För första gången i sin 17-åriga historia har en kvinnlig fotograf vunnit det stora priset på Red Bull Illume, världens största fototävling som hyllar äventyr- och actionsport.

Den australiensiska fotografen Krystle Wright vann med sitt foto av klättraren Angela Van Wiemeersch i en spricka djupt inne i Long Canyon, Utah, USA. Bilden vann också i kategorin Innovation by MPB.

Red Bull Illume-jurypanelen består av över 50 domare. 

En känslosam Krystle Wright sa: "Det här är otroligt. Jag ville förtjäna min plats i den här branschen och få mitt arbete erkänt. Red Bull Illume är den enda plattformen som verkligen erkänner vad vi gör."

Från Sverige så tog sig Emrik Jansson in bland de 200 sista bilderna. I det slutliga urvalet om fem bilder så hade Daniel Bernstål med en mountainbike-bild i klassen RAW.

Noterbart är att AI tog sig in i tävlingen och i vinnarbilden i kategorin Creative (där efterbehandling, montage, AI etc är tillåtet). Vinnarbilden är ett collage av en bild monterad i en iskub skapad med AI.

Vinnare: Energy

One of the most extreme days at the incredibly challenging Shipstern Bluff on a remote stretch of coast in Tasmania Australia. The irregular bathymetry creates steps in the wave that adds to the unpredictably and creates a spectacular platform at the base of passive imposing sea cliffs. Local legend Jimmy McKean navigates a series of irregular steps in the face of a giant southern ocean swell. The steps are somewhat unpredictable and add to the precarious nature of one of the world’s most spectacular and dangerous waves. Athlete. James 'Jimmy' McKean. Location. Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania, Australia. Leica SL2-S, APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280 f/2.8-4, ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000. © Ted Grambeau/ Red Bull Illume

Vinnare: Masterpiece by Sölden 

Muralla Roja is a huge apartment complex in the Spanish town Calp and was built by Ricardo Bofill in 1969. This building is just a miracle itself – there are stairs, small corridors, platforms and concrete walls everywhere and it’s very easy to lose orientation. The building is divided in different zones that are all colored differently in pastel tones, but work together beautifully. Just walking through this masterpiece is breathtaking and you feel instantly transferred into a different world. For Senad and I, this was just an playground with almost unlimited spots and opportunities, where we both could live out our creativity. For this shot, I wanted to show the variety of pastel colors and different structures and compose this with an BMX-trick of Senad with the right balance of architecture and action sports. We had to wait a little bit, till the sun was at the right place, to illuminate all the scene pretty equality, so the colors of the building would show its full potential without having shadows within the image. Athlete: Senad Grosic. Location: La Muralla Roja, Calp, Spain. Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 28–70mm F2L USM, ISO 200, f/8, 1/640. © Lorenz Holder / Red Bull Illume

Vinnare: Playground by Radiant Photo 

We were shooting for a week around Cusco with the whole video team but when they left, we changed my flight to come to this place, I had to wait a couple more days at the hotel as Kilian had a race at the end of the week. The minute after he crossed the finish line, we took a car and drove 12 hours on mountain roads from 6PM to 6AM. We arrived at the hotel in the morning and after a quick nap, we were headed to the highest dune in the world. We only had one evening and one morning there as our plane was leaving from Lima the next day. We had to have good weather and all conditions come together. I was suffering from a knee injury and had to climb up the 500m high dune with almost just one leg. I flew my drone once up there and the view was absolutely breathtaking. The wind just shaped that huge dune with a perfect pattern, the same pattern we can see on a way smaller scale. It was so perfect it almost looked fake. Once I decided which line I wanted Kilian to ride, it was go time and we were lucky enough that he made a turn at the perfect moment to lift up some sand. It was that one shot this whole part of the trip was all about. Athlete: Kilian Bron. Location: Nazca, Peru. DJI Air 2S, DJI 22mm f2.8, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1000. © Jean-Baptiste Liautard  / Red Bull Illume

Vinnare: Emerging with Canon

I think this is one of my favourite photos as it included a bit of everything. To get to the waterfall you had to drive two hours, walk 10 minutes and then to take this photo I had to do a 15 meter rappel as the waterfall is in a deep canyon. To get in the position I wanted the only way to get there was to rappel in. With Kilian, we have been filming and looking for places for a couple of years now and continuing to do these missions with him is one of my favourite things to do. Athlete: Kilian Ivelic Astorga. Location: Maipo, Chile. Sony α7 III, 25mm, ISO 400, f/4, 1/1000. © Gonzalo Robert Parraguez / Red Bull Illume

Vinnare: Creative 

L’Usine is a dry-tooling cave situated over an old factory. On a Sunday after fun-filled night out with Virgile Devin and friends in Grenoble we decided to go for a climb at this spot. That's when I got to shoot Virgile hooked to the roof of the cave, the bright light coming from the outside of the cave on the original shot gave me the idea of a high contrast minimalist collage. To create this image, I decided to push the boundaries of my creativity by merging my photography editing skills with modern technological advancements. I designed the scene using a digitally generated block of ice. By choosing black and white, I was able to express my love for simplicity and contrast, while recalling the greatness of the mountain with an oversized ice element. This image is the result of many inspirations that have shaped my journey as a photographer: the mountains, the power of extreme sports, the exploration of new ways to create, all shared with some good friends. Athlete: Virgile Devin. Location: L’Usine, Voreppe, France. Canon EOS 77D, Canon EF-S 18–55mm, ISO 400, f/4, 1/250. © Delphin Montessuit / Red Bull Illume

Vinnare: Photos of Instagram

After enjoying the recent snowfall in the resort, we usually look for places outside to build kickers and take advantage of the best moments of light for the shootings. The weather this day was very bad and it seemed that we were not going to be able to do anything, but after midday the clouds began to move and the friends' chat began to heat up, so we decided to go up and build. We arrived a little late and the sky closed again so we decided to do the job and leave it done for the next day, with the landing untouched. We were in darkness with everything almost finished when an evening glow began to enter in the distance. Alejan was working on the speed check and I was doing light tests with the flashes. It was an all or nothing bet to one try. Alejan is a motivated and qualified rider, capable of landing a huge first try backflip, so we went for it and we did it, that was the only jump that day, in the next moment the sky was dark again.In addition, the colors are a fundamental part of this photo, everything fits together, the blue tones are complementary to the orange and yellow ones, and there are times when this issue becomes crucial, that's why this photo is titled Psychology of Color. Athlete: Alejandro Arellano. Location: Punta Malacara, Spain. Sony Alpha 7 Mark IV, FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM, ISO 1250, f/5.6, 1/1600. © Yhabril  / Red Bull Illume

Vinnare: Lifestyle by COOPH Category Winner

I was out in Morocco on a surfing holiday with friends, which luckily happened to coincide with the first really good swell of the season slamming into the coast. The night before there was a real buzz of anticipation around the town, with everyone excitedly discussing if the swell was going to live up to expectation. The next morning, I eagerly pitched up to the carpark before sunrise and, through the twilight and mist, saw perfect peeling faces thundering down the point. A crowd of eager challengers quickly gathered readying themselves to do battle with what Mother Ocean was going to throw at them that day. When this retro ride overladen with all manner of surf craft pulled up I knew it was a composition too good to pass up. I hope this image bottles up just a little of the vibe which all us surfers know well; the excitement, anticipation and pure stoke of turning up to a spot to find the waves are even better than forecasted and it’s going to be a special day for all in attendance. Athlete: Jonathan Sapir & Jorden Brunshteen. Location: Anchor Point, Taghazout, Morocco. Sony α6400, Sigma 24–70mm f2.8, ISO 500, f/2.8, 1/250. © Ross Taylor  / Red Bull Illume

Av David Elmfeldt

Publicerad 2023-11-30.

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