2019 NSS Photo Salon Winners
Chair: Dean Wiseman
The Judges: Gail Montgomery (IN) and Ben Kim (Belize)There were 497 photo entries submitted this year, from 23 photographers. 190 (38%) photos were accepted for showing in the Salon at the NSS Convention in Cookeville; Acceptance is considered an award. Of those, 10 photos received a pin for Honorable Mention, 16 received a pin for a Merit Award, and the best of those received a Best of Show engraved plaque as well as a pin.
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HONORABLE MENTION
Dana (swimming in Naritz, Mexico)
SJ Alice Bennett

HONORABLE MENTION
Indian Rockland Stream Passage
Ryan Maurer

HONORABLE MENTION
The HIKE is the WORST!
Ryan Maurer

HONORABLE MENTION
Vertical Exporer
Jacob Lieber

HONORABLE MENTION
TuxKapaxa
SJ Alice Bennett

HONORABLE MENTION
Ice Palace
Georg Taffet

HONORABLE MENTION
Into the Mist
Laura Sangaila

HONORABLE MENTION
Angles Two
Ethan Reuter

HONORABLE MENTION
Bats, Bats, Everywhere!
Ryan Maurer
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MERIT AWARD
Aqua Socks Territory
Dave Bunnell

MERIT AWARD
A Vast Ascent
Bob Biddix

MERIT AWARD
Exit the Mud
Derik Holtmann

MERIT AWARD
Caver's Cathedral
Jacob Lieber

MERIT AWARD
Lost Line Training
SJ Alice Bennett

MERIT AWARD
Ascent
Jacob Lieber

MERIT AWARD
Rimstone Lakes
Ryan Maurer

MERIT AWARD
Nohotch Nachich
SJ Alice Bennett

MERIT AWARD
Handyman
Ethan Reuter

MERIT AWARD
Rocky River Rappel
Jacob Lieber

MERIT AWARD
Blue Abyss
SJ Alice Bennett

MERIT AWARD
Leviathan
Dave Bunnell
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FOURTH RUNNER-UP
Scallops 1
Georg Taffet

THIRD RUNNER-UP
Classic Greenbrier County
Ryan Maurer

SECOND RUNNER-UP
A Beautiful Sunset in the Ditch
Adam Haydock

FIRST RUNNER-UP
Talking Shadows
SJ Alice Bennett

BEST OF SHOW
FLowing Stone
Jacob Lieber
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