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2015 EXCELLENCE IN CRAFT AWARDS Rewarding exceptional outdoor writing, reporting, broadcasting, photography, and digital communications produced by OWAC members. BEST OUTDOOR MEDIUM An outdoor medium is the whole or any regularly scheduled


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2015 EXCELLENCE IN CRAFT AWARDS

Rewarding exceptional outdoor writing, reporting, broadcasting, photography, and digital communications produced by OWAC members.

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BEST OUTDOOR MEDIUM

An outdoor medium is the whole or any regularly scheduled section that is devoted to outdoor news and feature articles, submitted in any medium (print,

  • nline or broadcast). Best Outdoor Medium is considered to be one of

OWAC’s most prestigious awards.

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HIGH & DRY

Osceola Refetoff and Christopher Langley

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BEST OUTDOOR SERIES

A series of news articles connected by subject and numbered Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc., with thematic unity from start to finish and published consecutively, submitted in any medium (print, online or broadcast).

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MAGDALENA BAY: BAJA’S LAST FRONTIER Gary Graham

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BEST OUTDOOR NEWSPAPER FEATURE STORY

A newspaper feature is a story that covers a select issue, person or event in depth and is usually focused on human-interest elements of a situation, adventure or event, published in a newspaper or on a newspaper website.

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2ND PLACE: SLOPES WITHOUT BORDERS

Risa Wyatt

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1ST PLACE: FOR THE LOVE OF THE SPORT

Denis Peirce

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BEST OUTDOOR NEWSPAPER COLUMN

A column is regular section of a newspaper or newspaper website that gives the writer’s perspective or opinion, such as an essay or first-person report, often on an issue of the day.

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2ND PLACE: THE SONOMA COAST

Kathie Morgan

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1ST PLACE: CALIFORNIA RAMBLING

John Poimiroo

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BEST OUTDOOR MAGAZINE FEATURE

A magazine feature is an article that covers a selected issue, person or event in- depth and usually focuses on the human-interest elements of a situation, adventure or event, published in a magazine or on a magazine website.

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4TH PLACE: FRAMING THE DESERT

Christopher Langley

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3RD PLACE: SANTA CRUZIN’

Betsy Crowfoot

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2ND PLACE: YOSEMITE’S WINTER HUSH

Barbara Steinberg

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1ST PLACE: PYRAMID LAKE, NV, REDISCOVERY AND REBIRTH

Bob Gaines

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BEST OUTDOOR MAGAZINE COLUMN

A column is a piece of writing that gives the perspective or opinion, such as an essay or first-person report, usually on an issue of the day, published in a magazine or on a magazine website.

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ON PATROL

Steven T. Callan

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BEST OUTDOOR NEWSLETTER

A newsletter is a report that is published at least three times a year and that contains news or information of interest to a specific group.

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THE WILDERNESS UNLIMITED MAGAZINE

Rick Copeland

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BEST OUTDOOR BOOK

This award is specifically for non-fiction and fiction outdoor books other than

  • guidebooks. It includes: memoirs, novels, history, and photography books.
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HIGHS AND LOWS ON THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL

Inga Aksamit

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BEST OUTDOOR FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH

A feature photo covers a selected issue, person or place, and usually focuses on the human-interest elements of a situation, event or place.

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2ND PLACE: PEBBLES PLAIN – DEATH STRUGGLE

John Poimiroo

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1ST PLACE: SKY, WHITECAPS, EARTH, HALOBACTERIA – SALTON SEA

Osceola Refetoff

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BEST OUTDOOR ACTION PHOTOGRAPH

An action photo captures a moment in time, a real-life event or adventure.

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2ND PLACE: “SPLASHES” Betsy Crowfoot

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1ST PLACE: BISBEE’S BLACK AND BLUE TOURNAMENT DREAM ON START

Gary Graham

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BEST OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES

A series is a formal connection of photographs with thematic unity from start to finish and published as a single work. Not less than three, nor more than five photographs in a series can be submitted.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S LAKE TAHOE: BIG BEAR

John Poimiroo

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BEST OUTDOOR RADIO SHOW MEDIUM FORMAT

A radio show is any broadcast of more than 10 minutes but less than one-half hour or longer in length.

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2ND PLACE: AUDUBON CRANES, WILD MUSTANGS AND HEARTLAND SHOOTING

Thomas C. Wilmer

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1ST PLACE: ON TRAVEL

John Poimiroo and Paul Lasley

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BEST OUTDOOR RADIO SHOW

A radio show is any broadcast of one-half hour or longer in length.

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FISH TALK RADIO John Henigan

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BEST OUTDOOR RADIO FEATURE

A single radio feature is any broadcast or podcast of 1 to 10 minutes in length.

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SAVING CECILS – AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES Thomas C. Wilmer

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BEST OUTDOOR TV SHOW

A TV show is any broadcast of 15 minutes or longer in length.

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ADVENTURES SOUTH OF THE BORDER Mike Ritz

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BEST OUTDOOR VIDEO SHORT

A video short is any broadcast or Internet feature of one to five minutes in length.

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2ND PLACE: ADVENTURES SOUTH OF THE BORDER AND PANCHO Mike Ritz

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1ST PLACE: MORRO BAY ESTUARY WATER QUALITY

Simo Nylander and Thomas Wilmer

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BEST OUTDOOR VIDEO STANDARD

A standard video is any broadcast or Internet feature of more than 15 minutes in length.

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BAY STORIES – MORRO BAY NATIONAL MARINE ESTUARY

Simo Nylander and Thomas Wilmer

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BEST OUTDOOR INTERNET SITE

An Internet site is any website, application software or mobile app, accessible

  • nline. The entire outdoor section of the site is judged. The submitter must

have complete design, content management, imagery and maintenance authority – the submitter does not need to have completed the technical programming, can but does not have to, but he/she should be recognized as the manager of the site.

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CALIFORNIAFALLCOLOR.COM

John Poimiroo

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BEST OUTDOOR INTERNET ARTICLE

An Internet article is an individual feature story, column or news report published solely on a website.

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THE BIG TUNA AND THE STORM Greg Niemann

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BEST OWAC CONFERENCE-RELATED WORK

Conference-related work is any work (print, web, photographic, video or broadcast) based on participation at any previous OWAC conference published

  • r broadcast during 2015.
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3RD PLACE: BEWITCHING, BEGUILING BIG BEAR

Greg Niemann

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2ND PLACE: BUOYANTS & BOBBERS AT BIG BEAR

Kathie Morgan

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1ST PLACE: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S LAKE TAHOE

John Poimiroo

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PHIL FORD HUMOR AWARD

The Phil Ford Humor Award, named after OWAC member Phil Ford, honors work that exemplifies Phil’s style of capturing the outdoor world with a wink and a grin.

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IN SEARCH OF DRUNKEN BOB’S FISHING HOLE

Mike McKenna

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JOHN REGINATO CONSERVATION AWARD

The John Reginato Conservation Award is named after OWAC co-founder John Reginato and exemplifies his life-long passion to conserve fish, wildlife and other

  • utdoor resources.
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TURTLE TABLEAU Gary Graham

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WRITER OF THE YEAR

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JOHN POIMIROO