A Love Letter to Action Sports Photography

This new video by COOPH is a 2-minute love letter to action sports photography.

“We love action sports photography,” COOPH says, “and this is our tribute to the photographers who travel the planet in their unrelenting pursuit of the perfect shot.”

© Desre Tate / Red Bull Illume
© Desre Tate / Red Bull Illume
© Stuart Gibson / Red Bull Illume
© Stuart Gibson / Red Bull Illume
© Christoph Laue / Red Bull Illume
© Christoph Laue / Red Bull Illume
© JodyMacDonald / Red Bull Illume
© JodyMacDonald / Red Bull Illume
© Ray Demski / Red Bull Illume
© Ray Demski / Red Bull Illume

“Action sports photographers are as crazy as the athletes, and they do it all for a single frame. The perfect frame.”

© Dimitrios Kontizas / Red Bull Illume
© Dimitrios Kontizas / Red Bull Illume
© Jimmy Chin / Red Bull Illume
© Jimmy Chin / Red Bull Illume
© Juan Cruz Rabaglia / Red Bull Illume
© Juan Cruz Rabaglia / Red Bull Illume
© Lucas Gilman / Red Bull Illume
© Lucas Gilman / Red Bull Illume
© Florian Breitenberger / Red Bull Illume
© Florian Breitenberger / Red Bull Illume

“Thank you for risking it all to remind us that the human spirit is irrepressible, that taking risks is what makes us feel alive, and above all, that we need to take care of this beautiful planet.”

© Scott Serfas / Red Bull Illume
© Scott Serfas / Red Bull Illume
© Zak Noyle / Red Bull Illume
© Zak Noyle / Red Bull Illume
© Sterling Lorenz / Red Bull Illume
© Sterling Lorenz / Red Bull Illume

Red Bull Illume, the world’s premier action sports and adventure photography contest, is now open for submissions. You can submit your photos for entry through the contest’s website. It’s free to enter, submissions close on March 31st, and the prizes are valued at over $100,000.


Image credits: All photographs by their respective photographers and courtesy Red Bull Illume

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