2020 NSS Photo Salon Winners

Chairman: Dean Wiseman

The Judges: Gail Montgomery (IN), JoNell Beall (MO), Steve T. Davis (AL), and Dave Black (KY)

There were 292 photo entries submitted this year, from 13 photographers in 4 countries. 177 (61%) photos were accepted for showing in the Salon at the NSS Virtual Convention; Acceptance is considered an award. Of those, 22 photos received a pin for Honorable Mention, 15 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
Lee White
Tiffany Nardico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Dream Lake
Florian Bachmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Mouth of the Beast
Tiffany Nardico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Light the Path
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
The Bat
Florian Bachmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Wet
Georg Taffet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Mayan Blue
SJ Alice Bennett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Silhouette
Florian Bachmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Tidepool Ripples
Dave Bunnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Fragility
Georg Taffet

 

 

 

 

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HONORABLE MENTION
Mapping Mentor
Tiffany Nardico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
River of Chucks
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Chimney Cave Stalactites
Daniel Pawlak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Whipple Cave Column
Laura Sangaila

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
World of Worley's
Ryan Maurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Erosion
Georg Taffet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Gypsum Glacier
Laura Sangaila

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Untitled
Kyle Davis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Underground Sunset
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
La Yacona Cave
First Exploration
Sofia Oggioni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION
Meditation
Florian Bachmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Snail in the White
Nikki Fox

 

 

 

 

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MERIT AWARD
Landing of Area 51 Pit
Nikki Fox

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Life Goes On
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Frogging Rope
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Elephant Skin
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Caving on the Brain
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Ice Palace
Georg Taffet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Blue Abyss
SJ Alice Bennett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERIT AWARD
Inner Sanctum
Sam Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOURTH RUNNER UP
Flow Lines
Dave Bunnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIRD RUNNER UP
Water & Light
Georg Taffet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND RUNNER UP
Classic Hellhole
Ryan Maurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST RUNNER UP
Naharron Section,
Sistema Naranial
SJ Alice Bennett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEST OF SHOW
It
Ryan Maurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2019 NSS Photo Salon Winners      

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