1 / 50

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

3 / 50

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

5 / 50

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

7 / 50

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

8 / 50

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

9 / 50

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

10 / 50

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

11 / 50

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

12 / 50

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

13 / 50

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

14 / 50

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

15 / 50

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

16 / 50

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

18 / 50

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

19 / 50

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

20 / 50

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

22 / 50

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

23 / 50

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

24 / 50

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

25 / 50

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

26 / 50

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

27 / 50

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

28 / 50

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

31 / 50

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

32 / 50

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

33 / 50

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

34 / 50

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

35 / 50

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

36 / 50

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

37 / 50

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

38 / 50

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

39 / 50

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

40 / 50

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

41 / 50

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

42 / 50

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

43 / 50

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

44 / 50

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

45 / 50

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

46 / 50

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

47 / 50

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

49 / 50

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

50 / 50

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

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

2 / 50

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

3 / 50

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

4 / 50

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.

5 / 50

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

6 / 50

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

7 / 50

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

8 / 50

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

9 / 50

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

10 / 50

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

11 / 50

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

12 / 50

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

13 / 50

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

14 / 50

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

15 / 50

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

16 / 50

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

17 / 50

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

18 / 50

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

19 / 50

Scotty Lago stalefish over a bonfire in Truckee California.

20 / 50

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

21 / 50

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

22 / 50

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

23 / 50

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

24 / 50

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

25 / 50

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

26 / 50

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

27 / 50

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

28 / 50

Rider: Sverre LiljequistLocation: Engelberg

29 / 50

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

30 / 50

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

31 / 50

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

32 / 50

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

33 / 50

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

34 / 50

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

35 / 50

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

36 / 50

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

37 / 50

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

38 / 50

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

39 / 50

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

40 / 50

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

41 / 50

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

42 / 50

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

43 / 50

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

44 / 50

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

45 / 50

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

46 / 50

Rider Reine Barkered Location Squaw Valley (USA)

47 / 50

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

48 / 50

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

49 / 50

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

50 / 50

Red Bull Illume Finalists

Breathtaking action-sports photography from the Red Bull Illume photography competition finalists.

Red Bull Illume Finalists

By Red Bull Illume Mar 18 2013 12:59AM

By Red Bull Illume

Mar 18 2013 12:59AM

Breathtaking action-sports photography from the Red Bull Illume photography competition finalists.

Red Bull Illume is the world’s premier international action-sports photography competition. Submissions for the 2013 Red Bull Illume Image Quest are open from December 1st, 2012 to April 30th, 2013. Photographers can submit images to 10 categories: lifestyle, playground, energy, spirit, close up, wings, sequence, new creativity, experimental and illumination.

Enter here and check out the gallery of the 2010 finalists below if you need some inspiration.