All finalists along with dozens of other entries were featured in a special section of the first Photo Issue of Whalebone Magazine. Winners and honorable mentions came from all walks of life and photography skill level backgrounds. Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2020 Whalebone Photo Contest.
You guys are talented.
GRAND PRIZE:
Zay Yar Lin | Nomadic Life | @zayyarlin84
FINALIST:
Ross Draper | Exploring Vietnam | @biearthworks
FINALIST:
Joe Baumann | SOLO | @driftlessjoe
GRAND PRIZE:
Matt Power | Sunset Barrel | @mattpowerphoto
FINALIST:
Janessa Anderson | What lies beyond the icy bend | @adventureatlascreative
FINALIST:
Karim Iliya | Where gravity sleeps | @karimiliya
GRAND PRIZE:
Svetlin Yosifov | Woman Mursi | @picsvet_photography
FINALIST:
Azim Khan Ronnie | Incense Workers | @azimronnie
FINALIST:
Zay Yar Lin | Suri Girl | @zayyarlin84
GRAND PRIZE:
Zay Yar Lin | The Game of Jumps | @zayyarlin84
FINALIST:
Gabriel L’heureux | Great Success | @gabe_lheureux
FINALIST:
Jimmy Wilson | Sprint of Happiness | @jimmicane
GRAND PRIZE:
Shivesh Ram | Tossing a Fishing Net
FINALIST:
Alain Schroeder | Dead Goat Polo 4 | @alainschroeder
FINALIST:
Sydney Gawlik | Cage In The Rain | @sydgaw
You did not have to have extra vowels and S’s in your name to be a judge of the Whalebone Magazine Photography contest in 2020. But apparently, it helped. Danny Clinch, Walter Iooss and Morgan Maassen are really nice guys, but they aren’t always able to look at every photographers’ work they might like to. Lucky for us and our participants, they had some extra time at home in 2020 and were happy to spend that time helping us to find and celebrate some awesome photographers.
WALTER IOOSS
One of the greatest sports photographers in the world known for his images of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods.
DANNY CLINCH
Photographer and film director famous for his music photography.
MORGAN MAASSEN
Award-winning surf photographer and filmmaker.