Voting is now closed. We will announce the winners in the next couple of weeks.
UKClimbing and UKHillwalking are proud to announce the category finalists for the 2020 Marmot Photography Awards.
Each of the photographs on the shortlist have been selected based on user voting throughout 2020. However, now that they are through to the finals the original votes have been wiped clean and it is up to you - and your votes - which goes on to win its respective category. Voting for Category Winners is open until 11th February.
Overall Winners - 1st, 2nd and 3rd place - will be selected by our independent judge, professional photographer Lena Drapella.
The results will be presented in a high-resolution Digital Feature, which will showcase each image in all its glory.
About Lena:
Lena Drapella is a UK based climber and a photographer, specialising in outdoor adventure photography and climbing events.
She graduated from an Academy of Fine arts, which gave her photography a distinctive feel. In her work she often focuses the attention on the subject's emotions, showcasing not only the success but also the struggle, fear, determination and joy. Lena has worked with many British and international athletes and her photos have been published worldwide.
Her passion for climbing and photography has taken her to some of the most spectacular places over the world, though it wasn't until recently that she rediscovered just how much potential there is in everyone's backyard.
Facebook: @lenadrapellaphotography
Instagram: @lenadrapella
Twitter: @LenaDrapella
How to Vote
Click on the five stars underneath each photography to vote.
You can vote for as many photos as you like, but there is a limit of one vote per person, per photograph.
Click on the photo to expand it and get a better view.
The Prizes
Marmot have provided a great selection of prizes:
Comments
Stunning!!! And voting on them is therapeutically satisfying to boot 👍🏼
Bit unfair to give one in each category a bigger image than the others?
The updates to the voting were Andy's idea and are a marked improvement on previous years, where an entire paragraph was needed to explain how to vote. Now it couldn't be much more simple, which is more than can be said for who to vote for with so many good photographs!
I must admit that when the new voting method was introduced for photos in general it left me completely baffled for quite a while and I thought there was some glitch going on until I stumbled across how you had to click on the stars! I actually don't think it is, although simple, terribly intuitive and should be more fully explained here in case anybody else is in the same predicament. Or maybe my brain is just wired weirdly..........
Strong north wales representation :)