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December 23, 2019Blog
SHOWCASE 3 #markgunterphotoawards 2019

Feature image: Stephen Fitzgerald | other photography as credited

We’re over half way through the 2019 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards and the photos coming through are yet again opening our eyes to some unique perspectives and some incredibly emotional shots. This weeks showcase is a representation of this years images – we hope you’ll enjoy them.

This year Graham Watson will be picking his Top 10 in the Enthusiast and Smartphone / Action Cam categories, and you never know – your entry could be on that list!

The competition closes on January 5th, 2020, at which point our judges – Pauline Ballet, Simon Wilkinson, and Chris Auld – will deliberate on who’ll take out the honours and amazing prizes on offer. And of course, thanks to CyclingTips for promoting the Awards again.

See images posted @cyclingtips and #markgunterphotoawards2019

Cover Image by Stephen Fitzgerald @velosteef Enthusiast category: ‘

Everything I heard about Sea Otter Classic suggested that it was more or less an adrenaline fueled mountain bike festival. I was completely amazed to find that within a mile of the mayhem of the show was an endless network of singletrack trails and gravel roads flowing through verdant, foggy hills. Each day we were able to escape the chaos of the expo for a few hours of meditative paradise.’

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PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

Entry into the fiercely-contested Professional Cycling Photographer category is permitted to anyone who earns a living from his or her cycling photography.

Jojo Harper @jojoharperphoto: ‘Philippe Gilbert trying to hold back the tears after winning the 2019 edition of Paris Roubaix!’

Russell Jones @_bicicletta: ‘I am mainly a freelance writer, but have a Canon G16 to grab quick shots when I can. The Paris-Roubaix finish line in the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux is always pretty chaotic, riders finishing everywhere and media trying cover everyone and everything. Through the coverage we’d already seen how van Aert’s race had played out, and for him to persevere and finish was itself a pretty gusty effort. Like others, his first instinct was sink to the ground, his wife there to nurse him while he recovered.’

Rhode Van Elsen @rhode_photo: ‘Paris-Roubaix 2019 – “the media invasion shower scene” – Mitchel Docker (AUS/EF Education First) being surrounded by the media in the Roubaix showers post-race.’

Jean-Pierre Ronco @imagewriterphotography: ‘Luke Durbridge (Durbo) – Mitchelton Scott Team – taking the last laps instructions during the 2019 Cycling Australia National Championship on the Buninyong circuit with the support of the crowd.’

Albert Gallego @brazodehierro: ‘Work is done with bare hands, like the real men. Or that it what the mechanic of the Velodrom Barcelona, say it to me while I was taking this photo.’

ENTHUSIAST CATEGORY

For non-professional photographers using high-end cameras, we have the Enthusiast category. It’s a loose description including entries taken on high-end cameras including Interchangeable Lens Cameras (ILC), mirrorless, film, compact, DSLR and other cameras.

Sam Fritz @if_the_shoe_fritz: ‘In November I bike-packed with my mate Andrew from Auckland to Christchurch. Here Andrew descends the last gravel section into the Blenheim, first day on the South Island.’

Gert-jan Warrink @gwarrink: ‘Nicole Steigenga during the Gouden Pijl in Emmen (NL). It’s august. The Tour de France is done. It’s time for the kermesse’s in Belgium and The Netherlands. For the elite men it’s a way to show off their jersey’s to the public. It’s a parade, but not for the elite women. As Nicole Steigenga, they attack every corner, sprint for every bonus, and treat the public some fierce racing. These criterium races are serious business.’

Greg Annandale @greg_a: ‘A rider of the inaugural “Further” race dismounts on one of the rockier sections of the climb leading up to the Port Du Rat; France’s border with Andorra (Further 2019 was a 550km & 15,000m+ self-supported 3 day race across the Pyrenees). Shot with a Hasselblad Xpan on Ilford film.’

Emanuele Barbaro @emanuele__barbaro: ‘ ‘’ Ride with a mission ’’ was a project that, through a fundraiser, provided drinking water in five Senegalese schools. In this photo, Riccardo Melandri, try one of the bikes that will be donated to the guys who work for Acra (Italian ONG) Ziguinchor, March 2019, Senegal.’

Mark Geary @ogaram: ‘I took this photo of young Australian rider, Chris Harper, as he prepared for the Aussie ITT National championship race, in January. He is focussed. This angle shows the tension of the moment.’

SMARTPHONE / ACTION CAM CATEGORY

The SmartPhone / Action Cam category refers to still photos taken on devices such as iPhones, Android, Windows Mobile, etc, as well as still photos from devices such as GoPro, Shimano Sports Cam, Garmin VIRB, and drones.

Emily Alexander @eealxndr: ‘Riders, to the rail.’

Jim Klages @jimklages: ‘I was beaten down by a week of riding in the Swiss Alps. I stopped to take a photo of the hairpins of the old Tremola Road on San Gotthard Pass when the cyclist passed by.’

Rob Bradby @robbrad12: ‘Tour of Britain on one of my local training roads. The National team riders representing their country well in a strong international peloton. It was a blustery and chilly day on the hills of Greater Manchester, not that you can tell from this shot.’

Matt Fee @mattfee: ‘Crossing from Italy into France by biky, you get a great sense of the difference in road surfaces.’

Bizzy Butterworth @bizzyb70: ‘I love the adventure of exploring new roads, the contrast of scenery between one road to the next and not knowing what’s around the corner. This road was on a training ride up in Ballarat in the heat of summer with just my shadow for company.’

For more information on the #markgunterphotoawards2019 check out CyclingTips and Mark Gunter Photography.

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  • 49 minutes to enter….A sprint to the finish… "The Belgian Champion @lottekopecky skilfully riding the gutter during the Brabantse Pilj in Belgium. In 2020 there has often been a fine line between good and bad times, but hopefully 2021 should be smoother (unlike the cobbles)." : This image by Neil Causley @neilcausey_cc in the Amateur category from Belgium. : "When there are not many opportunities to race, every contest counts. It was inspiring to see how these young talents kept up the motivation this year, still trained hard and payed attention to every little detail.” (@Marten_Schomburg, U23 National Time Trial
  • "It was one of those rare, crisp, winter days in pre-covid New York where I caught this rider pulling a wheelie crossing 7th avenue. Who would have thought we would miss the traffic in Times Square? : Entries are closed…. Thank YOU to all our photographers who shared your stories — through your images and your words. : This image by Dagahn Perker @dperker in the Professional category from USA. : Our judges @kramon_velophoto @tbsphotography @jeredgruber & @ashleygruber and Graham Watson are busy scouring through all the images creating their shortlists. : Shortlists coming soon…. : #markgunterphotoawards2020 : @cyclingtips
  • "The world goes on. During; la flèche wallone, the local shops are open, as nothing happend, butt the public is not allowed to the races. It was a strange sight, no public, open shops and a bike race." : An interesting perspective from this strange year of racing…. Look through the windows to see the race. : Entries are closed…. Thank YOU to all our photographers who shared your stories — through your images and your words. : This image by Joris Knappen @jorisknapen_studioknapen in the Professional category from The Netherlands. : Our judges @kramon_velophoto @tbsphotography @jeredgruber & @ashleygruber and
  • "LOCKDOWN. That moment of 2020 when everyone had to stop. With this photo, I’m sure many cyclists will be reflected by their days of being confined at home and where they spent hours and hours on their trainers. I portrait some cyclists, without moving from home, via video call, to tell them how to configure their cameras, to take the picture that I had in mind. All the photos had a common thread between them by the light that came from their screens and that illuminated their “pain cave”.” Albert Gallego @brazodehierro : Thank YOU to all our photographers who
  • “A smoky night in the Idaho Mountains” Remi McManus @r_adventurist : 5 years ago at @tourdownunder I spoke to Graham Watson about doing something to recognise @markggunter. 5 years later…. Graham is still part of the Awards. We’re so lucky to have him on the team :) : Here’s the photographers selected in Graham’s Choice — in the Amateur category… : @r_adventurist @pipecano_photo Christopher Dacey @h.a.velopix @caseycesari @markel.bazan @ruby_roubaix @focal_77 @twotyredtours @projectpedalfurther : Check out the shortlist in the bio. : Thank YOU to all our photographers who shared your stories — through your images and your words. It truely
  • "It was a cold snowy day in February; Back when the calendar was full of possibilities. I was in my favorite place in the world: Hood River-Mosier, Oregon. There was a light dusting of snow. I decided to head up to Rowena Crest. As luck would have it, three Eagles were circling that day and a lone cyclist pedaled up the icy climb. If "hope" is the theme, this is an image I think about often: in spite of the conditions - keep pedaling.” Drew Coleman @dcmediahaus : Thank YOU to all our photographers who shared your stories — through
  • “Italian cycling fans are some of the most passionate, an image that would make any Tifosis heart swell with pride, seeing World ITT Champion, Filippo Ganna riding past a giant Tricolori flag in the Giro d’Italia.” Chris Auld @cauldphoto : Thank YOU to all our photographers who shared your stories — through your images and your words. It truely has been amazing for me to experience what your 2020 was like. : @jeredgruber & @ashleygruber have chosen their top 10 in Pro & Amateur — the Gruber
  • Winners UPDATE — announcement of the winners has been extended till 13th Jan 2021, Sydney time. : Apologies — life in lockdown, a full time job starting a company, and being a full time parent have amounted to more than even I could manage so far…. so we’ll be announcing the winners a couple of days late. : “The photo was taken in the TDF2020 and shows the difficulties of the year — the mask represents the pandemic and the slogan represents the racial issues of 2020. The fact that the biggest race event could take place gave every athlete
  • The wait is ALMOST OVER….. winners will be announced in the next hour or so! : As the sun sets here in Sydney, this image reminds me of now. Live in the moment, love the ones close to you, and continue to share joy through your images. : "Beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Country under lockdown, with restricted exercise hours, hoping for some light at the end of a ‘dark tunnel’.” : We’ll announce very soon. Not long to go. : This image by Robin Moore @Pedal_journal in the Amateur category. : #markgunterphotoawards2020 : @cyclingtips
  • And the wait is over…. We have our winners….. : Congratulations to Chris Auld (UK) @cauldphoto for winning the 2020 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Award! : His image of “Italian cycling fans are some of the most passionate, an image that would make any Tifosis heart swell with pride, seeing World ITT Champion, Filippo Ganna riding past a giant Tricolori flag in the Giro d’Italia.” won the hearts and minds of the judges @kramon_velophoto @tbsphotography @jeredgruber & @ashleygruber. : 2nd Prize awarded to Albert Gallego (Spain) @brazodehierro for his “Lockdown” image. 3rd Prize awarded to Luis Alcantarilla (UK)
  • And the winner in the Amateur category is….. : Anthony Leutenegger (Switzerland) @anthonyleutenegger for winning the for winning the 2020 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Award - Amateur category! Congratulations! : “Everyone loves a happy ending, especially during these difficult times. My submission last year was of Marion Norbert-Riberolle in tears at the finish line of the Cyclocross World Championships as she had an untimely mechanical and lost in the final lap. In 2020 she stormed away to victory to win the U23 World Championships by a mile. Embracing her family, draped in a French flag, it was a
  • And the last list is here - Lucas’s List.... : Many of you know Lucas lost his Dad @markggunter to a very aggressive cancer back in Nov 2015. He was 15 months old. Today he is 6 years old and is a big part of these awards. : Last year he saw me posting the Judges Shortlists and wanted to make his list too. And that was the beginning of Lucas being involved. In 2020, he selected his list again — by himself without any influencing by me (as hard as that was!!!) : His list doesn’t have any bearing
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