Red Bull Illume is a major international photography competition dedicated to action and adventure sports. Tens of thousands of amateur and professional photographers enter the contest each year but only a select handful get chosen by the competition’s 53 judges. 34,624 photographs were entered this year from 5,646 photographers across 120 countries, and the stunning winners from the 11 different categories can be found in the list below.
The main prize went to Lorenz Holder for his beautiful shot of BMX rider Senad Grosic crossing a bridge in Germany. Other eye-catching entries include Daniel Vojtech’s hypnotic picture of fighter planes for the sequence category and Victor Sukhorukov’s mesmerizing picture of a paraglider swirling around a wintry lighthouse. Scroll through the list and vote for your favorites.
#2 New Creativity Category Finalist, Tallinn, Estonia
Photographer Jaanus Ree Red Bull Illume 2016 Category New Creativity Athlete Erik Orgo Location Tallinn Estonia
#3 Sequence Category Finalist, Budapest, Hungary
Photographer Victor Sukhorukov Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Masterpiece Athlete Semen Lazarev Location San Salvador Island Bahamas
#4 Masterpiece Category Finalist, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Photographer Markus Rohrbacher Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Enhance Athletes Arthur Longo Gjermund Braaten and Ludwig Biltoft Location Kitzsteinhorn Austria
#5 Enhance Category Finalist, Kitzsteinhorn, Austria
Photographer Daniel Vojtech Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Sequence Athletes Miroslav Krejci Jan Rudzinskyj Stanislav Cejka and Jan Tvrdik Location Jaromer Czech Republic
#10 Playground Category Finalist, Grampians, Australia
Photographer Ken Etzel Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Playground Athlete Wiz Fineron Location Grampians Australia
#11 Sequence Category Finalist, Retallack, Canada
Photographer Scott Serfas Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Sequence Athlete Thomas Genon Location Retallack Canada
#12 Masterpiece Category Finalist, Siargao Island, Philippines
Photographer Gaps Sabuero Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Masterpiece Athlete Manuel Melindo Location Siargao Island Philippines
#13 Mobile Category Finalist, Hakuba, Japan
#14 Close Up Category Finalist, Fontainebleau, France
Photographer Dean Treml Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Spirit Athletes Josh Neilson Barnaby Prees Sam Sutton Tim Pickering Ben Brown Jamie Sutton and Jared Seiler Location Storulfossen Norway
#40 Energy Category Finalist, Indian Creek, UT, United States
Photographer Jeremiah Watt Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Energy Athlete Patrick Kingsbury Location Indian Creek Utah USA
#41 Close Up Category Finalist, Sierra Nevada, CA, United States
#42 Masterpiece Category Finalist, Crested Butte, CO, United States
Photographer Thinh Little Shao Souvannarath Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Energy Athletes Navid and Lil Amok Location Dusseldorf
#43 Energy Category Finalist, Dusseldorf, Germany
#44 Close Up Category Finalist, Outer Banks, NC, United States
#45 Masterpiece Category Finalist, Verdon Gorge, France
#46 Playground Category Finalist, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
#49 Mobile Category Finalist, Fairfax, CA, United States
Photographer Satchel Cronk Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Mobile Athlete Charlie Cronk Location Fairfax California USA
#50 Energy Category Finalist, Kazimierz Biskupi, Poland
Photographer Kuba Konwent Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Energy Athletes Bartosz Staskiewicz Sebastian Dratwa Marta Molinska Jan Kaczmarczyk Sen Marcin and Agnieszka Rom Location Kazimierz Biskupi Poland
#51 Masterpiece Category Finalist, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
#52 Lifestyle Category Finalist, British Columbia, Canada
#53 Lifestyle Category Finalist, Raudalen, Norway
#54 Mobile Category Finalist, Serra Do Cipo National Park, Brazil
#55 Wings Category Finalist, Victoria Falls, Zambia
#56 Mobile Category Finalist, Platteklip Gorge, South Africa
Photographer Kelvin Trautman Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Mobile Athlete Sabrina Chesterman Location Platteklip Gorge South Africa
#57 Playground Category Finalist, Salzburg, Austria
#58 Masterpiece Category Finalist, Park City Powder Cats, UT, United States
#59 Close Up Category Finalist, Dolenja Vas, Slovenia
Photographer Jan Pirnat Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Close Up Athlete Gasper Dolinar Location Dolenja Vas Slovenia
#60 Playground Category Finalist, Pedra De Lume, Cape Verde
Photographer Rein Rijke Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Playground Athlete Elvis Nunes Location Pedra de Lume Cape Verde
#61 Energy Category Finalist, Folgefonna, Norway
Photographer Emil Sollie Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Energy Athlete Mons Roisland Location Folgefonna Norway
#62 Close Up Category Finalist, The Azores Islands, Portugal
Photographer Alexandre Voyer Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Close Up Athlete Marianne Aventurier Location The Azores Islands Portugal
#63 Close Up Category Finalist, San Martino Di Castrozza, Italy
#64 Lifestyle Category Finalist, Yosemite National Park, CA, United States
#65 Wings Category Finalist, Umm Al-quwain, United Arab Emirates
#66 Spirit Category Finalist, Ben Nevis, United Kingdom
Photographer Paul Bride Red Bull Illume 2016 Category Spirit Athlete Marc Andre Leclerc Location Ben Nevis UK
