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PANO AWARD WINNERS FOR 2020 CELEBRATE THE WORLD’S BEST
Explaining his winning entry, Jackisch said: “I spent a blissful day snowshoeing in the BC [British Columbia] Coast Mountains in March. With such a deep snowpack, it was still very wintery up high. I find the more time I spend alone in nature, the quieter my mind gets.
“The quieter my mind gets, the more subtle- ties I notice in my surroundings. I only saw this tree because of that state of being. This image was a product of solitude and mindfulness.”
The Epson International Pano Awards seek to showcase the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography.
This year, the competition received 5859 entries from 1452 professional and amateur photographers in 96 countries – a record for its 11-year history – all of who were competing for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes, including Epson SureColor printers and projec- tors, a Nikon D850 camera, and a European alps photography adventure trip.
Closer to home, the runner-up in the 2020 Open Competition was Colin Leonhardt from Western Australia. You can see all the finalists on the Pano Awards website: thepanoawards.com.
FROM TOP: Overall winner, Open competition, Matt Jackisch, Spring Hibernation;
Runner-up, Open Competition, Colin Leonhardt, Mine Waste; Winner, Open Nature, Manish Mamtani, Dragon Eye;
15th Place, Amateur – Built Environment / Architecture, Tien Sang Kok, The Hall Of Buddha;
3rd Place, Open – Built Environment / Architecture, Afshin Jafari, The Mind Game.
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PTHE winners of the 2020 Epson Interna- tional Pano Awards have been announced, with the overall winner of the 2020 Open Competition being Matt Jackisch from Canada with his entry Spring Hibernation.
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