Tripod Race Queens

Group of six photographers with tripods and cameras standing on a rocky desert landscape with red rock formations and a cloudy sky in the background.
Group of ten smiling women standing outdoors with mountains, trees, and blue sky in the background, some holding camera equipment and hiking gear.
Group of five women with backpacks and camera on rocky ocean shore during sunset

Who says a tripod isn’t a girl’s best friend? Not these Tripod Race Queens!

The official Sheography Tripod Races began in November 2019. The event isn’t held on every Sheography workshop, but when it is, it is aimed to get participants more comfortable handling and working with this critical piece of gear (in a fun and ridiculously silly way). The following Sheographers have demonstrated willpower, speed, and their oneness with their tripods to earn one of Sheography’s highest honors: Tripod Race Queen.

October 2022
Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains

Woman wearing glasses, a navy blue Columbia jacket, khaki pants, a baseball cap, and a tiara, holding a folded tripod outdoors in a forest with autumn leaves.

Carol See

September 2022
Southern Oregon

Women in outdoor clothing, wearing a tiara, holding a tripod, smiling with one eye closed, standing near the coast with rocks and a fence in the background.

Jann Ledbetter

May 2022
In the Footsteps of Georgia O’Keeffe

A smiling woman wearing a silver crown, glasses, and a white shirt holds a blue book titled 'Keep Going' and a camera, standing outdoors in a desert landscape with mountains in the background.

Tina Blum

March 2022
Moab (Arches/Canyonlands)

A woman in outdoor gear smiling and posing with a camera and tripod in a rocky desert landscape.

Toby Silverman

November 2019
Autumn in Great Smoky Mountains

Woman outdoors holding a black stuffed animal and a camera tripod, smiling with eyes closed, in front of a green vehicle, surrounded by trees with autumn leaves.

Carrie Cranwell