On March 30th RMU Whistler hosted part one of a two part armature photography slide show challenge. They teamed up with Salomon to give space for people to showcase their creative talents in photography & film. The event brought together a wide variety of people in the community. It was a beautiful event to behold.
Event Recap
Theme: The Powder Hunter
Karma Keg Charity: 100% of the profits of 1 Keg will be donated to Whistler SAR
Karma Keg Brewery: Pemberton Brewing
“Our first photo contest hosted in collaboration with @salomonbcfreeski was a huge success! The support this community showed for their local amateur creatives was inspiring and on top of getting to see some amazing photo slideshows, we raised $1410.25 for Whistler SAR (Search ands Rescue) through raffle tickets, hat sales, and our karma keg donated from @pembertonbrewingco
Huge shoutout to @captured_by_robert for taking home 1st place and some sweet skis, and @whistlerwango for taking home 2nd and a new RMU pack.BIG thank you to all of the contestants for sharing their work, our judges @entwistlephoto @markabma @c.dangerman_ (editor of SBC Skier Magazine) & @craigbarkerphoto, and everyone who showed up to support the mountain culture here in Whistler!”
RMU Whistler
Results and Participants
Robert Greso – 1st Place
Wayne Flann – 2nd Place
Dan Stephenson * 3rd Place
Naomi Thomas, Tom Patmore, Eleanor Sousa, Lizzy Reimer, Rob Hartwell, Em Windrim and Pierre Emery
Up coming event
Part 2: 27th April 2023
Deadline for Submission: 23rd April 2023
Theme: Transitions
Karma Keg: TBD
Karma Keg Brewery: TBD
Contestants are to submit a 2-4 minute long slide show that revolves around the theme “Transitions” and will be judged on originality & creativity, cinematography, music, theme (including the message conveyed).
Part two will also feature a ‘Karma Keg’, in which 100% of the profits of 1 Keg will be donated to a local charity.
