A spectacular and unseasonably colourful collection of 22 photo entries elevated the second annual Niseko Shootout ProAM to lofty new heights this year.
The Niseko Shootout ProAM offers two hotly contested grand prizes – the ¥120,000 Judges’ Choice and the ¥80,000 Public Vote. The ProAM is one of three competitions that makes up the Niseko Shootout, along with a season-long Instagram-based hashtag contest and a season-end film festival.
The ProAM is a photo contest in which athlete-photographer teams (both professional and amateur – hence the ProAM title) enter the best image they capture within a four-day window.
Contest organiser Winse Heyward said the lack of snow and cloud cover resulted in an unusually colourful collection of entries.
“Usually we’d expect to see plenty of deep-winter, deep-pow shots, but because there was sunshine we actually saw plenty of blue sky, green sasa and some beautiful sunrise and sunset colours.
“The teams really worked hard to find something different and it was great to see the variety of shots, with some featuring the ocean or landscape and a few this year taken at night. It makes you realise there is much more to Niseko than just deep powder.”
Teams and submissions:
Eden Gao
Eason Kuo
George Treble
Jonas Eibenstein
Justin Owers
Simon Pervez
Patrick Schuster
Markus Paul
Rob Buchanan
Lukas Eibenstein
Sam Nelson
Neil McNair
Theo Morton
Shotaro Koyama