2020-21 Winter ProAM Entries

A total of 31 professional and amateur athlete-photographer teams took to the mountains in and around Niseko between 07-10 January 2021 with the aim of capturing the best photo of the period, with ¥200,000 (US$2,000) up for grabs.

Contest organiser, Winstead Heyward, said that unlike last year there was plenty of powder around and possibly even a bit of sunshine around for teams to work with.

“That’s the beauty of this competition – it’s held on set dates so teams have to work with whatever conditions Mother Nature throws at them,” Heyward said.

“We’ve just come out of three weeks of non stop snow so the mountains are loaded with snow. I’m expecting to see a few mushrooms shots and more photos taken in resort due to the lack of peak-season crowds due to the pandemic. However photos can be taken anywhere in the Shirebeshi region of Southwest Hokkaido, so there is bound to be a few backcountry shots, maybe with some ocean in the background thanks to the nearby Sea of Japan. I’m excited to see what everyone produces!”

Teams and submissions:

You Meet the Nicest People on a Jimny
Chris Smith
Josh Fawcett
Sponsor: Rhythm

Riding Out the Storm
Stu Cady
Toni Rodriguez
Sponsor: Island Snowboards

What A Day
Kaito Nakagawa
Takuya Kaneko

Powder Turn With No Bindings
Toshiya Kasuga
Takayuki Ochi
Sponsor: Buddha Blank

After
Hiroto Miyazaki
Riona Uemura
Sponsor: 株式会社OOD

A Break In the Storm
Patrick Ohtani
Jack Woods
Sponsor: MnK Niseko

Shooting Star
Daisuke Watanabe
Kentaraw Matsuda
Sponsor: K2 Snowboarding

Light At the End of the Tunnel
Luke Sandalls
Justin Dowell
Sponsor: Luke Sandalls Design

Ocean of Powder
Rei Igarashi
Katsuhide Fujio
Sponsor: Gentemstick

All We Got… For Now…
Henry Johnson
Stefan Boers

Undercover
Ayaka Shibasaki
Callum McWilliam