2022 OWAC Excellence In Craft Awards Announced

The 2022 Excellence in Craft Awards were announced at OWAC’s spring conference in Big Bear Lake on May 10, 2022. Award recipients were recognized in 11 different categories. When all the dust settled, Matt Johanson received OWAC’s most prestigious award … California Outdoor Communicator of the Year!

This year’s award recipients included:

News Article:

1^st place – Matt Johanson – Outdoor Adventures Embrace Diversity: We’re Going to Change the World

2^nd place – Nancy Sorrells – Conservationists Plant 300 Trees in Churchville to Keep Whiskey Creek Clean

Feature Article

1^st place – John Poimiroo – Intimate Ireland

            2^nd place – Monica Prelle – Running the Isle

Column

1^st place – Chris Collard – Light Moves

            2^nd place – Matt Johanson – Ace Your Age: 50 Lessons in 50 Years

Book                            

1^st place – Matt Johanson – California Summits

            2^nd place – Peter Schroeder – The Rock Shall Dance

Feature Photography/Artwork

1^st place – Chris Collard – Australian Yellow-Spotted Goanna

            2^nd place – Chris Collard – Baja Sunrise

Action Photography/Artwork

1^st place – Nancy Sorrells – Art Imitating Nature at Sherando Lake

            2^nd place – John Poimiroo – Intimate Ireland – Cycling into Doolin

Audio

1^st place – Rick Saez – What it Takes to Be a Pro with Adventure Photographer and Filmmaker Lucas Gilman

2^nd place – Rick Saez – Outdoor Sports Insurance with Tori Hoeschler and Rob Martin from the Horizon Agency

Video

1^st place – Phillip Friedman – Rescue at Sea Reunion – Fishermen Meet the Girl They Saved 35 Years Ago

            2^nd place – No award

Internet Site

1^st place – John Poimiroo – California Fall Color

            2^nd place – Phil Reedy – Colorful Shasta

California Conservation Article

1^st place – Bob Cooper  – The Unlikely Elktavist

2^nd place – Barbara Steinberg – California Rambling: Exploring Butte County with Watchable Wildlife

Conference-Related Work

1^st place – John Poimiroo – Queen of the Southern Mines

            2^nd place – No award

CALIFORNIA OUTDOOR COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR

Winner – MATT JOHANSON!!

Congratulations to all of this year’s EIC award winners