Red Bull Illume competition celebrates action sports photography

7 Oct 2016 10:17 AM IST

It documents entries in sports and adventure photography globally.

The competition attracts enthusiasts in adventure sports photography from around the world (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
While adventure sports is challenging, the level of creativity required to make it look like this is no joke (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
The competition acknowledges the passion and precision of the people behind the lens (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
This year saw 36,624 submissions by 5000 photographers from 120 countries (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
11 category winners are selected from thousands by 53 photo editors (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
Another category added for the 2016 edition was the mobile category (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
Action and adventure sports photographers find a platform where their work is recognised as an art-form (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
55 finalists are chosen from tens of thousands of entries sent from across the world (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
The most spell binding images capturing breathtaking moments with brilliant timing are selected (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
The competition is now in its fourth edition after previously being held in 2007, 2010 and 2013 (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)
This spectacular image of \"flying bulls\" was taken in the Czech Republic (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)

The competition attracts enthusiasts in adventure sports photography from around the world (Photo: Facebook/Red Bull Illume)

It documents entries in sports and adventure photography globally.