THE photo contest of the YEAR

Red Bull is well known for pushing the limits of any sport it gets involved with. In 2007 Red Bull announced the Red Bull Illume photo contest. The contest brought out the best in the world. This year, Red Bull is again hosting the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest to find the best photos and photographers in the world. This contest is open to amateur and professionals alike and is guaranteed to get to world looking at you if you are in the top five of any category. But what if you win the top honors? Image of the year? Besides having the entire world looking at your amazing work you will also be given a Leica S2 SLR digital camera. Its worth a few pennies and is not even out on the market yet...



After the spectacular success of its inaugural edition, Red Bull Illume returns for a second competition. In 2010, the Image Quest will once again showcase the globe’s very best action and adventure sports images and honor the photographers behind them.

The Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2007 was the first-ever international photography competition of its kind. The best 50 images were chosen by a panel of photo editors and experts and were judged to have portrayed spirit, grit and edgy perfection in an outstanding manner. It was arguably the most dramatic compilation of action and adventure sports images ever assembled.

Now Red Bull Illume is back for 2010 and the submission window is now open: From October 1, 2009 until January 31, 2010 all photographers are invited to share their passion for outstanding images and extreme sports with us and submit their images online. Check out the contest section for all details and rules for submissions.

The categories for Red Bull Illume 2010 are culture, playground, energy, spirit, close up, wings, sequence, new creativity, experimental and illumination.

The winners, chosen by a selected jury of experts, will be announced in May 2010.