The annual J. Alister Sword Mountain Photography Competition is underway! There are two separate competitions – Scottish and Non-Scottish. Thank you to all who entered the annual MMC photo competition. All images entered are shown below with a caption; the caption has a number that is to be used for voting choices. Please use the link below to the voting form. Voting closes on the 30th of June. Voting is only open to Moray Mountaineering Club Members. Winners are to be announced at the AGM in November.
Photographs submitted to the Scottish competition will be automatically considered for the 2025 MMC calendar.
Winners of each competition receive a beautiful trophy made by local sculptor and former MMC President Illona Morrice to keep for the year and engraved with their name.
Congratulations and thank you to all those that submitted photo’s and those that took the time to vote. We had a bumper crop of fantastic images this year
Scottish
1st with 42 points, No 4 – Winter light descending Ben Nevis, Carol Jack
2nd with 40 points, No 17 – On the ridge, Joe Glennie
3rd with 40 points, No 2 – Fisherfield, Babs Kizewski
(you will note that the same number of points were cast for 2nd and 3rd place, however the ranking was sorted by the greater number of higher votes)
International
1st with 63 points No 52 – Lofoten 2, Jule Enke
2nd with 43 points, No 44 – Int Image 2, Emily Wallace
3rd with 32 points, No 53 – Image 5751, Katie Dyke
These photo’s will appear in the Calendar along with a number of others, which Joe will advise of shortly. The results will be officially announced at the Christmas meet along with the trophies for the winners in each section.
2024 Photo Competition – Scotland
#1 – Fisherfield
#2 – sunset on Ardgour
#3 – Beinn Liath Mhor to Sgorr Rhuadh
1st Place Scotland – #4 – Winter light descending Ben Nevis
#5 – Loch Assynt
#6 – Sheneval
#7 – Spidean Coinich (Quinag), Nov 2023
#8 – Storm clouds over Arkle, Nov 2023
#9 – Isle of Arran
#10 – Jule on the Inn Pin
#11 – Buachaille Etive Mor and Lagangarbh
#12 – The Green Lochan, Glenmore
#13 – Reflecting in Wester Ross
#14 – Winter Inversion in the Cairngorms
#15 – Beinn Damh to Liatach
#16 – The Saddle looking to Kintail Jan
#17 – On the ridge
#18 – The Cuillin
#19 – Castlegates Gully, Cairngorms
#20 – Loch Quoich in autumn
#21 – Image 1853
#22 – Image 2004
#23 – Ben Alder from Geal Charn
#24 – The Fara
#25 – Ben Rinnes summit
#26 – Loch Coruisk from Sgurr na Stri
#27 – view from Moruisg
#28 – Ben Hee, Sutherland
#29 – Coulags Bothy
#30 – Beach Sunset
#31 – Summer on the Grey Corries ridge
#32 – Looking to Liathach a crisp and clear day in Torridon
Non-Scottish Gallery
#33 – Mont Blanc
Not included in the competition
#35 – Yosemite – Misty
#36 – Yosemite – Waterfall
#37 – Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau, Swiss Alps
#38 – Views above Murren, Switzerland
#39 – 3 Vallees – Pic 1
#40 – 3 Vallees – Pic 2
#41 – Alpine plant growing at 3000m
#42 – Innsbrucker Hütte
#43 – Int Image 1
#44 – Int Image 2
#45 – Sierra de Aitana, Spain
46 – The Glyders, Wales
#47 – Crossing the Austrian Alps
#48 – Remnants of a Glacial Pool
#49 – Climbing the Cannon
#50 – Nice To See Ewe
#51 – Lofoten 1
#52 – Lofoten 2
#53 – Image 5751
#54 – Image 5784
#55 – Siegerland Hut,
#56 – Stubai Alps, AustrIa
