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Red Bull Illume Image Quest :The Best Action Sports Photography Competition Returns For 2013

The Best Action Sports Photography Competition Returns For 2013
Tahira Mirza
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The world's greatest action and adventure sport photography contest is back.

Now in its third edition, The Red Bull Illume Image Quest attracts the top names in action and adventure sports photography as well as drawing great new talent.

By the time entries close on 30 April, tens of thousands of photographs will have been submitted from all over the world.

What makes the competition unique is how it showcases not only jaw-dropping action shots but also looks at the lifestyle behind the sports. It shines the spotlight on action sport photographers who often go to just as extreme lengths to get a shot as the athletes they are shooting.

"Red Bull Illume is one of the best photo competitions in the world. The standard of photography and talent is amazing, the imagination of the photographers is incredible. I find looking at the images breathtaking," said Paul Sanders, former picture editor of The Times, and Red Bull Illume judge 2007 & 2010.

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The contest consists of 10 categories: lifestyle, playground, energy, spirit, close up, wings, sequence, new creativity, experimental and illumination. From a shortlist of 250 images, a team of judges — photo editors from prominent international publications — will select 50 finalist images, including 10 category winners and an overall winner. These 50 images then travel around the world's capitals and cultural hubs as a unique and stand-alone night-time photo exhibition. The host cities will be announced on redbullillume.com.

Final Top 50 Images
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© Nathan Smith, Photographer: Nathan Smith, Athlete: Andrew Mooney, Location: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
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© Maiko Mou, Photographer: Maiko Mou, Athlete: Maiko Mou, Location: Papenoo, Tahiti
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© Dean Treml, Photographer: Dean Treml, Athlete: Steve Black, Location: Hamburg, Germany
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© Christoph Schöch, Photographer: Christoph Schöch, Athlete: Daniel Schiessl, Location: Hintertux, Austria
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© Ricky Adam, Photographer: Ricky Adam, Athlete: Alex Kennedy, Location: Berlin, Germany
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Category Finalist 2010: EnergyPhotographer: Rami HanafiAthletes: Scotty LagoLocation: Truckee, CA, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: New CreativityPhotographer: Flo HagenaAthlete: Eigo SatoLocation: Mexico City, Mexico
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© Alessio Barbanti, Photographer: Alessio Barbanti, Athlete: Taddy Blazusiak, Location: Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy
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Category Finalist 2010: CulturePhotographer: Toby CaughronAthlete: Duane PetersLocation: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Category Winner 2010: CulturePhotographer: Vincent PerraudAthletes: Alex Baret and friendsLocation: Tallinn, Estonia
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© Roberto Alegría, Photographer: Roberto Alegría, Athlete: Inigo Igarza, Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
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Category Finalist 2010: New CreativityPhotographer: Thomas StöckliAthlete: Markus KellerLocation: Davos, Switzerland
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Category Finalist 2010: CulturePhotographer: Tim KempleAthletes: Tommy Caldwell, Kevin JorgesonLocation: Yosemite National Park, CA, USA
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Category Winner 2010: New CreativityPhotographer: Eric BergerAthlete: Dan TreadwayLocation: Whistler, BC, Canada
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Category Finalist 2010: New CreativityPhotographer: Lorenz HolderAthlete: Marco SmollaLocation: Ruka, Finland
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Category Finalist 2010: CulturePhotographer: Ryan FudgerAthletes: DK Team (Nina Buitrago, Quinn Semling, Zack Yankush, Brian Hunt, Brett Walker, Brian Kachinsky, and filmer Shad Johnson)Location: Paris, France
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© Stéphane Candé, Photographer: Stéphane Candé, Athlete: Tony Rocci, Location: Lyon, France
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Category Finalist 2010: IlluminationPhotographer: Sterling LorenceAthletes: Matt HunterLocation: Kamloops, BC, Canada
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Category Finalist 2010: PlaygroundPhotographer: Ricky AdamAthlete: Owain Clegg
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Category Finalist 2010: IlluminationPhotographer: Oskar EnanderAthlete: Sverre LiliequistLocation: Engelberg, Switzerland
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© Jed Weingarten, Photographer: Jed Weingarten, Athletes: Luke Spencer, Location: Outlet Falls, WA, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: PlaygroundPhotographer: Will WissmanAthlete: Reggie CristLocation: Haines, AK, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: PlaygroundPhotographer: Rainer EderAthletes: Walter HungerbühlerLocation: Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland
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Category Winner 2010: PlaygroundPhotographer: Tim KorbmacherAthlete: Stefan LantschnerLocation: Krefeld, Germany
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© Sébastien Anex, Photographer: Sébastien Anex, Athlete: Nicolas Vaudroz Location: Tanigawadake Tenjindaira, Gunma, Japan
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© Stuart Gibson, Photographer: Stuart Gibson, Athlete: Ryan Hipwood, Location: Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania, Australia
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© Éric Antoine, Photographer: Éric Antoine, Athlete: Eniz Fazliov, Location: Tenerife, Spain
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© Marcelo Maragni, Photographer: Marcelo Maragni, Athlete: Bruno Dias, Location: São Tomé das Letras, Brazil
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Category Finalist 2010: WingsPhotographer: Erik BoomerAthlete: Tyler BradtLocation: Palouse Falls State Park, WA, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: WingsPhotographer: Camilla StoddartAthlete: Josie SymonsLocation: Rob Roy Glacier, Mt Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
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Category Finalist 2010: WingsPhotographer: Christophe MargotAthlete: Reine BarkeredLocation: Squaw Valley, CA, USA
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Category Winner 2010: WingsPhotographer: Marcel LämmerhirtAthlete: José Eber Pava OrdoñezLocation: Hamburg, Germany
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Category Finalist 2010: SpiritPhotographer: Mike SmoloweAthlete: CJ HobgoodLocation: Mundaka, Basque Country, Spain
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Category Finalist 2010: SpiritPhotographer: Mike KillionAthlete: Brad TunisLocation: Hammond, IN, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: SpiritPhotographer: Fred MortagneAthlete: Alex GavinLocation: Montréal, QC, Canada
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Category Finalist 2010: SpiritPhotographer: Brian BielmannAthlete: Andy IronsLocation: Teahupoo, French Polynesia
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Category Winner 2010: SpiritPhotographer: Adam KokotAthlete: Michal KrolLocation: Spisske Tomasovce, Slovakia
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Category Finalist 2010: SequencePhotographer: Thomas StöckliAthlete: Steve GruberLocation: Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland
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Category Finalist 2010: SequencePhotographer: Agustin MunozAthletes: Orlando DuqueLocation: Negril, Jamaica
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Category Finalist 2010: PlaygroundPhotographer: Derek FrankowskiAthlete: Mike HopkinsLocation: Big Water, UT, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: SequencePhotographer: Riccardo MontiAthlete: Vanni OdderaLocation: Dorno, Pavia, Italy
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Category Finalist 2010: SequencePhotographer: Jeremy KoreskiAthlete: Peter DevriesLocation: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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Category Winner 2010: SequencePhotographer: Miguel López VirgenAthlete: Alfredo SalcidoLocation: Guadalajara, Mexico
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Category Finalist 2010: New CreativityPhotographer: Lorenz HolderAthlete: Marco SmollaLocation: Ruka, Finland
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Category Finalist 2010: New CreativityPhotographer: Silvano ZeiterAthlete: Martin SeilerLocation: Simplon, Switzerland
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Category Finalist 2010: IlluminationPhotographer: Josh LetchworthAthlete: Ben HoranLocation: Nahunta, GA, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: IlluminationPhotographer: Dominic ZimmermannAthlete: David BertschingerLocation: Einsiedeln, Switzerland
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Category Winner 2010: ExperimentalPhotographer: Daniel GrundAthletes: Alex Maclean, Nicolas IvanoffLocation: Monument Valley, UT, USA
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Category Finalist 2010: WingsPhotographer: Rutger PauwAthletes: Daniel IlabacaLocation: Mumbai, India

Last Competitions Final Top 50 Images

Chris Burkard’s ‘Perfect Day’ shot of surfer Peter Mendia riding the waves off Chile's west coast was the overall winner in 2010.

"Red Bull Illume put my work on the map," he says.

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2010 overall winner Chris Burkard’s picture, ‘Perfect Day’

The line-up of confirmed judges for 2013 includes Manfred Zollner, director of photography at Foto Magazin, Jym Wilson, senior photo editor at USA Today, Steve Fine, photography director at Sports Illustrated and James Mullinger, photo director of GQ (UK).

A total of 50 top photo editors will sit on the judging panel. They will look for overall photographic excellence and in particular at technical superiority, creativity, artistic flair and as one judge put it: "the wow factor".

Find out how to impress the judges by reading their profiles on redbullillume.com.

The overall winner will receive a new Leica S camera, while category winners will each receive a Leica X2. Other prizes will include broncolor's new Move, their portable flash, and the latest strap system from Sun-Sniper.

Photographers can enter their images online at redbullillume.com. Submissions close on 30 April 2013.

Take a look at some of the other stunning shots from the last competition

Red Bull Illume Image Quest Photography 2012 Entries
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Category Finalist 2010: New CreativityPhotographer: Thomas StöckliAthlete: Markus KellerLocation: Davos, Switzerland
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