Stormy conditions aren't cut out for everyone, but they do make for some spectacular imagery, especially when combined with high speed windsurfing.

Getting the perfect shot for Red Bull Illume is a tough job, says 2013 category winner Dan Vojtěch, whose studio shot of a biker so impressed judges last time around. But what counts is not the reaction of the audience – but the athlete, he says.

Unlike single images, a well-though-out and merged image sequence has the ability to show a radically different perspective and convey something truly unique and striking.