World Famous Skiers/Riders/Shooters to Judge 2021-22 Niseko Shootout ProAM Photo Contest, Starting January 7th, 2022!
Olympic gold medallist Torah Bright and American freeskier Eric Pollard are among the world-famous judges alongside local legends including Gentemstick snowboards Taro Tamai.
The Niseko Shootout ProAM is one of three categories under the 2021-22 Niseko Shootout photo and film competition banner.
A total of 39 professional and amateur athlete-photographer teams will take to the mountains in and around Niseko between January 7th-10th, 2022.
Each will take as many photos as they like during the competition window, but submit only one for judging following the final day.
¥200,000 (US$2,000) up for grabs.
Contest organiser Winstead Heyward said participants could expect fresh snow to work with for the first two days, and possibly sunshine following that.
“Once again the Shootout ProAM is throwing competitors a mixed bag of classic Niseko conditions to work with,” Heyward said.
“This is a really interesting competition because it challenges the photographers and riders to come up with a unique take on Niseko no matter what the weather conditions.
“It’s always really cool to see the creativity and effort that participants put in and the totally different photos that each submits.”
TEAMS
| TEAM SPONSOR | TEAM MEMBER 1 | TEAM MEMBER 2 |
| Powderlife | Aaron Jamieson | Kris Lund |
| Jobert Oliveros | Erika Feraren | |
| Niseko Zen | Nolan Yoshiaki Isozaki | Saki Hayashi |
| Angus Draper | Mitchell Burnside | |
| K2 snowboarding | Daisuke Watanabe | Kentaraw Matsuda |
| Yamile Olivares | Dora Krupic | |
| Lachlan Free | Luke Sandalls | |
| Niseko Zen/Sea And Summit Media | Josh Sellens | Chad Clark |
| LADE | Aaron Jamieson | Tatsumi Kono |
| Rhythm | Joshua Fawcett | Chris Smith |
| KM4K | Takashi Yoshimura | Takafumi Kuroda |
| Tamaki Yamasawa | Shingo Sasaki | |
| Korua | Toni Rodriguez | Kevin Kunz |
| Island Snowboard | Toni Rodriguez | Stu Cady |
| Katsuya Yamamoto | Masaki Kubota | |
| Far East Snowsports | Alister Buckingham | Yusuke Inoue |
| GENTEMSTICK | Rei Igarashi | Katsuhide Fujio |
| Yusuke Mac | Morinobu Tera | |
| Oertli Jimi | Wilcox Evan | |
| Bianca Peralta | Simon Pervez | |
| Cheung Chun Ming, JM | Chen Guan Ting. Frank | |
| MnK | Jack Woods | James Robbins |
| Yuma Miyauchi | Takafumi Kuroda | |
| Iwanai Resort | Duncan Wright | Daigo Yoshino |
| Chris Smith | Josh Fawcett | |
| Holiday Niseko | Masafumi Obuchi | Ashley Nicholls |
| 22Designs, Scarpa, Casa del Corregidor | Diana Rivera Garcia | Eiichi Matsuyama |
| Ryosuke Yamashita | Eiichi Matsuyama | |
| Vu Xuan Huong | Kobayashi Nanase | |
| Aleja | Ben | |
| FNTC / Miru Niseko | Kenichi Takizawa | Sato Takuya |
| Holiday Niseko | Masafumi Obuchi | Daisuke Fukuoka |
| Kenneth Lei | Yuji Fujiyama | |
| Alister Buckingham | Gregor Musner | |
| Niseko Photography / Burton Niseko | Darren Teasdale | Justin Graves |
| Darren Teasdale | Alex Koen | |
| Agustín Villalba | Emma Smith | |
| Yamile Olivares | Sebastian Lorenzo | |
| Yamile Olivares | Brian Horecky |
Check out the recap video from last year below!
VOTING & JUDGING
ProAM Judges’ Choice Winners: ¥120,000
Our 2021-22 judge panel includes: Taro Tamai, Tsutomu Nakata, Yoichi Watanabe, Neil Hartmann, Torah Bright, Eric Pollard and Mattias Fredrikson. You can read all about the Judges on Niseko Shootout Instagram or Niseko Tourism Facebook
ProAM Public Vote Winners: ¥80,000
For the Public Vote we need you – the public! Public judging will take place over four days from January 15 to 18, 2022.
You can register your votes by go to the 2021-22 Niseko Shootout ProAM Voting Page, Live from January 15th, 2022 by 10:00. Voting ends at 23:59 on January 18th, 2022 – make sure you VOTE and help decide the winner!
Winners will be announced at an Award Ceremony on January 21, 2022.
More questions? Make sure to check out the detailed Q&A HERE or email [email protected]
