The Red Bull Illumine Image Quest 2010 is a collection in book form of the top freesports images submitted to the contest. From 22,764 photos submitted by 4773 photographers in 112 countries were selected 250 semi finalists, 50 finalists, 10 category winners and one overall winning image, which was a little hard to identify at first. This is the shot, by Chris Burkard.
Chris Burkard, Athlete: Peter Mendia, Location: Buchupero, Chile
The book consists of 250 images, 20 shots from four finalists and a category winner. The winner in each category was presented along with a biography of the photographer, a photo and the story behind the photo.
Sterling Lorence, Athlete: Matt Hunter Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Dominic Zimmermann, Athlete: David Bertschinger, Location: Einsiedeln, Switzerland
The various freesports represented included cycling, skateboarding, climbing, skiing, kayaking, base jumping, surfing, diving and parkour.
The ten categories were culture, playground, energy, spirit, closeup, wings, sequence, new creativity, experimental and illumination.
The profits from the book go to the spinal cord research foundation "Wings for Life".
Josh Letchworth, Athlete: Ben Horan, Location: Nahunta, GA, USA
If the above sounds a bit like a set of sports statistics, these are sports images. Wonderful, emotional, spirited sports images that are well worth a look in this impressively large book. At 4500 numbered copies, you will likely be able to find a copy for yourself for a couple of more months.