The best action and adventure sports photographs. Celebrated, honored and exhibited around the world.

Making Of Series: Analog Action Shoot

Written on Wednesday 09.11.2011 16:51 PM By:Red Bull Illume

Photographer Erwin Polanc chose Barcelona as the location for his analog action and lifestyle shoot. His model athletes were skateboarders Philipp Schuster and Philipp Josephu. Despite the weather threatening to ruin the shoot, Polanc managed to successfully complete his planned shots and developed the film himself.

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The Pioneering Photography of Captain Scott

Written on Friday 04.11.2011 10:19 AM By:Red Bull Illume

The story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition a century ago is widely known. The explorer reached the South Pole to discover a Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen had got there first, five weeks earlier. On the way back Scott and his men tragically died of exhaustion inside their tent, just 11 miles from a food depot.

A lesser known...

Red Bull X-Alps Teams Up With Leica and Sandisk

Written on Friday 21.10.2011 10:25 AM By:Red Bull Illume

In the 2011 Red Bull X-Alps adventure race, 30 athletes raced through the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea with just a paraglider and a pair of hiking boots to help them.

The race organizers were interested in covering the race in every possible way. This included official live tracking features available on the website and countless cameramen and photographers following...