InterPacific Aviation and Marketing, Inc./AirRussia.US – Yakutia Airlines’ representative office in North America has announced the prize winners of its 2019 Best Alaska Family Vacation Photo Contest. The winning photos were selected from numerous images submitted by photographers from Alaska via Anchorage Daily News Facebook Page. The photo contest was aimed at promoting Alaska among Russian and other international tourists as a world-class destination. All entrees may be viewed here.
Regional Director Mark Dudley of InterPacific Aviation and Marketing, Inc./AirRussia.US: “It was a great pleasure to review all of this year’s photos. They collectively convey the awe and exhilaration that a only a family vacation to Alaska can inspire. We’re grateful to all entrants for sharing their vacations with us. The AirRussia.US team would also like to thank our guest judge and professional photographer John Arnsdorf. His insights were instrumental in selecting of the winning entries.” You may view John’s work here: www.johnarnsdorf.com
Two grand prize winners, photographers Kevin Goodman and Andrea will each receive one free round trip air ticket this summer from Anchorage to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Yakutia Airlines.
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- “This is the true center of the universe!” taken at Hatcher Pass by the photographer Kevin Goodman has won the grand prize.
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- “Mendenhall Glacier ice cave in Juneau” by the photographer Andrea has won the grand prize.
Three runner-ups, photographers Renea Saade, Tracy Grisham, and Kymberli Brock will each receive one discounted round trip air ticket this summer from Anchorage to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Yakutia Airlines.
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- “On the Kenai River – where everyone yells “Fish On” by Renea Saade has won a runner-up prize
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- “Riding the waves at Denali National Park” Tracy Grisham has won a runner-up prize
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- “Her name is McKinley taken on Mt. McKinley the week before they changed the name to Denali” by Kymberli Brock has won a runner-up prize
We would also like to acknowledge the following works:
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- Backcountry paddle boarding before the storm. Photographer: Kevin Goodman
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- The reason we climb is for the view! This was taken on the Seward Highway at sunset! Photographer: Kevin Goodman
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- Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka. Photographer: Gregory Dahl.
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- Deep sea fishing for Halibut in Juneau, AK. Photographer: Andrea.
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- Walking With Giants. Photographer: Kevin Goodman.
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- Ice skating on a glacier fed lake, we love calling Alaska home! Photographer: Larena Gray.
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- Ice chunks on the shore of Lake George near Knik Glacier; accessible by plane landing on a dirt strip. Photographer: Jessica Moreland.
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- Look Mom I caught a fish! Photographer: Robyn
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- Because there is no such thing as ‘the great indoors’. Camping at the foot of Tobaggan Glacier in Harriman Fjord of Prince William Sound Alaska. Photographer: Lisa McGuire.
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