Four weeks ago we opened entries for the first annual Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards, a celebration of the life and craft of the much-loved late Aussie photographer. The great entries have poured in since then, from amateur and professional photographers alike, showing just how beautiful our great sport is. Our judges Graham Watson, Kristof Ramon and Ashley & Jered Gruber are certainly going to have a hard time picking the winning entries!
We’ve already published galleries showcasing some of the best photos from week 1 and week 2 and week 3 of the competition. See below for some of the best entries from week 4.
If you’re just learning about the competition for the first time, you can find out everything you need to know, including the rules and prize details here. And if you’ve got a photo you’d like to submit, there’s not much time remaining — entries close on Monday January 9. Just click on the link below:
Thanks to our generous sponsors for their support and prize donations:
Paul Schwartz, Canada. “At the 2015 Quebec Provincial Cyclocross Championships, this rider went a bit too far off the line while trying to avoid the muddy and rutted descent, only to hit a hole, sending him flying. Amazingly, he didn’t break body or bike and actually finished the race. I’ve purposefully worked on keeping the camera shooting during crashes over the past few years, it’s difficult not to flinch, but it’s yielded some epic shots — a good skill to hone!” DSLR. @pss999Chentil Mohan, India. “Defending his Rainbow Jersey at 2016 UCI Worlds in Doha, Peter Sagan pipped Boonen and a wheelie popping Cav to his second World title.” DSLR. @sports_anonymousBrandon Heng, Australia. “Calvi Coastal Ride – Corsica / France.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @brandonhengtmAnthony Gordon, Australia. “Once was a cyclist.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @gordo_and_the_moving_imageDean Harris, Australia. “A solo breakaway in B grade at the local criterium, Lansdowne Park, Sydney.” DSLR. @mirroredechoesSamantha Taylor, Australia. “A couple of riders on the 2015 TourdeCure take a moment to rest on the old railway station in the Connawarra wine region of South Australia.” DSLR.Bryn Lennon, United Kingdom. “MALLORCA, SPAIN – JANUARY 10: Team SKY riders make their way up the infamous Sa Calobra climb at a training camp on January 10, 2016.” Professional. @brynlennonDarrell Parks, United States. “The Peloton navigates the sweeping turn of Grimes Canyon on Stage 5 of the 2015 AMGEN Tour of California.” DSLR. @dparksphotoChen Xu Jie, China. “Topic: Dirt Circle. The last stage of Tour of Fuzhou, it rained before the race which made the road was wet and dirty. After several circles, all the dirt stick on the cyclists’ faces.” Professional. @neichangingAn Ha, United States. “Day 2 at DCCX in Washington DC. Cross can be brutal, But it must be as graceful. Both are beautiful.” DSLR. @mistuuuhhaTina Jones, Australia. “NRS 2015 Checkers Hill, Sth Australia. Team effort by Olivers Real Food.” DSLR. @smurfyjonesAndrew Hoffman, United States. “Team NeighborLink cyclocross rider, Josh Johnson, three laps into the UCI-C2 event at the Indy Cycloplex on Dec 4th. The event was the muddiest race of the season for Josh, and had temperatures right around 40 degrees. The fun of a wet, muddy cross races diminishes when it’s on the brink of freezing. Every rider that day looked shattered at the end of the race due to the high intensity of professional cyclocross combined with miserable conditions.” DSLR. @andrewdeweyLiang Cheng Gong, Hong Kong. “In the 2016 Tour of Fuzhou,Astellas Cycling Team rider Franck Eamon Lucas won the race through hard attack.When he wins.At that time the situation is very dangerous, because the peloton is 100 meters behind him.He can’t believe it’s true, because it was his first professional game.Try to do something that seems impossible,maybe you’ll get an unexpected surprise.” Professional. @liangcheng6281John Veage, Australia. “The peloton winds through bushfire devastated Adelaide Hills.2015 Tour Down Under stage 1.” Professional.Tim Aiken, United States. “The Tour de Taiwan passes through a historic district before heading out into the countryside for a tough day of racing.” DSLR. @timaikenDana Williams, United States. “”Dancing” – After taking a quick pits stop, I rode to catch up to my friend Kyle Ulinder just as he crested the first of seven small punchy climbs on a popular ridge in Marin County (California) called Seven Sisters. I pulled out my iPhone from my back pocket and snapped this photo.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @danawilliams26Adrian Marshall, Australia. “Kangaroos can be a regular feature in Canberra, Australia, especially at dusk. These three are keeping their eye on a criterium race at Stromlo Forest Park.” DSLR. @adrian_capstoneGlenn Davidson, Australia. “Richie Porte leading the field up the famous corkscrew hill with a couple of overzealous spectators for company.” DSLR. @davidson.glennMarco Ijmker, Netherlands. “Ryan Mullen warming up before the Ster ZLM Toer prologue 2016.” DSLR. @mij.photoDavor Jakoljevic, Australia. “This image is part of collection of photographs I have taken as my final project for my Photo Imaging course graduation at CATC Sydney Design School. I always loved monochrome and I wanted to create different cycling images to standard sport like photos, this was the final result.” DSLR. @davorjakovMatt Lazzarotto, Canada. “Will Routley leading out at day one of the 2016 Tour de Delta Criterium, Delta, BC. #nicelights.” DSLR. @mlazz_comPeter De Voecht, Belgium. “MARTIN Tony (GER) Rider of ETIXX – QUICK STEP in action during stage 3 of the 42nd Tour of Algarve cycling race, an individual time trial of 18km, with start and finish in Sagres on February 19, 2016 in Sagres, Portugal.” Professional. @peterdevoechtJeannine Avelino, Canada. “A cyclocross racer braves the elements with a beautiful mountain backdrop at the BC Cyclocross Provincials Championships in Squamish, BC this year.” DSLR. @jeannineavelinoAdrian Hamilton, Australia. “My sons first NRS race, Tour of the King Valley. After 135km of hills, rain and dirt, and finishing mid field at 16, the smile tells it all. I asked him if it was hard, and he said, ‘no way, that was so much fun’.” DSLR. @hamobikeAlain Rumpf, Switzerland. “Stage 19 of the 2016 Giro went over the Colle dell’Agnello. Although we were in late May, there was still a lot of snow on this giant of the Alps (2’744 m). Enough for some late season ski touring… I love this shot because it shows two happy dudes enjoying the mountains, each one in his own way. I don’t know which one I was more jealous of on that day.” DSLR. @aswisswithapulseRichard Bowen, Australia. “Acheron Way at the 2016 Giro Della Donna. We meandered through here, enjoying the riding in such a beautiful place. I think this photo captures the experience, especially with the vibrant blue sky dominant through the green of the trees. I’ve had this photo as my iPhone lockscreen image ever since!” Smartphone / Action Cam. @ancibleWouter Roosenboom, Netherlands. “Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team pictured from the motorbike during stage 5 in the Eneco Tour 2016, a 20.9 kilometres team time trial around Sittard.” Professional. @wouterroosenboom.nlCraig Huffman, United States. “May 20, 2016 – Folsom, CA, USA – Australian Time Trial Champion Rohan Dennis (AUS) of BMC Racing Team (USA) on his way to winning the Stage 6 Individual Time Trial during the 2016 Amgen Tour of California.” DSLR. @craigsclicksMark Šajn, Slovenia. “Racers keeping their balance through the last corner before the final straight at the 2016 Red Hook Criterium in Milano, Italy.” DSLR. @ruddgioAlberto Bobbera, Netherlands. “behind the scene shooting during La Passione lookbook shooting October 2016, Stelvio, Italia.” DSLR. @albertobobberaMeg McMahon, United States. “The first US C1 Cyclocross race of the season in Rochester NY. It was an extremely hot and therefore a dusty dry course. Danny Summerhill decided to ride a different line. As a sports photographer you prepare and as I watched the pre ride there were several riders exploring different lines in this technical section. I had a feeling on the first lap some chaos would ensue.” Professional. @mcmahon_megEthan Glading, United States. “Jeremy Powers carries an American flag across the finish line as he wins the 2015 edition of the Trek CXC Cup cyclocross race in Waterloo, Wisconsin.” Professional. @thepenultimatestage
