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This time thanks to Red Bull Illume we can show you some incredible sport and adventure photography. Red Bull Illume is the world’s greatest adventure and action sports imagery contest. It showcases the most creative and captivating images on the planet, while illuminating the passion, lifestyle and culture behind the photographers that shoot them. The Image Quest 2019 was the fifth edition.
A judging panel of 50 photo editors and digital experts have selected the 60 Finalists, 11 Category Winners and 1 Overall Winner, which were unveiled at the Winner Award Ceremony at the LUMEN - Museum of Mountain Photography, Plan de Corones, Italy on November 20, 2019. After the unveiling, all finalist images travel to capitals and cultural hubs on three continents in parallel on the Red Bull Illume Exhibit Tour – an unprecedented level of exposure.
In 2019, a record-breaking 59,551 images were submitted by thousands of photographers with entries from all around the world. ARTUR J. HELLER EDITOR-INCHIEF
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RED BULL ILLUME The Winners of the world’s greatest action and adventure sports imagery contest have been unveiled at a spectacular Winner Award Ceremony in the LUMEN Museum atop Plan de Corones in South Tyrol, Italy. The world’s greatest action and adventure photographers from every side of the world gathered at 2,275m / 7.464 ft. high in the LUMEN – Museum of Mountain Potography in Italy on November, 20 to celebrate the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2019. The Overall Winner, 11 Category Winners, and Top 60 finalist images were unveiled at the Winner Award Ceremony by the host Zoran Filicic.
Taking home the grand title of Overall Winner this year is Ben Thouard with his mind-bending underwater image of athlete Ace Buchan surfing in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, in French Polynesia. His winning image received an outstanding number of votes by the judging panel, which consisted of 50 excellent photo editors and digital experts. Once the big announcements concluded all the awardwinning photographers had the opportunity to see their images on display, illuminated on 2mx2m lightboxes at the opening of the Red Bull Illume Exhibit Tour 2019 outside of the LUMEN. All the way from the top of the mountain, the
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exhibition will travel down into the magical valley of Bruneck, South Tyrol, Italy. Parallel to that, the exhibition will be held at the unique architectural work of art – Hangar-7, Salzburg, Austria. The photos exhibited will be the Top 60 images, which will include the 11 Category Winners and the Overall Winner. The winners are: Best of Instagram by SanDisk: Baptiste Fauchille, France, with a shot from a buddies trip with a business goal showing Alex Bibollet’s shadow in the bowl of Fillinges, France. Creative by Skylum: Denis Klero, Russia, for his visually striking image of Paul Alekhin to celebrate
the change of season in Streetfire Club, Moscow, Russia. Emerging by Red Bull Photography: Jean-Baptiste Liautard, France, joins the big leagues with this mirrored shot of Jeremy Berthier at his trail in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. Energy & Overall Winner: Ben Thouard, France, shows the power of surfing with this underwater shot of Ace Buchan kicking out from the barrel through the wave in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Innovation by Sony: Laurence Crossman-Emms, United Kingdom, takes the imagination by storm
with this image of Katy Winton BMXing through a puddle at Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales, United Kingdom. Lifestyle: Alexander Wick, Germany, for his tribute shot of Philipp Bankosegger, Chris Rudolph and Luke Lalor taking a nap by Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, USA. Mastepiece by EyeEm: Lorenz Holder, Germany, for his shot of Senad Grosic flying in the magical Game of Thrones location, The Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland. Moving Image: Rupert Walker, Canada, for his precise shot featuring Brandon Semenuk and Ryan Howard riding down a
custom built slalom line in Paso Robles. Playground: Lorenz Holder, Germany, with a shot of Vladic Scholz in the surreal Ouse Valley Viaduct, South England. RAW: Noah Wetzel, USA, for his shot of Chris Bule riding under the Total Solar Eclipse in Teton Valley, Wyoming, USA. Wings: Philip Platzer, Austria, captures athlete Marco Fürst flying on an unthinkable hot air balloon swing in Fromberg, Austria. That’s not all! This year’s partners SanDisk and Salewa each had their own trophy to give away. The first ever recipient of the
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SankDisk Extreme trophy is Philip Platzer, Austria. The next trophy, presented by Salewa, was for Best Mountain Sports Image which was awarded to Kamil Sustiak, Australia. The category winners and the overall winner were not only awarded with massive trophies but also took home their share of incredible prizes including cameras from Sony, storage solution bundles from SanDisk and the complete Skylum Photo Editing suite including Luminar 4. In addition, COOPH, Salewa, Petzl and SUNNYBAG provided the winners with apparel and equipment every photographer needs.
All of these and more in one collectible hardcover book. The Limited Edition Red Bull Illume Photobook features 260 of the most unforgettable action and adventure sports image submitted to the Image Quest 2019. The Photobook is out now and there are only 4,000 copies available, each individually numbered and tamped, including a SanDisk Ultra SD Memory Card with the Moving Image Category videos and the full Luminar 4: Creative Photo Editor suite. At the rate they were selling at the Winner Award Ceremony, we’d suggest you order your photobook on redbullillume.com/book today before they’re all sold out!
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BEN THOUARD Credits Photographer Ben Thouard Athlete Ace Buchan The shot I‘ve dedicated the last few years to shooting underwater, looking for new angles and a new way to shoot surfing and waves. Shooting surfing from underwater is a whole new world and I love it! Tahiti has some of the clearest water in the world so it was easy for me to take advantage of it and explore it as much as I could.
Location Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
This photo was shot during a freesurf session right before the WCT event in Teahupo‘o. This is Ace Buchan kicking out from the barrel through the wave, a technique to escape a close-out wave.
Info Camera Canon EOS-1DX Mark II Lens Canon 14mm ISO 400 F-Stop 7,1 Shutter Speed 1 / 1250
Luckily I was right below, breathless with my waterhousing waiting for this moment and I was able to capture the whole sequence of it; this frame from the beginning of the sequence is the most powerful one because of the water around his face and body.
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BAPTISTE FAUCHILLE Credits Photographer Baptiste Fauchille Athlete Alex Bibollet
The shot We were a team of riders, photographers, and videographers, leaving for the very first trip of the new BMX clothing brand linked to the BMX: ‘Unicorn, we are legends’. We traveled for five days in the middle of Summer, through different spots in different cities; it was a buddies‘ trip with a business goal. This photo was taken at the bowl of Fillinges. I remember the heat was insane like it rarely had been in the Alps. When I arrived on the spot the first thought I had in mind was to make a top-shot video with the drone: a fixed plan with a rider who makes his line with the intention of creating a loop. Then I realized that the bowl was really clean: no tags, no dust. I was able to have the rider and his shadow come out well. I asked Alex Bibollet, one of the riders, to do what he did best, and I immortalized this moment!
Location Fillinges, France
Info Camera DJI Mavic Pro ISO 100 F-Stop 2,2 Shutter Speed 1/3700
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DENIS KLERO Credits Photographer Denis Klero Athlete Pavel Alekhin
Location Streetfire Club, Moscow, Russia
The shot Last year‘s trend reports have shown that as soon as the first snow starts falling the social media community bursts in excitement and instantly shares videos and photos showing the first flakes of the year. I didn‘t want to miss out on the trend and started working on a concept to show the change of seasons. To attract the attention of the social media world it had to be something that would make one stop and stare. Consequently, I developed an idea of a series of three main pictures with some supporting detail shots, which had to be visually strong and inherent to the world of Red Bull. This picture with Pavel is one of those.
Info Camera Nikon D810 Lens 24-70mm f/2.8 ISO 80 F-Stop 10.0 Shutter Speed 1/125
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JEAN-BAPTISTE LIAUTARD The shot Two things that I love when it comes to photography are silhouettes and reflections and I wanted to use both in a single frame for a long time. After a lot of drawings, I knew what I wanted but it took me six months to get the perfect conditions and final ideas. Jeremy‘s trail is a piece of art and this jump is definitely a highlight. I knew I wanted to shoot it from the side and get that reflection but it was really dry at this time of the year and of course there was no water around. When I saw a wheelbarrow hanging around by the jumps, I had the idea to fill it up with water to create a mirror. We didn‘t have any water hose that day, so I had to do round trips with water cans to a little ditch by the road. After spending a lot of time adjusting the wheelbarrow and cleaning the water in the afternoon, my mirror was finally ready for the evening shoot. We were lucky enough to have a few friends helping us with the fire that night and adjusting the smoke just as we needed. The hardest job was Jeremy‘s as he had to ride the trail almost blind. Riding bikes at night is so scary and I can‘t thank the athletes enough when they are in these kinds of conditions. After a few attempts, we got this one, just as I imagined it at the very beginning, and it was a great feeling to finally see the image I had in my head for months, displayed on the back of my camera.
Credits Photographer Jean-Baptiste Liautard Athlete Jeremy Berthier
Location Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Info Camera Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Lens EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM ISO 640 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1/80
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LAURENCE CROSSMANN-EMMS Credits Photographer Laurence Crossman-Emms Athlete Katy Winton
The shot Blaenau Ffestiniog was once described as the wettest place in Wales, this is no lie. Even when the sun shines, the puddles are plentiful. I’ve always been attracted to their animations when struck by a bicycle at full steep. The tyres of Katy Winton making the perfect parting of this muddy sea. The combination of dynamic action and the silk-like curtains made me try each time more determined. There are always challenges when shooting bikes and water close up … don’t get run over and don’t get wet. This concept had always been in the back of my mind but finding the perfect location and it aligning with both the weather and sufficient puddle depth was tough. This breathless day at Antur Stiniog with Katy proved ideal. You can never guess how water reacts when you hit it with force, sometimes the results exceed your expectations … this was one of those times.
Location Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales, United Kingdom
Info Camera Canon 5D Mk3 Lens Canon 16-35mm 2.8 L II ISO 200 F-Stop 4.5 Shutter Speed 1/2000
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ALEXANDER WICK Credits Photographer Alexander Wick Athlete Philipp Bankosegger, Chris Rudolph, Luke Lalor The shot Together with my boys Phil and Chris I went on a US West-Coast climbing trip. Obviously Yosemite is a must and so we tested our very humble European crack climbing skills right away on El Capitan‘s Salathé Wall. A climb I‘ve been dreaming of for quite a while. The first Ascent of this line was a master piece way ahead of its time. Climber and photographer Tom Frost was part of the three man team back then. His photography of the same climb is just breathtaking. The picture of Royal Robbins napping on a rock atop El Cap Spire with loads of exposure is one of my favorites, so of course I planned on getting a tribute shot to the old masters once we reached the spot. As we got stuck behind another climbing party just up on El Cap spire I used the moment, aided my way up the next pitch and took the shot as the boys and our new friend Luke actually took a nap. No old hemp ropes and linen haul bags like in 1961 but modern nylon and Dyneema this time. No uncharted terrain but a well known and established route. Having a rest amidst a sea of granite: probably almost as amazing as back in the days.
Location Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Info Camera Sony A7r II Lens Sony 24-70 f2.8 GM ISO 100 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1/640
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LORENZ HOLDER Credits Photographer Lorenz Holder Athlete Senad Grosic The shot The first time I saw this location was when I was watching Game of Thrones and I was blown away by the pure magic this road generated in me. First, I thought that it‘s of course a CGI composition, but after a little research I found out that this place is actually real and located in Northern Ireland. A year later I was actually standing there with Senad Grosic and trying to get a bunny-hop-tailwhip on camera. It was early in the morning with the first sun rays hitting the road and we managed to get a pretty cool shot, but somehow I knew that there was pure potential in the spot. So, we decided to stay a couple days longer and waited for some kind of rain, fog or other particles in the air, so I could use one flash from behind and create a white background to make Senad stand out a bit more and get the focus a bit more on the action. The rain came on our last day and I still remember the goose-bumps I had when I saw the image appearing on the screen of the camera. That‘s when I felt the same magical feeling I got when I watched Game of Thrones for the first time.
Location The Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland
Info Camera Phase One Lens Schneider Kreuznach LS240 ISO 400 F-Stop 5,6 Shutter Speed 1/800
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LORENZ HOLDER Credits Photographer Lorenz Holder Athlete Vladic Scholz The shot The Ouse Valley Viaduct is pretty cool old railway bridge in the South of England. When you approach it from the side, you can‘t really see the secret this bridge has to offer, but once you get underneath of one of the arches you can‘t believe your eyes. You are caught in a place that could easily be in the movie Inception. The arches create a very surreal visual effect – when you are taking a picture, you don‘t understand if you are looking down into something or at least you get very confused about what you‘re actually seeing. I was blown away by this fact, but also blown away that this looked like a pretty good spot for skateboarding. When I showed Vladic an image of the viaduct, he was on fire to try it out. To be honest it was super hard to ride and Vladic‘s quote that got stuck in my mind was: “This is so hard, when my brain is going down in the transition, my body is already going up again – this will be difficult to get something done here.“ A couple of hours later, when his brain and body came together, he landed this kickflip while the sun was just at the perfect angle as well.
Location Ouse Valley Viaduct, England
Info Camera Canon 5D MARK IV Lens Canon 70-200/2.8L USM ISO 2500 F-Stop 8.0 Shutter Speed 1/800
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NOAH WETZEL The shot
Credits Photographer Noah Wetzel Athlete Chris Brule
After weeks of preparation and creative conception, I loaded my Subaru and headed north to Wyoming for the Total Solar Eclipse in August of 2017. Arriving a couple days before the eclipse, I linked up with athletes Chris Brule, Evan Grott, and Blake Sommer. The imagery goal was to capture the Eclipse and showcase mountain biking utilizing an in-camera double exposure – a very complex process.
Location Teton Valley, WY, United States
The morning of, we loaded our packs well before sunrise with light stands, powerful flashes, extra camera gear, and two magnum bottles of champagne to celebrate. After capturing the first image successfully during two minutes of totality, all we had to do was endure the midday sun, waiting for twilight and the attempt at the second frame. Unfortunately, I was unaware I had damaged the hot shoe connection on my camera four weeks prior while shooting fly fishing, preventing me from triggering my flashes. Our only option required athlete Chris Brule to hit the feature in near darkness at 9pm, allowing me to set the camera to a 2.5 second exposure, manually firing the flashes and freezing Chris midair. Nearly escaping complete failure, we hiked out in darkness while sipping on champagne, truly in awe of the total solar eclipse and thankful we were able to capture something special.
Info Camera Canon EOS 5D III Lens Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM ISO 1600 F-Stop 4.0 Shutter Speed 2.5 (seconds)
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PHILIP PLATZER Credits Photographer Philip Platzer Athlete Marco Fürst
The shot Together with the Red Bull Skydive Team, I did this crazy Project called “Megaswing“ back in 2016. After my assignment I already knew this had to be a tricky one: Two Hot Air Balloons, one with a long rope attached and the other one to jump out with the swing, and of course the Skydiver with his parachute. After the first couple of jumps I realized that I wouldn’t get the perfect shot by simply shooting from the inside of the basket they where jumping out of. Lucky me, I had my monopod in the car as well as a pair of radio-triggers. My solution to get the right angle was to hold the camera, that I had attached to my monopod, as deep under the basket and just hope to get the perfect framing. Another thing, I asked the athlete Marco Fürst to turn a little bit towards my direction to avoid getting an ass-shot and to get this playful mood in the image. In the end it was the very last try which gave us the moneyshot.
Location Fromberg, Austria
Info Camera Nikon D4s Lens Nikon 16mm Fisheye ISO 320 F-Stop 6.3 Shutter Speed 1/2000
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DASHA NOSOVA Credits Photographer Dasha Nosova Athlete Sebbe De Buck
The shot We traveled to Folgefonna, Norway for some summer snowboarding, which is kind of a tradition for many of us. That summer it was raining a lot. We were there for seven days and it rained for five days straight, so we basically only had the last two days to shoot anything and just one day to make this jump session happen. This shot was taken during a short one or two minute window when some light finally broke through the clouds. It was around 11:30pm which is sunset time at this time of year in Norway, so I set up a flash behind the jump to make the rider really pop. Orange and pink skies are pretty typical when shooting at this location, so in the end I was pretty excited to get more of a unique look with the dark clouds in the background. I’m thankful for the stormy weather, and to the guys for still wanting to hit the jump!
Location Folgefonna, Norway
Info Camera Canon EOS-1DX Lens 70-200mm ISO 100 F-Stop 4.0 Shutter Speed 1/640
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HAMISH FROST Credits Photographer Hamish Frost Athlete Guy Robertson & Greg Boswell The shot Guy and Greg had invited me along to get some photos of them trying a new winter route on Bidean nam Bian. They’d been casually vague about their objectives for the day – ‘we’ve got some unfinished business on Bidean nam Bian, get to the car park at 5.30am!’. It’s nice to be able to do a bit of planning before photographing a climb, however I also enjoy the challenge of having to improvise on the hill. Reaching the foot of the imposing Church Door Buttress just before first light, their ‘unfinished business’ became apparent. The summer line ‘Lost Arrow Direct’ – an impossibly steep looking series of cracks and roofs leading up the cliff. The weather that day had been poor for photos, however I knew that if the clouds were to clear slightly, then the west face of Stob Coire nan Lochan might come into view in the background. I waited patiently for a few hours and sure enough, just as Guy was making good progress on the third pitch, the clouds broke momentarily and I was able to get the shot I’d hoped for. Four hours later, Guy completed a sequence of grade 10 moves (in the dark!) to pull through a final roof section and top out on the route.
Location Bidean nam Bian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Info Camera XXXX Sony A7R II Lens Sony FE 70-200mm f4.0 OSS ISO 250 F-Stop 7.1 Shutter Speed 1/250
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FABIEN MAIERHOFER Credits Photographer Fabien Maierhofer Athlete Mathieu Navillod
Location Col de L’Izoard, France The shot Although the shot looks out of this world, it was actually taken at the Col d’Izoard, a mountain pass in the HautesAlpes region of France. The image was captured while I was filming a behind the scenes video of the project “Mountain Skiing“ last November. When I saw them with the suits, the light and rocks, I just took quick snapshots for my Instagram. It’s funny how the frame looked unrealistic and it made me question what skiing will be like without snow due to climate change in the near future. Something close to the Mad Max movies maybe...
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JEREMY BERNARD The shot 350m long, 70m high, 50km/h wind. Not an easy one for Nathan, but definitely not the hardest he’s done. The line above Sharks Bay on Ua Pou Island is the first of its kind. No one has ever set a highline here. Locals are excited and very curious on how those guys can walk on such a line. And from the bottom, all you can hear is a noise similar to a helicopter as a result of the wind hitting the line. Intimidating
Credits Photographer Jeremy Bernard Athlete Nathan Paulin
Location Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
The rock wasn’t looking that great and safe so the preparation took a little bit longer than expected. We had to multiply the anchor on each side to secure the line to the maximum. Down below, in the bay, we could see the sharks coming back and forth just as if they were waiting for one of us to fall in. Huge massive orange cliffs, deep blue water, sharks, turtles, the spot couldn’t be better. We didn’t think that the rain would show up right before sunset.
Info Camera Sony A7RIII Lens EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM ISO 800 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1/800
I had visualised this photo for a few days now and dreamed about it quite a few times too. And you know how everything can come together in one second and completely disappear the second after. At that time, everything came together. After the rain, comes the sun.
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MATT HORSPOOL Credits Photographer Matt Horspool Athlete Karina Elliott
The shot The waters of Kastellorizo are the perfect playground for creative underwater photography and are a freedivers’ heaven with incredible crystal-clear visibility. The little known and less frequented island is Greece’s hidden gem where we could dive for hours without seeing another person. Ever since beginning underwater photography, I had a keen interest in using creative camera angles and simple compositional elements to make my subjects appear as if they are in another world. For this image, I wanted it to look as if my subject was being sucked through a portal and by using the light rays as direct side lighting it would give the scene direction. By swirling up the water to create small air bubbles, I aimed to create textures that accentuated movement and chaos which would have been difficult with only clear waters.
Location Kastellorizo, Greece
Info Camera Olympus EM1 MK2 Lens M.Zuiko 7-14mm F2.8 Pro ISO 640 F-Stop 11.0 Shutter Speed 1/160
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MARC DAVIET The shot It was 6am in the morning and we were already climbing for a few hours to reach the summit of Mont Maudit by the Kuffner ridge. The ridge is the frontier between France and Italy and is considered one of the most beautiful mountaineering routes of the Mont Blanc Massif. Southeast oriented, the first lights of the day quickly lick the snow slopes with incredible colors leaving no photographer indifferent. That day, one of my main objectives was to photograph “The Half Moon”, an iconic passage of the Kuffner. The curve of this snow ridge is perfect, offering an incredible line. The problem in this kind of situation, as often in mountaineering, is the lack of distance to photograph. When you are on a ridge you can only move forward or backward. It’s rarely possible to move away from one side to the other to have a broader view. That’s why I chose to make a panoramic view by assembling a dozen images. I also noticed that the snow had ice crystals on its surface, a chance to bring matter to the foreground. We could almost hear the crunching sound of the crampons…
Credits Photographer Marc Daviet Athlete Christophe Dumarest & Denis Pachoud
Location Kuffner Ridge, Mont-Blanc Massif, France
Info Camera Nikon D750 Lens 20mm f/2.8 ISO 1000 F-Stop 10.0 Shutter Speed 1/200
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LORENZ HOLDER Credits Photographer Lorenz Holder Athlete Seppl Ramsbacher
The shot It was one of those rare days in the area around Munich when you actually can hit spots around your hometown because there is enough snow to ride. I was sitting back home with my friend Seppl Ramsbacher and we decided to check out the local gravel pit, where I‘ve shot some BMX in the summer before and where I knew we would get the permission to do stuff. We found this conveyor-band that looked perfect for a little 5-0. I really liked the lines that the whole image created and how Seppl just fitted in perfectly. Back home I played a little around with flipping an image without Seppl being in there, that I had taken during the session. Because the camera was on the tripod the two images matched perfectly. Now the conveyor-band creates a whole new scenery transforming Seppl‘s 5-0 into a whole new world.
Location Unterbrunn, Germany
Info Camera Canon 5D MARK IV Lens Canon 70-200/2.8L USM ISO 640 F-Stop 5.0 Shutter Speed 1/8100
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PHILIP PLATZER The shot I took the photo for Red Bull during the V-Max Project at the Atacama Desert in Chile, in 2016. The highspeed mountainbiker Markus Stöckl tried to beat the world record in speed with a serial MTB – which was a success, he reached 167.6 km/h. After I did a few classic close-up shots and pans, I wanted to show the whole scenery in one shot. The problem was I could not go close enough to do it with a wide-angle lens and with a longer focal length I didn’t get the view in the frame. The solution was to do a panorama shot. After I found my position, I did multiple photos in portrait format on 35mm before Max did his run. When Max was riding I did the sequence of him with the same focal length and perspective. No tripod was required. To get the final result I had to do some extra work in photoshop: First of all I stitched the panorama, in the end it was made out of six single shots. After this I had to add the sequence, which was quite an issue because of the stitching. Everything was slightly distorted and it took some time to fit the 44 shots of Max back into the scenery.
Credits Photographer Philip Platzer Athlete Markus Stöckl
Location Atacama Desert, Chile
Info Camera Nikon D4s Lens Nikon 24-70 @ 35mm ISO 320 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1/2500
Website www.philip-platzer.com 46
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ROBERT GARO Credits Photographer Robert Garo Athlete Milan Hruska The shot The place where the photo was taken is located just 50km from my hometown directly on a motorway. I‘m sure I drove past it a thousand times without noticing it. One day, there was a traffic jam on the highway. I could not see exactly what it was, but I decided to come back and take a closer look. It took me some time to get to it. Luckily, my location scouting was late in the evening that day and it was already dark. Without this coincidence, I would never have noticed that the railing is lit at night. However, the only angle at which the image could be created was not easily accessible, especially since the required exposure time was about two seconds. So, I mounted the camera on a tripod at about three to four meters high and triggered the camera remotely. To expose Milan in the right place, I triggered the two speedlights separately with a second remote control. Only a lighted billboard and a small gap in the railing disturbed the image structure. I fixed it in the post-production so that the picture is perfectly suitable for the category.
Location Raunheim, Germany
Info Camera Nikon D800 Lens 14-24/2.8 ISO 100 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1.6
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AUSTIN JAMES JACKSON Credits Photographer Austin James Jackson Athlete Dane Jackson The shot Living in Portland, Oregon, I’ve been lucky to be exposed to waterfalls all my life. I’ve grown up hiking the many trails in the Columbia River Gorge, so I know the area like my own backyard. It wasn’t until 2017 that I began getting into shooting action sports, like kayaking, in these amazing locations. I’d shot Dane Jackson on many other waterfalls in the area in 2017 and 2018, but the 2019 spring brought huge rains to the Pacific Northwest, meaning flows were in for kayaking. Dane messaged me about a week before, and we rallied all week, running multiple waterfalls a day. On this day in particular, it was stormy, and the water level was just right. Getting this shot was harder than expected. You can’t see the top of the falls, so you really have no idea when the kayaker is going to drop. With all of the spray from the waterfall, I had to keep wiping my lens, hoping that I wouldn’t miss the opportunity to hit this shot. Luckily, I timed things just right and walked away with this photo of Dane Jackson.
Location BZ Corner, WA, United States
Info Camera Sony A7R II Lens Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 ISO 400 F-Stop 3.2 Shutter Speed 1/800
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NICK GREEN Credits Photographer Rosin Carolin
Location Park Beach, TAS, Australia The shot I shot this image of Byron Bay Longboarder, Rosin Carolin, during a week long road trip we went on around Tasmania at the end of 2018. We had been shooting the whole week and managed to score some pretty fun waves, the conditions looked super small on the last day of our trip so I thought I‘d mess around with some slow shutters. I remember panning with Roro as she glided past me and could feel the click of the shutter in time with the pan/ movement of the water so I knew she would be in focus. Slow shutters have always fascinated me, growing up I always wanted to be a painter or a drawer, to be able to create something from nothing was something that interested me. I think slow shutter photography is as close as I‘ll get to creating something with a similar feel.
Info Camera Canon EOS-1DX Mark II Lens 24-105mm ISO 100 F-Stop 22.0 Shutter Speed 1/30
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JEAN-BAPTISTE LIAUTARD Credits Photographer Jean-Baptiste Liautard Athlete Jeremy Berthier
The shot I was on a last minute assignment to shoot a commercial video and a few photos with Amaury. I jumped straight out of a plane from Vancouver the day before and drove a couple of hours to his house. I was so tired and running a bit out of ideas when an unexpected snow storm came in while we were shooting this feature on his home track. I remember running in every direction trying to figure out the shot I should do and the lighting needed, but I‘m glad I had time to set up everything before it stopped snowing. Amaury did two or three runs off this slippery log until we got the photo we wanted. Focusing wasn‘t easy as I was shooting wide open, but I wanted the background to be completely blurry. We were lucky with the fall tones of the trees in the background, perfectly matching with Amaury‘s kit and bike.
Location Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Info Camera Canon EOS-1DX Mark II Lens EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM ISO 100 F-Stop 1.2 Shutter Speed 1/200
Website www.jbliautard.com 54
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JUSTIN COOMBER Credits Photographer Justin Coomber Athlete Matt Bush The shot Matt and I had been planning on getting this shot for a while and due to life‘s unforeseen happenings and the weather often pulling a duzzi on us the day had finally arrived to make it happen. We arrived at the spot a few hours before sunset so that I could find my framing and where I wanted to be positioned, as well as so Matt could do a few practice runs on the wall tied into some ropes to make sure the grips were solid and he was confident for when the time came. When it was go time a big cloud bank rolled in over the ocean and blocked the sun making the scene dull and boring. But after some decision-making we decided to wait and see and luckily enough, a small hole appeared in the clouds for five minutes as he sent the climb. I was just losing my mind behind the camera as I watched him solo his short route as the beautiful orange sun lit up the smoke of the wild fire in the background and him hanging five off the small pinnacle of rock.
Location Table Mountain Cape Town, South Africa
Info Camera Nikon D750 Lens 24-120 f4 ISO 400 F-Stop 10.0 Shutter Speed 1/250
Website justincoomber.co.za 56
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JAY FRENCH Credits Photographer Jay French Athlete Billy Meaclem & Sam Minnell
Location Canterbury, New Zealand The shot Fortunate timing. We were out on a client shoot when the boys spotted a line that dropped into a chute, they made their way over to hit it and as soon as the dust exploded as they dropped in, we knew we had a shot. We set up the shot to slap a turn at the bottom of the chute and capture the explosion of the dust backlit by the sun, however both riders gave it 150% to create maximum effect, and unfortunately neither was able to hold it together as they hit the turn with every ounce they could muster. However, it ended up in us capturing something truly unique that we certainly hadn’t planned for, as limbs and bikes went flying in all directions.
Info Camera Nikon D750 Lens Nikon 16mm f/2.8 ISO 200 F-Stop 4.0 Shutter Speed 1/2500
Website www.freeridenewzealand.com 58
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MATT WOOD Credits Photographer Matt Wood Athlete Ted Morton The shot I was traveling to Queenstown three days into a multi-day enduro MTB race. I was sharing a van with another one of the event photographers and a handful of riders. We had been on the road for hours at this point and were halfway through the Lindis Valley, which is a mostly unpopulated area of almost nothing but tussock grass and minimalist beauty. The sun was getting low in the sky and the light was starting to look good, so the call was made to take a rest stop and make the most of the sunset. With the short window of light we had, the three riders hiked their bikes up the ridge while myself and the other photographer scoped our desired angles and the riders dropped in one by one. We had a few attempts at getting the shot, changing position and settings a couple of times before capturing this shot just as this ribbon of light was left, illuminating the ridge. Within seconds the sun dropped behind the hill, so we called it a day and carried on our journey.
Location Lindis Valley, Central Otago, New Zealand
Info Camera Canon EOS 80D Lens Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS ISO 500 F-Stop 6.3 Shutter Speed 1/1000
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ROBIN O’NEILL The shot Chris Rubens entrenches himself in a laneway of snow between bearded old-growth trees in the Pemberton backcountry, on what turned out to be one of the deepest days we’d ever experienced. After a prolific storm hit the area, when most others were headed to the ski hill, myself, Hoji, Abma and Rubens, got up at day break to sled up into the mountains. It was so deep that we parked our sleds and skinned our way up the canopy of trees. It was so quiet, huge flakes falling down on us, but the amp was palpable. The boys skied lap after lap, burying themselves, popping pillows and floating over snow. So deep, it felt like everything was in slow motion. Rubens found a deep laneway through the trees and we lined it up perfectly, snapping this shot as he popped into the frame and caught a breath before disappearing under the snow again into the next turn. By the time we returned back down to the sleds they were buried under the 50cm that had fallen throughout the day. We couldn’t wipe the smiles from our faces knowing we’d just experienced the deepest day of the season.
Credits Photographer Robin O’Neill Athlete XXX
Location Pemberton, BC, Canada
Info Camera Canon 1DX Mk II Lens EF 70-200mm f/2.8 II ISO 1250 F-Stop 5.0 Shutter Speed 1/1600
Website robinoneillphotography.com 62
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MAHALLIA BUDDS The shot Ten straight days of shooting mornings and evenings with Cole on the remote Philippine province of Camarines Sur had passed. Pushed to our limits, we had now come to find ourselves at a quite humid standstill. This is where our ability to produce fresh, creative content would really be tested. Cole approached me with the idea of a photograph from directly above. I would climb the cable’s main tower and reach an end distance of about 50 feet above water level. For this to work, the rider would need to edge in such a way that would counter-balance the off-set of the cable, as the carrier would be wrapping around the strongest point of pull on the system. I had my doubts.
Credits Photographer Mahallia Budds Athlete Cole Kraiss
Location Camarines Sur, Philippines
When it came to discussing a trick of choice, it got dicey. I had attempted this angle with other wakeskaters before, but it was dismissed due to the difficulty level. Cole was unconcerned, so I said ok.
Info Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Lens Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM ISO 400 F-Stop 4.5 Shutter Speed 1/2000
About seven frontside flips, five backside flips, and three shoveits in, Cole threw a backside big spin that cast a crisp, contrasted shadow against the illumination of morning light. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. From a technical perspective, it would become one of my favorite photo sets I had ever captured.
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EMIL SOLLIE The shot I wanted to shoot this picture for years. I hooked up with Mats GrimsÌth, who is used to shooting pictures of surfing by being in the water himself. He wanted to be the light assistant in the water with the flash. We went to Red Bull and told them about the idea. They were stoked and after months of planning we got the legend himself, Mick Fanning, to join us. We all went up north in Norway, to Lofoten in early November. After a couple of days and nights waiting for the lights to appear, around midnight on the third day the shoot was finally on. I rigged a camera on tripod facing the sky to be able to see if the northern lights appeared. We did an hour of northern lights watch each, during the night. Half asleep, Mick Fanning jumped in a wetsuit and ran into the water, screaming in excitement by all the stuff going on. There where so many elements that had to come together at the same time. Waves, northern lights, no clouds etc. Technically this is one of the hardest pictures I’ve captured. I would not have been able to do this without Mats assisting with the lights in the water. High five to Mats.
Credits Photographer Emil Sollie Athlete Mick Fanning
Location Lofoten, Norway
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DANIEL BERNSTÅL Credits Photographer Daniel Bernstål Athlete Nils Arvidsson
The shot About an hour from where I grew up there‘s a small town called Ljusdal. It is mostly known for hosting the world cup in Bandy and its street art. When I saw these umbrellas hanging above the street I just knew I wanted to shoot them... from above. I asked pro snowboarder Nils Arvidsson if he could throw some kick flips on his skateboard and he was pumped. As soon as I got up there with my drone and saw the shadows from the umbrellas I got so fired up, it looked sick! Due to bad weather we only had a few tries before the clouds rolled in and blocked the sun so we had to hurry up! After a couple of tries we finally got the shot and I’m really stoked about how it turned out. From my point of view it‘s definitely something different.
Location Ljusdal, Sweden
Info Camera Dji Phantom 4 Pro Lens 24mm f/2.8 ISO 100 F-Stop 4.0 Shutter Speed 1/1250
Website www.bernstal.se 68
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ENRIC GENER Credits Photographer Enric Gener Athlete Vero Vidal
The shot This shot was taken on a freedive training day during a break. We were alone in a small boat sheltered from the wind in a cave, just making a break to eat and rest. And suddenly a huge sailing ship appeared, it was very large, elegant and classic, it wasn’t a normal vessel.
Location Menorca, Mediterranean Sea, Spain
When finally the vessel anchored not far away from us, we decided to make an approach swimming with mask, snorkel and fins. And the surprise was that under the surface we found that the ship sported an impressive keel, something that immediately caught our attention, both for the beauty of its shape and for the imposing size.
Info Camera Canon 5D Mark II Lens Canon 16-35mm @23mm ISO 100 F-Stop 3.2 Shutter Speed 1/400
It was clear that in order to contextualize the scene we needed to take a picture with the freediver going right through. And thus be able to assess the scale of the two forms. Also its different nature, one so geometric and solid against the other so malleable and organic.
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LORENZ HOLDER Credits Photographer Lorenz Holder Athlete Anne Eaton
The shot Lines and symmetrical structures have always fascinated me a lot in photography, especially when they are not only man-made and when mother nature also puts a little bit of her style in it. I knew that this location was exactly what I was looking for and when I saw the composition from above, felt straight away that I could shoot something cool here. The vertical lines that split the image, paired with the crystal-clear water, the slight color-gradient and of course Anne‘s perfect style made this image very special for me. The cool thing, when you‘re shooting from above, is that things get a totally different look and you see elements that you don‘t see from the eye level view. This location was a very good example of that and I still remember Anne‘s smile on her face, when I showed her the final image.
Location Ötztal, Austria
Info Camera DJI Phantom 4 Pro Lens DJI Phantom 4 Pro - 8.8mm ISO 400 F-Stop 4.5 Shutter Speed 1/800
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KOHEI UENO Credits Photographer Kohei Ueno Athlete Shuyi Chua
The shot Freediving is a sport where you dive as deep as you can, for as long as you can on a single breath of air. Athletes push themselves far beyond what is considered normal, some diving to depths over 100m, and breath-holding for over 10 minutes. One of the most common causes of death in freediving comes from shallow water blackouts, which are usually only fatal when one is diving alone. Here you see Shuyi Chua, a Singaporean freediver coming up from a FIM (Free Immersion) dive while being escorted by four other safety divers who meets her half way up the ascent. While the world below is quiet, dark, and peaceful, the world above is loud, bright, and busy. After spending minutes alone in what used to be private and confined, the freediver is now awakened by the familiar sight of people, sounds and other sensations of life as she ascends towards the surface above. Taken at the 2018 AAS Freediving Championships in Tuamben, Bali Indonesia.
Location Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Info Camera Sony A7RM2 Lens Sony 28mm F2.0 with 16mm Fisheye Converter ISO 500 F-Stop 4.5 Shutter Speed 1/500
Website www.koheiueno.com 74
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TYRONE BRADLEY Credits Photographer Tyrone Bradley Athlete SKing (Adosu Segun)
Location Lagos, Nigeria
The shot This shot of SKing was taken near his house in Makoko, an informal fishing settlement near the affluent area of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. SKing wanted to show me where he lives and tell me the story of how he started riding. We bumped into his friend (standing on his back) and although he introduced me, I can‘t remember his name. Next thing this guy just started climbing on SKing. Turned out this was the first trick they learned together to impress their community – the start of a BMX journey which now offers SKing respect and identity in Makoko.
Info Camera Nikon D4 Lens Nikon 35mm f/2 ISO 640 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1/800
Website www.tyronebradley.co.za 76
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NICOLร S PINA CALVIN Credits Photographer Nicolรกs Pina Calvin Athlete Pablo Bordas, Pablo Montero and Pablo Prego
Location Unstad Beach, Norway
Info Camera Sony A6000 Lens Samyang 12mm f/2 ISO 1000 F-Stop 2.0 Shutter Speed 1/20 The shot My three friends enjoying the warmth of a bonfire after a bitterly cold surf session in the Arctic Circle. Surrounded by snowy mountains and a stunning landscape, we gather amongst the fire trying to keep our wetsuits from freezing.
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DENIS KLERO Credits Photographer Denis Klero Athlete Irek Rizaev and Konstantin Andreev
Location Moscow, Russia
The shot This shot was taken during a break at the Sand Castle project. The project was in the winter at a fairly low temperature (about –25°C). The conditions for riding the BMX were, to put it mildly, not comfortable. During the shooting session, the arms and feet of the athletes were very cold and they used hot water to warm them afterwards.
Info Camera Sony a7R II ILCE-7RM3 Lens 16-35mm f/2.8 ISO 640 F-Stop 8.0 Shutter Speed 1/320
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ANDREW MILLER Credits Photographer Andrew Miller Athlete Travis Rice & Escher Burns
Location Trout Lake, BC, Canada
The shot These days it’s important to show the young the right path to preserve the soul of snowboarding. Spending his winters growing up off the grid in Trout Lake B.C., Snowboarding neck deep in between his parents legs by day and playing Lego with Travis Rice by night. It’s safe to say Escher Burns-Low is on his way to an unconventional path in the snow. This is a look of a kid who has seen the light.
Info Camera Canon 1DX Mark II Lens Canon 24-70mm ISO 200 F-Stop 6.3 Shutter Speed 1/250
Website www.andrewmillerphotos.com 82
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JEFFREY KIEFFER The shot
Credits Photographer Jeffrey Kieffer
This is the time of year where 99% of Swedes are hibernating indoors. But not this guy. And I guess not me either. A chance meeting, this was an incredible sight in the snow. I was on a frosty stroll with a mate from New Zealand who had also recently moved to Stockholm. We were in one of the forests near the city and were both so stoked about taking photos in a place that looked so different from our home countries. So there we were, just walking along, when from around the bend emerged this man’s lemon kayak. Slicing the river, the water opened like curtains around him. I found a bench nearby and sent up the drone, praying that its little mechanical heart would hold up in the cold. Fingers numb, I flew frantically - searching for an interesting composition. Where had this guy come from? Where was he going? And what on earth was he doing out in this weather! The colours of the scene drew so much attention to the kayaker, so I wanted to capture and focus on the starkness and scale of the environment. All the while reinforcing that this was no summer paddle.
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Info Camera DJI Mavic Pro ISO 100 F-Stop 2.2 Shutter Speed 1/240
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ROBIN PEARSON Credits Photographer Robin Pearson Athlete Anthony Pearson The shot Civil engineering projects sometimes produce huge concrete transitions like this, especially in reservoir overflow channels. Anthony Pearson’s obsession with spot searching has led him to ride some of the UK’s best offerings. Buoyed by his successful efforts at home, he was desperate to join me on this mission in Portugal. It’s an underground tunnel that takes excess water from a reservoir to the next valley, and access isn’t easy. In fact, it’s rather dangerous and probably not legal. To get there, there’s a short hike followed by a steep drop. Abseiling with bikes and camera bags is always going to be tricky, but thanks to our friends João and Bruno Soares coming properly prepared, we handled it. Down there, staring at the mouth of the pipe and grasping the scale of the transition, we knew we were in for a fun afternoon of bike riding. As the afternoon sun started coming round the bend in the pipe, we shot this photo: a simple carve, under the earth. The photo is all about the spot, and the spot is all about the adventure.
Location Alentejo, Portugal
Info Camera Canon 6D Lens 24-105mm f4 L ISO 1600 F-Stop 4.0 Shutter Speed 1/500
Website personabmx.com 86
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KEVIN MOLANO Credits Photographer Kevin Molano Athlete Dawinson Manuel Murillo The shot I was walking through the streets of the historic center of Bogotá with the b-boy Dawinson Murillo, better known as Mc Babel, a young Colombian breakdancer from the Colombian Pacific, where he was displaced by the armed conflict. We enjoyed the cultural diversity that meets in this area of the capital, in this raid we stopped in front of the San Francisco church that is one of the most emblematic churches in the city. At that time, a flock of pigeons were on the projections of this structure and I wanted to make them participants and protagonists of the photography since I considered that they would give a concept linked to the history of this athlete who found in the dance the way to get ahead and turn his life around. So, I told Babel, ”Do your best step in front of the door!” At that moment, the pigeons took flight as if they were part of a great break dance show, giving wings to the moment and allowing this photograph to freeze in time as a latent memory. By appreciating this photo, it is possible to identify that through dance you can fly and that nature also has its rhythms and ways of expressing art.
Location Bogotá, Colombia
Info Camera Canon EOS 6D Lens 28 mm f/ 1.8 USM ISO 100 F-Stop 2.8 Shutter Speed 1/500
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MORGAN MAASSEN Credits Photographer Morgan Maassen Athlete Mo Freitas
The shot Mo Freitas, a local surfer and talented waterman from the North Shore of Hawaii, prepares to enter the brooding sea on an incredible day of surf at Log Cabins. Mo‘s adept skills from a childhood spent surfing Hawaii‘s massive waves allowed him to navigate the rigorous paddle out, before he proceeded to pull into some picturesque barrels. When shooting surfing, I naturally gravitate towards shooting from the water, where I feel most at home and my creativity unfurled. However, shooting from the drone has found a special place in my heart as of recently, allowing me to explore landscapes and seascapes for their textures and patterns, and to juxtapose humans against these incredible scenes. I often have a hard time pulling the trigger to capture the photo, as the surrealism involved with navigating what I‘m shooting from this angle still takes my breath away.
Location Log Cabins, North Shore of Oahu, HI, United States
Info Camera DJI Phantom 4 Pro + Lens 24mm f/2.8 ISO 100 F-Stop 10.0 Shutter Speed 1/240
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DANIEL RÖNNBÄCK Credits Photographer Daniel Rönnbäck Athlete Tof Henry
Location Lofoten, Norway The shot This photo is a dedication to my much-loved late friend Andreas Fransson. He was the first person that I traveled to Norway with and from that day I always wanted to take this exact photo. Last winter, in April, I got the chance to do it together with my French brother and close friend Tof Henry. He is standing on a rock and screams back to me: “Daniel do I need to jump with my skis? I’m shitting my pants, I am so scared!“ “You don‘t need to jump if you don’t want to. But trust me if you do, it’ll be the best photo I ever took.” I replied. And one second later Tof was in the air.
Info Camera Sony A9 Lens Sony 24-70 f/2.8 ISO 1600 F-Stop 10.0 Shutter Speed 1/640
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ANDRIUS ALEKSANDRAVIČIUS Credits Photographer Andrius Aleksandravičius Athlete Unknown The shot This shot I called “Standing on the edge of the Baltic sea coast”. It was a very cold and windy winter day. I really enjoy visiting the sea during the off-season. The empty beach covered with snow, the sea is not frozen but looks like sorbet ice-cream. And the sound is magical. Lithuania has only 90km of the Baltic Sea coast.
Location Lithuania
This photo was taken in Smiltyne beach near Klaipeda, Lithuania. It‘s a unique part of my country – the Curonian Spit National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast.
Info Camera DJI Mavic 2 Pro Lens Mavic 2 Pro ISO 100 F-Stop 2.8 Shutter Speed 1/1250
I thought this would look really good from a bird’s-eye perspective. I particularly like the contrast between white and brown, as well as the curves created by nature. From the air it seems people are standing on the edge of the Baltic sea coast. It was very cold lying on the snow.
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CHRIS TEDESCO Credits Photographer Chris Tedesco Athlete Tom Parsons
Location Swing Arm City, UT, Unites States The shot I captured this photo while on a summer moto photo road trip with Tom Parsons that took us through Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, USA in 2018. We stopped at Swing Arm City, Utah which is a unique landscape with some of the best off-road riding on Earth. At first glance, one might even think this was taken on another planet. With temperatures surpassing 100ºF (38ºC), it deterred others from riding. We had the entire area to ourselves. This incredible, natural rock formation is something out of a rider’s dream, or nightmare. Here Tom Parsons rides all the way to the top, where one wrong move means a long way down. This highlights only a small portion of the amazing terrain open to riding and camping.
Info Camera Canon 1DX Lens 100-400mm ISO 800 F-Stop 6.3 Shutter Speed 1/1250
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KAMIL SUSTIAK Credits Photographer Kamil Sustiak Athlete Chris Wallace
The shot We woke up and the first thought that came to my mind was that this morning was going to be special. I always say that as it makes snoozing the early morning alarm way harder. Little did I know that the nature had already started working on its magic tricks. We arrived to the line surrounded by fog so thick that we could almost not see each other. An hour passed and we could only sense the sunrise that was supposed to make this morning so special. I thought, well not today mate, happened before, will happen again ‌ the world is not turning around your camera to make you happy every time you press the shutter. I was ready to bail when all of a sudden the fog dropped just a tiny bit down into the valley and showed us what was actually going on around us. This spectacular scenery lasted for about an hour before the clouds underneath us disappeared and the world turned normal again.
Location Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
Info Camera Canon 5D Mark III Lens Canon EF16-35mm f/2.8L II ISO 320 F-Stop 8.0 Shutter Speed 1/250
Website www.kamilsustiak.com 98
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GEOFF COOMBS Credits Photographer Geoff Coombs Athlete Andrew Ryzebol
Location Tobermory, ON, Canada The shot The sun was setting on a crisp Saturday in March of 2018. The ice was slowly melting and spring was setting in. The surface ice was thin in some places, but there was also thicker ice that we were able to walk on. We cut a hole using an axe and dove down in the clear water. The shipwreck loomed underneath us and the evening sun created deep blue and purple hues in the water. The Alice G was a wooden tug boat that ran aground during a severe storm in November of 1927. I wanted to create an image that brought the viewer to a different time and place, allowing them space to wonder what they were seeing. Exploring a piece of history in these rare conditions was an experience I won’t soon forget.
Info Camera Canon 6D Lens Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fisheye ISO 200 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1/400
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MATT GEORGES Credits Photographer Matt Georges Athlete Paul Serin
The shot We were on a really remote island called Nosy Anakao, north west of Madagascar, with a crew of watermen. There were no waves this day, so we decided to explore the back side of this tiny island with a couple of kitesurfers and found this little playground with a bunch of dead trees floating around. I didn’t really realize it until Greta Thunberg did her speech at the UN, but this photo is very relevant to our current climate change situation. Here, you see a young man traveling to a poor and remote place to have fun around dead trees. I’m part of all this, of course, and I totally know it, so what could be the answer to this? People fought a lot in the past to get us the freedom we currently live in, but we certainly must also be concerned on how we shape our future. However it doesn’t mean we have to stop having fun. Paul Serin knows it and it’s exactly what he was doing there.
Location Nosy Ankao, Madagaskar
Info Camera Drone Mavic Pro Lens Build in ISO 400 F-Stop 2.2 Shutter Speed 1/2500
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DANIEL BERNSTÅL Credits Photographer Daniel Bernstål Athlete Alfred Björebo
Location Sågmyra, Sweden The shot About a year ago I saw a clip of people skating in this huge abandoned factory. I was amazed by the light from the huge windows and I knew I had to go there and shoot. I called my friend and skateboarder Alfred Björebo to see if he was down, which he was. We spent about a day in this huge building, waiting for the sun to go lower to get that golden light. As the sun started to go down I got ahold of a ladder, so I could shoot from above. The light from the windows created these nice lines which moved through the image and created more depth. We just had a few minutes before the light disappeared and after a couple tries we got the shot. Stoked!
Info Camera Nikon D850 Lens Nikkon 20mm f/1.8 ISO 1000 F-Stop 5.0 Shutter Speed 1/1250
Website www.bernstal.se 104
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JAN KASL Credits Photographer Jan Kasl Athlete Tomáš Slavík
The shot Every February, you could even call it a tradition, Tomas and I book flight tickets from the frozen northern hemisphere to sunny Chile, where Tomas competes in one of the most spectacular urban downhill races in Valparaiso. There are not too many opportunities to train in the wintertime in Europe and that‘s why we always spend a couple of weeks before the race in the stunning bike park located in Nevados de Chillán. That‘s the dustiest place I have ever been to, and as all photographers know, the dust is the key to making the action even more powerful. Even the park itself offers many variations and sick spots for taking photos, so I can‘t imagine a better morning than waking up before the sun rises, hiking to the bike park before the lifts turn on and starting to capture the magic.
Location Nevados de Chillán, Chile
Info Camera Nikon D810 Lens Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 ISO 200 F-Stop 5.0 Shutter Speed 1/1250
Website www.jankaslphoto.com 106
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MICHAEL CLARK Credits Photographer Michael Clark Athlete Rafa Ortiz
Location Spirit Falls, Little White Salmon River, WA, United States
The shot Rafa Ortiz rolling up while whitewater kayaking on the Little White Salmon River near White Salmon, Washington. This image was captured as part of the Lighting the Spirit Campaign to launch Elinchrom‘s ELB 1200 battery-powered strobe. The image was lit with a 1,200 Ws stone that was boomed out over the top of the kayaker and I was in the water with my camera in an underwater housing.
Info Camera Nikon D810 Lens Sigma 24mm f/1.4 ART lens ISO 800 F-Stop 13.0 Shutter Speed 1/80
Website www.michaelclarkphoto.com 108
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CHRISTIAN GISI The shot The Eiger – a mountain myth, a legend, a place of longing. Its North wall: one of the most famous faces in the world, certainly the most notorious in the Alps. Its ridge is an icon in itself and probably one of the most beautiful mountain tours on the planet. The photograph was taken during a photo shoot with the two athletes Caro North and Steph Davis on the famous Mittellegi ridge. An unusual rope team: Caro, a young German alpinist and prospective mountain guide; cheeky, unusual, full of ambitions. Steph Davis, the American Free Solo and Basejump icon; truly fascinating, experienced and far beyond any norms. The two form the front team. They were accompanied by cameraman Thomas Senf and the mountain guide Juerg Ruf – the two can be recognized as the rear team. The weather and light situation was almost perfect this late afternoon; the already razor-sharp ridge gained even more drama due to the clouds in the South wall. To the right of the picture, the exit ice field dominates and thus the last meters of the North wall. In the background, the equally famous Schilthorn and its cable car can be spotted.
Credits Photographer Christian Gisi Athlete Caro North & Steph Davis with Thomas Senf & Juerg Ruf
Location Mittellegi-Ridge, Eiger, Switzerland
Info Camera Nikon D4S Lens Sigma 70-200mm f / 2.8 at 200mm ISO 125 F-Stop 4.0 Shutter Speed 1/8000
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JAIRO DÍAZ DÉVORA Credits Photographer Jairo Díaz Dévora Athlete Sergio del Pino
Location Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Info Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Lens Sigma 24mm Art ISO 800 F-Stop 2.5 Shutter Speed 1/1000 The shot Running away from the crowded beaches of Tenerife, my friend Sergio and I decided to explore the north shore of the island. We found this natural pool known just by a few.
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PABLO JIMÉNEZ The shot I was in northern Chile to shoot a surfing competition at the break of El Flopos in Arica. The waves are really good and heavy, so this contest in particular attracts surfers from all over the world and especially from South America. Arica is known for flocks of all kinds of sea birds cruising along the coast line, but the week of the event, this large group just stayed and hung around the contest site. During a perfect day of free surfs leading to the competition, Peruvian surfer Tomás Tudela was a total standout, catching a bunch of really good waves. For this image, I saw him paddling for a wave that was looking very promising, as soon as he took off I started shooting, I saw him pulling into a perfect barrel, speeding through the section and coming out full speed at the other end of the wave. He kept the momentum and very stylishly exited the wave. It all lined up perfectly. The birds, the claim, the posture, I’m glad I kept shooting. The barrel was good, this became my favorite moment of the sequence.
Credits Photographer Pablo Jiménez Athlete Tomás Tudela
Location Arica, Chile
Info Camera Canon EOS 7d Mark II Lens Canon EF 70-200mm f4 ISO 400 F-Stop 5.6 Shutter Speed 1/1250
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MARTIN GOLOB Credits Photographer Martin Golob Athlete Germain Faity
Location Montpellier, France The shot Movement happens daily, so does the freedom of motion. I wanted this photo to let people discover more about my discipline, Parkour. The feeling of total freedom can be achieved simply by using human power. I wanted to represent, in a simple way, a man in an urban center who, despite the codes and laws that are enforced, can escape in a single moment. Germain jumped many times till we got the perfect shot. Thankfully the sun was behind me during his jump, which meant there was a natural shadow on the wall to exaggerate and reinforce his leap over the void. I chose to put this photo in black and white to highlight the urban architecture, as well as to have a raw and simple rendering; as simple as the way we move.
Info Camera Canon EOS 600D Lens Canon 18-55/18 mm ISO 100 F-Stop 5.0 Shutter Speed 1/1000
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LACHIE CARRACHER Credits Photographer Lachie Carracher Athlete Bren Orton
Location Alexandra Falls, North West Territories, Canada The shot Upon arriving at Alexandra Falls it was clear that the waterfall had near perfect flows for a safe descent. That is when all the hours in a car zooms in and time starts to slow down for the athlete and me as a photographer. Game time, we have a meeting regarding safety procedures and speak as to how it‘s all going to go down. As this location is vast, we used radios to stay in contact. Shooting such an important once-off shot like this is daunting when trying to give a unique perspective. A lot of the time, when getting creative with aerial photography, it is easy to lose perspective or the scale of the feat. Here with Bren, I was able to keep scale while delivering a fresh perspective to a waterfall image.
Info Camera DJI Mavic Lens 26mm ISO 100 F-Stop 2.2 Shutter Speed 1/2800
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MARCELO MARAGNI The shot This shot is the result of a project that went wrong. The idea was to shoot the athlete during the annular sun eclipse of February 2017. Unlike a total sun eclipse, there is no blackout with some residual light, but a ring in the sky on it’s apex. There were a lot of challenges to achieve the desired image: I had no idea how much light it would provide, once the sun would have around 90% of its surface covered. We put some continuous lights on the paramotor to light the paraglider, which gave no result at the end. The ring was too bright, as if no light had been blocked. The other thing was that it happened around 11am, and the sun was too high in the sky and therefore the athlete had to fly very high. The athlete had some difficulties to coordinate the flight and cross the sun at the right time. And at the end, the biggest issue: I don’t own a 500mm or 600mm lens, so I borrowed the lens, tele-converter and camera from three different friends; it was also the first time I was using this brand. The camera had an issue, which I found out later, in which it was resetting the configurations when I changed the battery. So, the camera changed from RAW to JPG and I only realized it after shooting. So I couldn’t bring back anything from the dark areas or minimize brightness from the sun on post-production.
Credits Photographer Marcelo Maragni Athlete Rafael Goberna
Location Facundo, Argentina
Info Camera Canon 70D Mk II Lens 500mm ISO 100 F-Stop 14.0 Shutter Speed 1/2000
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