Redbull illume : submission closed!

The redbull Illume is an international photographic contest on the extreme sports.
Only action and adventure sports images and images that capture the culture and lifestyle surrounding these sports may be submitted.
Photos must be submitted to one of the 10 categories.

These are the numbers of Redbull Illume 2010: 22764 images uploaded, 4337 registered photographers!

these are the images that I have sent:

category playground
On April 6th 2009 a strong earthquake (6.3 mw) hit L'Aquila. It caused 308 deaths and 65000 displaced people. About 15000 buildings were seriously damaged. I have taken some photos of urban bouldering on destroyed and uninhabited buildings. Just as, while climbing, we fight in order to go a difficult trouble through, so along lifetime we struggle to overcome all the misadventures and difficulties we face. Thanks to this sport, my friend and my brother (the climber in the picture) have found a good reason to keep on fighting, despite the serious discomfort and uneasiness we have been experiencing since that day.

category culture/playlife:The Verbiere Xtreme is the most important free-ride event in the world. The race is reserved to the first 8 ski men of the world rankings. But also some of the “wild cards” can have access to it like i.e. Bjorn Heregger, the winner of the race in Nendaz. During the presentation of the raiders in the central square of Verbier, I saw Bjorn Heregger to see and touch the pectoral of the race with a great joy. For him, to participate to the Verbier Xtreme 2009 was like a dream come true!

Campo Imperatore is an odd and particular place. During the winter, moist air currents from the nearby sea, in contact with very cold surfaces, often create strange and spectacular effects out of the ice. This small building is the refuge Duca degli Abruzzi, where many of the Gran Sasso free-riders use to rest. The sat boy is Jack, having a break before skiing down the steep slope towards the beautiful Maone valley

category spirit:


I spent 5 days in the Sahara desert as a photographer to follow an extreme marathon: the prehistoric artrock trail 2008. The Akakus desert is one of the most fascinating on the earth. In some moments I thought I was on Mars! When I saw that huge arch of rock I could not resist. I waited until the first athletes passed by to take a picture and show how big it was. The desert is a magical place, but it is also a harsh environment where only athletes with a great personality can run.

The desert is a magical place, but it is also a harsh environment where many extreme marathons are run. The athlete in the photo, Mark Perrone, is running the 3rd round of the "Akakus prehistoric rock art trail”, which is about 42 km long. When I took this picture I thought I was on another planet, rather than being on the earth. I saw the athletes’ faces. They were happy but at the same time they looked destroyed by the great difficulty due to the sand and the arid climate. The red flag in the foreground is one of the only 30 signs placed along the 42km long route. It is very easy to take the wrong way!

we hope well!