2002 Amateur Photographers Competition

The 2002 Dropzone.com Amateur Freefall Photographers competition has once again proven that it's hard to beat a good exit shot! We received some great shots from all over the world and choosing the winners wasn't easy but it definitely was fun. Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners. Keep snapping away, we'll do it again next year! 1st - Aleksandr Voronov (voronov) Aleksandr Voronov form Moscow, Russia is the 2002 winner with this great helicopter tandem exit shot! Congratulations. He wins a OptiK Camera Helmet with the compliments of Bonehead Composites. Alexandr also gets to collect a Good Stuff DVD from Joe Jennings
2nd - Jeff Agard (ffejdraga) Jeff Agard from Oxford, Massachusetts in the USA is the runner-up with this shot of John Kemnitz videoing a tandem pair exiting the Otter over Jumptown, Orange, MA. Jeff wins 100% off a basic Camera Suit (without options) from Flite Suit. Jeff also collects a Good Stuff DVD from Joe Jennings
3rd - Josh Hill (jdhill) Josh Hill from Houston in the great state of Texas walks away with the 3rd prize. Josh took this shot of brothers Eric and Stevie Boyd as they exit Skydive Spaceland's Super Otter in a verticle compressed. You may have seen this photo before as it was recently featured as the Photo Finish in Parachutist magazine. Josh wins a Mindwarp Freefly Helmet, again with the compliments of Bonehead Composites and a Good Stuff DVD from Joe Jennings The Final 7 in the Top 10. The following 7 photos made it into the top 10. They are in no particular order but each wins a Good Stuff DVD from Joe Jennings. Congratulations!
Raffaele Chierichetti (Lele) Raffaele Chierichetti from Cittiglio, Italy for his photo of a freefly six way sunset over Skydive America Palm Beach.
Francis Bodan Jackson (fleafry) Francis Bodan Jackson from Christchurch, New Zealand for this shot of Porter pilot Les and freeflyer Jamie indulging in some vertical action.
Thomas Olson (webtoaster) Thomas Olson from Houston, Texas for his photo of Bob Hunter pulling the American Flag over Skydive Houston with the winter moon in the background.
Jirka Sima (jirkas) Jirka Sima from Velke Pritocno in the Czech Republic for his photo of a sunset landing during an accuracy competition at Strakonice.
Remco de Borst (remcb) Remco de Borst from Rijswijk, Netherland for this great image of freestyler Peter Leemeyer performing a loop during Dutch nationals.
Josh Hill (jdhill) Josh Hill from Houston, Texas (also our 3rd prize winner) for this shot of Max, Eric, Jed, and Stevie exiting Skydive Spaceland's Super Otter.
Jussi Mattila (jussi) Jussi Mattila of Anjalankoski, Finland for his photo of Teppo Heikkinen of Team Ettan Swooping the pond at Utti DZ during the Finnish Nationals 2001.