Published on January 30th, 2014 | by Em Dash

Derbylife 2013 Photo of the Year Winner & Gallery

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New York Shock Exchange celebrating a win at MRDA Championships

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Oxford Roller Derby's French Revolution sprints out of turn 4 and down the straight-away.

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Kouvola Rock n Rollers against Stockholm Roller Derby BSTRDS, Kuusankoski Finland 2013

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Little Joe of the Philly Roller Girls runs through every situation and permutation in hopes of exultation at the end of coaching a bout between the Independence Dolls and Dutchland.

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Dolly Dolores from Crime City Rollers in Sweden just won their bout.

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MRDA Championships 2013

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Victorian (VRDL) skater 'Bicepsual' decided to take a leap in front and nearly over me.

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New Hampshire Roller Derby skaters celebrate their baldness after shaving their heads to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

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Photo taken over of a co-ed scrimmage pack on turn 4 at the Beat Me Halfway Extravaganza in Lebanon, Missouri on November 30, 2013.

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This photo was taken at the BCB All-Stars vs Pueblo Derby Devil Dolls on 2/25/13 in Longmont Colorado.

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hooks linger SDRD London UK

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Mick E Knocks of the TCRGs Riot Girls lays a hit on the opposing jammer during the TCRG Season 7 championships.

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The infamous Y I Otter doing her thing.

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"Only" and "Chain Fonda" from Kallio after winning the Finnish Championship 2013

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Bonnie Thunders goes flying at ECDX.

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Fort Myers Derby Girls Jammer Peaches and Carnage 06/2013

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GateKeepers vs. Puget at MRDA Championships 2013

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Jacksonville's Jamsterella makes short work of the apex, leaping past Kansas City's defense.

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Team USA practice - some of the biggest hits; some of the biggest smiles.

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Boston emotionally celebrating their emotional win over Sacred City Derby Girls

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A pack of zebras gathered in the parking lot at The Big O tournament in Eugene, Oregon (May 19, 2013) to mourn a stricken inflatable zebra mascot. Actually, they were in awe of the zebra-striped Smart Car pulling into the parking lot so the owners could attend a flea market. It was a beautifully-staged photo op.

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Jam ref Ph Diva signals lead during the inaugural Colorado Cup tournament.

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Egon ripped open his shirt, let down his hair, and jumped the apex.

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Quadfathers vs. Capital District Trauma Authority.

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The Smacktivist goes horizontal as Arch Rival takes on Ohio in May.

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This is "High Wheels" from Paris Rollergirls. Very cool shot and great timing. Taken after game against Kallio Rolling Rainbow, Helsinki spring 2013

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NSO Rogzilla repairs the track with ferocity

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When all else fails to stop the Jammer. Taken at Rollercon 2013

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In this semi-final matchup, Gotham and B.A.D. give no quarter, nor an inch to each other.

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Roller Derby: ECDX 2013 - Glasgow Roller Derby vs. the Long Island Roller Rebels

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DC Rollergirls' pivot Dual Hitizen shepherds Gainsville's jammer, clearing the way for Lenore Gore on the outside.

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Junior league in Omaha Nebraska

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Backwards block on opposing jammer

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WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs: The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls vs the Gotham Girls Roller Derby, in Asheville, NC.

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Central New York Roller Derby Wonder Brawlers vs. Roc City B-Sides.

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Arizona Derby Dames, Phoenix, Arizona.

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WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs: The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls vs the Gotham Girls Roller Derby, in Asheville, NC.

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Gotham Vs Rat City during a bout in seattle this year. this is the moments leading up to the opening whistle.

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Jammer Execution Idaho from Kick Ass Cuties (DK) is trying her best to get through the pack agains Crime City Rollers B-team in April 2013.

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The most anticipated game of the 2013 tournament season came down to the final two minutes. London's coach Ballistic Wistle wasted no time celebrating with his star jammer, Kamikaze Kitten, after the victory.

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jack attack London Rockin Rollers gets a cut track call from ref Noise Tank

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Santa Cruz Derby Girls vs Sacred City Derby Girls. Memorial Coliseum. Sacramento, CA. 22 June 2013.

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Spooky of the Psycho 78s jumps the apex.

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The victory lap following the bout between NSW/ACT v VIC as part of the Vagine Regime Australia 2013 extravaganza at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia in February 2013.

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Bugsy C-gal from Copenhagen Roller Derby caught focusing seconds before the team is being presented on the track.

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Philly Roller Girls' Hotrod Hussy, Teflon Donna, and Tarantula hold back Windy City's Ying O'Fire.

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Hudson Valley zomBsquad vs. CNYRD Wonder Brawlers.

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Minnesota's Second Hand Smoke shows off her skating form during the Asheville D1 Playoffs.

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Congratulations to the 2013 Derbylife Photo of the Year winner, Ryan Starr, for his/her shot of Egon (and, of course, Egon’s Hair)! Thank you to everyone who submitted images to the contest.

Ryan Starr’s winning photo: The Derbylife Ultimate Photo of the year 2013.

You can see all of the nominees with the titles and descriptions as supplied by the photographers in the gallery above — and remember, you can look at the EXIF and IPTC data to find out more about how the photos came to be.

Congratulations again to all our fantastic nominees and thank you to all those who entered.

Two final notes: a couple of photos don’t have attribution. This is because there were no names attached to them via the entry form in our database, and there was no identifying metadata in the files in question. If you know who took any of the unidentified shots then PLEASE get in touch so we can update the gallery just as soon as we can. Also worth saying as I don’t think we’ve said this before: all photos were nominated (as well as voted on) blind — the nomination committee did not look to see who took *any* of the submitted photographs during the nomination process.

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Em Dash is a skater with Gotham Girls Roller Derby, which she joined in 2008 after a brief stint with Suburbia Roller Derby. She is also a founding member and Editor-in-Chief of Derbylife.com. For more of her writing, check out her new book, Derby Life: A Crash Course in the Incredible Sport of Roller Derby. (July 2015) http://www.gutpunchpress.com/

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