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Red Bull Illume Opens in 10 days
Just 10 days remain until submissions open for the 2013 edition of Red Bull Illume Image Quest, the world's greatest action and adventure sport photography contest. From December 1st, photographers will be able to enter their images online at www.redbullillume.com in a bid to compete for the honor of winning the prestigious competition.
Already the first judges have been confirmed. These include Kim Scott-Clark, former picture editor of the London Daily Telegraph and now a picture editor at the Daily Mail – one of the world's most popular online newspapers. Other judges include Jym Wilson, senior photo editor at USA Today and Richard Brooks, deputy photo director for Asia-Pacific with AFP.
A number of editors from top sports publications will also sit on the judging panel. These include Steve Fine, photography director at Sports Illustrated, Hannah McCaughey, Creative Director at Outside magazine, Simon Caney, editor-in-chief of Sport (UK) and Naima Mancini, photo editor of Italy's Sportweek.
And because Red Bull Illume also looks at the culture and lifestyle behind action sports, a number of judges come from the world's coolest urban and lifestyle magazines. These include Gina Batlle, photo editor of Complex, Sebastien Zanella, editor of France's Desillusion and James Mullinger, photo director of GQ (UK).
In all, 50 judges will be selected from around the world. They will have the difficult task of selecting the 50 best images in 10 categories and an overall winner.
For a list of the confirmed judges, please visit this link.
Dimitris Karathanos is typical of the judges who have come on board. The senior editor of SOUL magazine says he's looking forward to the competition. "I love sports photography for its charisma to portray humanity during extreme conditions. I love the effort, courage and determination in those pictures. It's a great honor to be a Red Bull Illume judge."
With Leica, broncolor and Sun-Sniper Red Bull Illume has found the perfect partners. The overall winner will receive the 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.
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The 2013 Red Bull Illume submissions in numbers
It’s an incredible experience receiving floods of truly hair-raising images from every corner of the globe. The response from the global community of action and adventure sports photographers has been tremendous and we’re proud to share a few of the official numbers with you...
We received a total of 28.257 images, that’s almost 25% more than in the 2010 contest.
We received submissions from 6.417 different photographers, an increase of almost 50% from the last competition.
Photographers come from 124 countries – the top three are USA, Brazil and United Kingdom.
The most popular category was Playground which received a total of 4.608 images, followed by Energy with 3.699 images.
Approximately a third of the total submissions were submitted in the final 36 hours.
Amount of thanks from the Red Bull Illume team to all the photographers who took the time to submit: countless!
So what is next? The award ceremony takes place end of August in Hong Kong, but right now our judges are faced with the Herculean task of narrowing down the images to the finalists. All we can say is good luck!
Red Bull Illume: Five days Left
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of the Red Bull Illume submissions window gently swinging shut. Photographers have precious little time to submit their best shots – April 30th is the final day of the competition and submissions will be accepted right up until midnight.
Now is the perfect time to go through your image archives and look for potential submissions with fresh eyes. Each photographer has 50 slots, that’s five images for each of the 10 categories, so be sure to seize all the opportunities to impress!
Here are some pointers for photographers who want to submit:
1) register here
2) click the activation link sent to you via email (check your spam folder if it doesn’t arrive)
3) Login here and upload your awesome images
You also need to be aware once an image is submitted, it cannot be changed, edited or moved to a different category – be sure all details are correct before hitting the submit button!
Lastly, we’d love your support, so please help us spread the word about Red Bull Illume on your networks! Best of luck… We’re looking forward to seeing your images.
Ten days until Red Bull Illume submissions close
Your last chance to enter the world’s greatest action and adventure sports photography contest is rapidly approaching – all submissions must be uploaded to redbullillume.com by April 30th. While thousands of images have already been submitted, the dedicated mission of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest is to leave no incredible image behind – so get your submissions in while you can!
Photographers can enter as many as five images in each of the 10 categories so there's no limit to the range of inspirational shots that can be entered, whether they're action, lifestyle or sequence shots. See the full list of categories here.
It costs nothing. Anyone can enter. The only qualification? Your images need to be amazing. Whether you’re a published pro or an aspiring amateur, now is the time to enter the Red Bull Illume Image Quest.
The images are judged by an international panel of 50 photo editors from prominent publications whose task is to select the 50 best shots, including 10 category winners and one overall winner. The finalist images will then be unveiled in Hong Kong at the end of August before travelling the world as a night-time exhibition that's seen by thousands.
More information, including rules and entry details, can be found here. Submissions close April 30th, 2013.
One month to go: Getting ready
As the countdown continues to the close of Red Bull Illume submissions on April 30th, photographers are urged to get busy organizing and uploading their submissions. You can submit up to five images to each of the ten categories, a possible total of 50 images – so don’t leave all the planning to one evening.
Part of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest is about carefully choosing the most suitable category – this way for more advice about choosing the right category. Please note that once images are uploaded they cannot be moved or edited, so it is essential to ensure your selection is perfect before you begin uploading!
Please also keep in mind the competition rules: Images must be 10 Mega Pixels and above, but this file size can only be a maximum of 10 Mega Bytes. In order to determine the Mega Pixels of your image, simply multiply the vertical and horizontal number of pixels and divide by one million. e.g. 12.2 Mega Pixels (2848 pixels x 4288 pixels = 12,212,224).
The top 50 finalists will attend a grand ceremony in the city of Hong Kong where the winning images will be unveiled to the world. The top 50 images will then become part of a worldwide exhibition tour of capitals and cultural hubs across the globe. At these nighttime exhibitions, the photographs will be illuminated on life-size lightboxes. Certainly a good way for photographers to put their name up in lights!
So it’s time to flick through your archives and pick your best!
You can register here and submit your images here. Although time is running out, there are even still a few weekends left to head out and capture that shot you’ve been thinking about.
We look forward to receiving your images!
Current State: Snowboarding
Former professional snowboarder and three-time Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year, David Benedek has released a book entitled ‘Current State: Snowboarding’ – a tribute that covers snowboarding over the past three decades. The book features breathtaking photography by some of the world’s best action sports photographers such as Red Bull Illume photographers Gian Paul Lozza and Thomas Stöckli.
Current State: Snowboarding is a volume consisting on two coffee table books filled with in-depth insights into the snowboard world. Filled with exposés, imagery and interviews, such as a 12-page interview with Travis Rice, it's proved popular since it went on sale.
After winning a number of design awards such as a Red Dot Design Award and being chosen for Red Dot’s Best of the Best Selection 2012, Current State: Snowboarding is now almost sold out but there are still a handful of editions left. Visit the website: www.almostanything.com to grab one of the final copies.
For a more in-depth review of the book by Snowboarder Mag click here.
For a cool behind-the-scenes video of how it all came together just watch this video.
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