2018 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards(Image credit: Mark Gunter - markgunter.com.au)
Cyclingnews photographer Mark Gunter receives the award for best photo of 2005.(Image credit: John Veage)
Sunset on the Champs-Élysées in 2013(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Chris Froome during the stage 17 2013 Tour de France time trial(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Entries are open for the Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards, and you have until January 3, 2019, to submit your photos for consideration for the competition that showcases some stunning cycling images and remembers the life of photographer Mark Gunter.
Now in their third year, the awards are made up of four categories: Professional Photographer, Enthusiast, Smartphone/Action Cam and Proud Cycling Moment. The entry fee is just $25AUD, with a maximum of three photographs per entry, although you can enter as many times as you like.
The entries will be judged by a panel made of cycling photography legend Graham Watson, current cycling photographer Russ Ellis and winner of the 2016 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards, Wouter Roosenboom.
Funds raised will go to Tour de Cure, which raises money for cancer research through charity cycling events, and to the Young Cyclist Alliance, which raises money to financially assist promising young riders.
Mark was a hugely gifted and extremely well respected professional cycling photographer, covering the biggest events around the world for media outlets including Cyclingnews, but whose life was tragically cut short by cancer at the age of 41, leaving behind his wife Leanne Gatien and their young son Lucas, as well as a devastated cycling community, family and friends.
Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling. Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell, the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English. The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999, and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling. Since then, major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features, news, results, photos and tech reporting. The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling.
