Red Bull Illume

Red Bull Illume is an international action and adventure sport photography contest that occurs every three years. Its purpose is to showcase the most exciting and creative action sports photography from around the world and bring the public into the world of action sports. From tens of thousands of entries, 50 finalists are selected by international judges in ten categories. In the 2013 Red Bull Illume, the Top 50 finalists were unveiled at a grand ceremony in the city of Hong Kong on August 29, 2013. These 50 finalist images will continue on as an exhibition tour around the world in 2013/2014. The exhibited images are illuminated on 2x2m light-boxes; therefore the exhibition always opens at night time. The 2013 Red Bull Illume Image Quest was the 3rd edition of the competition. Submissions were open from December 1 2012 until April 30 2013.

Quotes on Red Bull Illume

This is the most incredible collection I have ever seen assembled in one place and it is one of the most phenomenal experiences I have had in my 17 years of photo editing. – Anne Telford, Photo Editor of Communication

I think we all felt, finally, that our work was recognized as an art form thanks to the way Red Bull Illume showcased our images. – Brian Bielmann, Photographer

Commitment, passion and daring are qualities necessary to persevere in action and adventure sports—they are also the required elements to effectively capture the action on film. The Red Bull Illume Image Quest spotlights the individual behind the camera, praising the triumphs achieved in action and adventure sports photography. - Rangefinder Magazine (20.12.2006)

Image Quest 2013

The submission phase of the third edition of Red Bull Illume was open from December 1, 2012 until April 30, 2013. The 50 finalists were unveiled on August 29, 2013 at a ceremony at the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. The overall winner was Lorenz Holder (GER) whose image of snowboarder Xaver Hoffmann performing a jump at a satellite dish in Raisting, Germany was selected by an international panel of 50 photo experts, winning him a Leica S camera, a broncolor Move Outdoor kit as well as Sun-Sniper gear worth over €2,000.

Photographers could submit images to the following categories:

Category Winners 2013

Image Quest 2010

The submission phase of the second edition of Red Bull Illume opened from October 1, 2009 until February 28, 2010. The 50 finalists were unveiled on August 31, 2010 at a ceremony in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. The overall winner was Chris Burkard (USA) whose image of surfer Peter Mendia off Chile's west coast was selected by an international panel of 53 photo experts, winning him a Leica S2 camera worth €30.000. The exhibition then toured the cities of Houston, Charleston, Miami, Denver, Salzburg and Bern.

Chris Burkard's 'Perfect Day' was the overall winner of the 2010 Red Bull Illume Image Quest

Photographers could submit images to the following categories:

Category Winners 2010

Image Quest 2007

The first edition of the Image Quest In 2007 resulted in 2,000 established and amateur photographers from over 90 different countries submitting more than 7,500 images. They were judged by a panel of expert photo editors such as Kari Stein of Sports Illustrated, Paul Sanders of The Times and Nick Hamilton of Transworld Snowboarding. The subsequent exhibition tour showcased the 50 finalist images in exceptional outdoor venues across North America, e.g. on the slopes of Aspen or Huntington Beach Pier.

Category Winners 2007

In video games

In PlayStation Home, Red Bull has released a virtual themed space for the Red Bull Illume on November 26, 2009. It is an exhibition of action and adventure sports photographs from Red Bull Illume. The winning photograph from each of the competition’s ten categories is displayed on large illuminate cubes, imitating the real-life exhibit. There is also an exit to the Red Bull Air Race space and the Red Bull Beach space which features the Red Bull Flugtag.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Locust_Star (2009-11-25). "This Week in PlayStation Home: New Red Bull Space + Event, Fight Night Producer Chat & More". Sony Computer Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

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