot = MONEY.
Mountain Music
Turn up the volume and prepare to #ROCK. Best Music Shot takes the podium.
