After a big year in 2020, the 2021 AMB Photography Awards needed to be something special. Last year the categories made the type of photo the priority. This year, it was about what, or who, was being captured. We had a lot of feedback about making sure the Awards had a greater representation of who is out riding bikes. We listened, and this year we brought back the Women in AMB category from 2019, as a way to guarantee more women were represented in the Awards, and hopefully encourage more women to submit photos as well. We also added Next Generation, as a nod to all the young shredders who are making the rest of us rethink what is possible on a bike, and to highlight how much mountain biking is becoming a family activity, with ways to get just about any age kids outdoors.
Whether those two categories were a deciding factor or not, we did end up with an incredible array of photos submitted across the four categories that included Action and Travel, and had the highest number of entries yet! When we shortlisted our finalists for each category, we ended up with the greatest interaction from all of you on voting as well. So here is who came out on top according to public voting.
Thanks again to Shimano Australia for supporting the AMB Photography Awards, and for Shingleback Off Road, FE Sports/ Pirelli and Trek Australia for supporting the Travel, Action and Women in AMB categories for 2021. You can be sure we’ll be working to run the Awards again next year, so hone your photography skills and stay tuned.
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1st WINNER: LUCA LOHREY
SAHAR KAMINSKY AT SPRUNG FROTH OFF BLACKWOOD CREEK, TASMANIA.
“When I opened the email that said I’d won I was quite surprised because I knew
