The best action and adventure sports photographs. Celebrated, honored and exhibited around the world.
Photographer: David Lang; 
Music event: Red Bull 3 Style; Location: Calgary, Canada

culture

Images that visually capture the creativity of the culture, music and lifestyle that surrounds action and freesports, or represents what happens before, between, and after the action.

Photographer: Wojtek Antonow; Athlete: Pontus Alv; Location: Powisle train station, Warsaw, Poland

playground

Images that showcase the landscapes, locations, platforms, and environments in which athletes play.

Photographer: Thomas Stöckli; Athlete: Reto Kestenholz; Location: St. Christoph, Austria

energy

Images that demonstrate the force that powers an action and show the energy, speed and strength required for an athlete to perform.

Photographer: Brian Bielmann; Athlete: Brian Pacheco; Location: Pipeline Beach, HI, USA

spirit

Images that portray the spirit or personality that athletic performances produce, as well as the pain, emotion and struggles that go along with trying to achieve ones goals, whether due to injury, failure or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Photographer: John A. Clark; Athlete: James Stewart; Location: Hangtown, MX Racetrack, Sacramento, CA, USA

close up

Images that show extreme detail of one or more aspects of an athletic feat: a tight shot of the action, the equipment, the body, the face, etc.

Photographer: Ray Demski; Athlete: Vasil Tasevski; Location: Carnon Plage, France

wings

Images that capture the point in a performance in which the athlete jumps, catches air, free falls, soars.

Photographer: John Gibson; Athlete: Robbie Bourdon, Location: Ilhabela, Brazil

sequence

Images that tell the whole story in a single frame and capture the progression of an action at every stage.

Photographer: Mattias Fredriksson; Athlete: Henrik Windstedt; Location: Park City, UT, USA

new creativity

Images that reveal a unique angle, a visual idea, a different format, light and flash effects... something never seen before! It's the purely creative image without digital alterations.

Photographer: James Holm; Athlete: Martin Gustravsson, Jimmy Nordström; Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

experimental

Images that have been enhanced digitally or in the darkroom through alterations made in the production or digital editing process.

Photographer: Gian Paul Lozza; Athlete: Travis Rice; Location: Laax, Switzerland

illumination

Images that illuminate your artistic skill, your personal best, your unique style; this is an open category so anything goes - give us your best shot!

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