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Photographer: Nathan Smith Athlete: Andrew Mooney Location: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia Category Winner: Close Up Photographer: Nathan Smith

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Photographer: Ricky Adam Athlete: Alex Kennedy Location: Berlin, Germany Category: Close Up

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Athlete: Maiko Mou Location: Papenoo, Tahiti Category: Close Up Photographer: Maiko Mou

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Photographer: Christoph Schšch Athlete: Daniel Schiessl Location: Hintertux, Austria Category: Close Up

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Steve Black of Australia dives 26 metres from the platform on the Rickmer Rickmers tall ship during the sixth round of the Red Bull Cliff Diving series, Hamburg, Germany on August 29th; 2009.

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Photographer: Silvano Zeiter Athlete: Martin Seiler Location: Simplon, Switzerland Category: New Creativity Location: Hamburg, Germany Category: Close Up

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Photographer: Thomas Stšckli Athlete: Markus Keller Location: Davos, Switzerland Category: New Creativity

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Photographer: Lorenz Holder Athlete: Marco Smolla Location: Ruka, Finland Category: New Creativity

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Photographer: Flo Hagena Athlete: Eigo Sato Location: Mexico City, Mexico Category: New Creativity

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Dan Treadway on Mt Kayley in the Coast Mountains, near Whistler, British Columbia. Photographer: Eric Berger Athlete: Dan Treadway Location: Whistler, BC, Canada Category Winner: New Creativity

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Photographer: Toby Caughron Athlete: Duane Peters Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Category: Culture

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Photographer: Vincent Perraud Athletes: Alex Baret and friends Location: Tallinn, Estonia Category Winner: Culture

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Photographer: Tim Kemple Athletes: Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson Location: Yosemite National Park, CA, USA Category: Culture

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Photographer: Ryan Fudger Athletes: DK Team (Nina Buitrago, Quinn Semling, Zack Yankush, Brian Hunt, Brett Walker, Brian Kachinsky, and filmer Shad Johnson) Location: Paris, France Category: Culture

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Photographer: Matthieu Georges Athlete: Teo Konttinen Location: Sšlden, Austria Category: Culture

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Photographer: Stephane Cande Athletes: Tony Rocci Location: Lyon, France Category: Energy

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Photographer: Alessio Barbanti Athletes: Taddy Blazusiak Location: Cittˆ di Castello, Perugia, Italy Category: Energy

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Photographer: Jed Weingarten Athletes: Luke Spencer Location: Outlet Falls, WA, USA Category: Energy

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Photographer: Stuart Gibson Athletes: Ryan Hipwood Location: Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania, Australia Category Winner: Energy

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Scotty Lago stalefish over a bonfire in Truckee California.

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Photographer: Roberto Alegr’a Athletes: Inigo Igarza Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, çlava, Spain Category: Experimental

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Photographer: Marcelo Maragni Athletes: Bruno Dias Location: São Tomé das Letras, Brazil Category: Experimental

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Photographer: Éric Antoine Athletes: Eniz Fazliov Location: Tenerife, Spain Category: Experimental

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Photographer: Sébastien Anex Athletes: Nicolas Vaudroz Location: Tanigawadake Tenjindaira, Gunma, Japan Category: Experimental

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Photographer: Daniel Grund Athletes: Alex Maclean, Nicolas Ivanoff Location: Monument Valley, UT, USA Category Winner: Experimental

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Photographer: Dominic Zimmermann. Athlete: David Bertschinger. Location: Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Category: Illumination Category: Illumination

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Photographer: Chris Burkard Athlete: Peter Mendia Location: Buchupero, Chile Category Winner: Illumination

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Photographer: Sterling Lorence Athletes: Matt Hunter Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada Category: Illumination Matt Hunter jumping through Aspen trees in Kamloops, British Columbia

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Rider: Sverre LiljequistLocation: Engelberg

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Photographer: Oskar Enander Athlete: Sverre Liliequist Location: Engelberg, Switzerland Category: Illumination

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Photographer: Ricky Adam. Athlete: Owain Clegg. Location: Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Category: Playground

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Photographer: Tim Korbmacher. Athlete: Stefan Lantschner. Location: Krefeld, Germany. Category Winner: Playground

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Photographer: Will Wissman Athlete: Reggie Crist Location: Haines, AK, USA Category: Playground

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Mike Hopkins in southern Utah filming for a new bike film Life Cycles. Photographer: Derek Frankowski. Athlete: Mike Hopkins. Location: Big Water, UT, USA Category: Playground

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Photographer: Rainer Eder Athletes: Walter Hungerbühler Location: Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland Category: Playground

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Photographer: Thomas Stöckli. Athlete: Steve Gruber. Location: Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland. Category: Sequence

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Peter Devries frontside air near Tofino. Photographer: Jeremy Koreski. Athlete: Peter Devries. Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.. Category: Sequence

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Photographer: Agustin Munoz. Athletes: Orlando Duque. Location: Negril, Jamaica. Category: Sequence

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Photographer: Miguel Angel López Virgen. Athlete: Alfredo Salcido Location: Guadalajara, Mexico Category Winner: Sequence

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Photographer: Riccardo Monti Athlete: Vanni Oddera Location: Dorno, Pavia, Italy Category: Sequence

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Photographer: Adam Kokot Athlete: Michał Król Location: Spisske Tomasovce, Slovakia Category Winner: Spirit

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Photographer: Fred Mortagne Athlete: Alex Gavin Location: Montréal, Canada Category: Spirit

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Photographer: Brian Bielmann Athlete: Andy Irons Location: Teahupoo, French Polynesia Category: Spirit

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Photographer: Mike Killion Athlete: Brad Tunis Location: Hammond, IN, USA Category: Spirit

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Photographer: Mike Smolowe Athlete: CJ Hobgood. Location: Mundaka, Basque Country, Spain.Category: Spirit

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Red Bull Cliff dive Hamburg 2008. Photographer: Marcel Lämmerhirt Athlete: José Eber Pava Ordoñez. Location: Hamburg, Germany. Category Winner: Wings

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Rider Reine Barkered Location Squaw Valley (USA)

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Photographer: Camilla Stoddart. Athlete: Josie Symons. Location: Rob Roy Glacier, Mt Aspiring National Park, New Zealand. .Category: Wings

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Photographer: Rutger Pauw. Athletes: Daniel Ilabaca. Location: Mumbai, India. Category: Wings

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Photographer: Erik Boomer. Athlete: Tyler Bradt. Location: Palouse Falls State Park, WA, USA. Category: Wings