2023 National Paddling Film Festival
Still Image Competition
Thanks to all of the photographers who shared their images! The top 10 images advance to in-person voting at our main event on Saturday, February 18, 2023 in Frankfort, KY, and the simulcast in Fletcher, NC.
1. "Sailor's Delight" by Kate McArthur
2. "Cheers" by Bethany Overfield
3. "The Stevens" by Steven LeGay
4. "Russell Fork" by Steven LeGay
5. "Bliss" by Kate McArthur
6. "Purgatory Falls, Otter Creek WV" by Justin Harris
7. "Spring at Big Splat" by Justin Harris
8. "Otter Creek Landscape" by Justin Harris
9. "Paddle Tribal Waters" by Rush Sturges
10. "Sub 4 Stoke" by Joanna Brown
11. "Inbound" by Lloyd Welch
12. "Kayaker's Ledge French Broad" by Wes Doom
13. "Painted Rock" by Wes Doom
14. "Tallulah Gorge in the Fall" by Wes Doom
15. "Exit Rock" by Tim Retzik
16. "Dropping" by Tim Retzik
17. "Out of Darkness" by Tim Retzik
18. "Spiritual Flight" by Seth West
19. "Benny at Skook" by Rush Sturges
20. "Arrival" by Kelly Del Valle
21. "Gods in the Gnarness of the Cascades" by Liv Taylor
22. "That Perfect Boof at Jared's Knee" by Liv Taylor
23. "Big South Fork Vibes" by Liv Taylor
24. "I like that boulder, that is a nice boulder" by Rob Walker
25. "Boofing at High Falls" by David House
26. "Solstice Milky Way on the French Broad" by David House
27. "The Future is Bright" by David House
28. "Kayak Cam" by Sam Cheyenne
29. "Refreshing Roll" by Stefan Bracke
30. "Gorilla in the Mirror" by Marc Hunt
31. "Stoking the Machine" by Marc Hunt
32. "The Green Scene" by Marc Hunt
33. "Claro Hallway" by Larry Meisner
34. "World's Softest Mondo Boof" by Larry Meisner
35. "Fall on the Green River" by Gage Tucker
36. "Overlooking Mouse Creek Falls" by Gage Tucker
37. "Boof or Consequences" by Gage Tucker
38. "Slice is Life" by Curtis May
39. "Into the Mist" by Curtis May
40. "Below Separation" by Will Berger
41. "Scouting Spot" by Sara Dorn
42. "The Jewel of Virginia" by Curtis May
43. "The Sistine Chapel" by David Jones
44. "Entry Launch" by Jack Juntunen
45. "Lost Paddle, Hold On" by Peyton Love
46. "Big Boofs" by Travis Camp
47. "For the Love of it" by Travis Camp
48. "Hand to Rock" by Travis Camp
49. "Upper Yough Photos" by Steven LeGay
50. "The 100th Lap" by Grace Hassler
51. "Our First Date" by Grace Hassler
52. "The Stowaway" by Grace Hassler
53. "Morning Surf" by Rob Walker