Red Bull Illume searches the world for the best action and adventure sports photography and honours the men and women behind the lense. The winning pictures will be unveiled at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland next week.
In total, 4,337 photographers from 112 countries have entered Red Bull Illume bidding to be one of the top 50 finalists, spread over 10 category winners with one overall winner and one Athlete's Choice winner. Almost 23,000 images have been submitted to the world's biggest action photography contest.
The winning entries are conta are on these boxes, currently under heavy guard at historic Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland. Tonight at 9:00pm (CET) the covers will be lifted and the 50 finalist images illuminated for all to see.
Photographer: Riccardo Monti, Athlete: Vanni Oddera, Location: Dorno, Pavia, Italy
Photographer: Thomas Stöckli, Athlete: Steve Gruber, Location: Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland
Photographer: Toby Caughron, Athlete: Duane Peters, Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Photographer: Ricky Adam, Athlete: Owain Clegg, Location: Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom
Photographer: Dominic Zimmermann, Athlete: David Bertschinger, Location: Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Photographer: Jeremy Koreski, Athlete: Peter Devries, Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Photographer: Ryan Fudger, Athletes: DK Team (Nina Buitrago, Quinn Semling, Zack Yankush, Brian Hunt, Brett Walker, Brian Kachinsky, and filmer Shad Johnson), Location: Paris, France
Photographer: Rutger Pauw, Athlete: Daniel Ilabaca, Location: Mumbai, India
Photographer: Brian Bielmann, Athlete: Andy Irons, Location: Teahupoo, French Polynesia
Photographer: Nathan Smith, Athlete: Andrew Mooney, Location: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
Photographer: Mike Smolowe, Athlete: CJ Hobgood, Location: Mundaka, Basque Country, Spain
Photographer: Christoph Schöch, Athlete: Daniel Schiessl, Location: Hintertux, Austria
Photographer: Jed Weingarten, Athletes: Luke Spencer, Location: Outlet Falls, WA, USA
Photographer: Mike Killion, Athlete: Brad Tunis, Location: Hammond, IN, USA
Photographer: Sterling Lorence, Athlete: Matt Hunter Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Photographer: Adam Kokot, Athlete: Michal Krol, Location: Spisske Tomasovce, Slovakia
Photographer: Tim Korbmacher, Athlete: Stefan Lantschner, Location: Krefeld, Germany
Photographer: Alessio Barbanti, Athlete: Taddy Blazusiak, Location: Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy
Photographer: Stéphane Candé, Athlete: Tony Rocci, Location: Lyon, France
Photographer: Tim Kemple, Athletes: Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Location: Yosemite National Park, CA, USA
Photographer: Lorenz Holder, Athlete: Marco Smolla, Location: Ruka, Finland
Photographer: Miguel Angel López Virgen, Athlete: Alfredo Salcido, Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Photographer: Daniel Grund, Athlete: Alex Maclean, Nicolas Ivanoff, Location: Monument Valley, UT, USA
Photographer: Chris Burkard, Athlete: Peter Mendia, Location: Buchupero, Chile
Photographer: Ricky Adam, Athlete: Alex Kennedy, Location: Berlin, Germany
Photographer: Maiko Mou, Athlete: Maiko Mou, Location: Papenoo, Tahiti
Photographer: Josh Letchworth, Athlete: Ben Horan, Location: Nahunta, GA, USA
Photographer: Marcelo Maragni, Athlete: Bruno Dias, Location: São Tomé das Letras, Brazil
Photographer: Stuart Gibson, Athlete: Ryan Hipwood, Location: Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania, Australia
Photographer: Dean Treml, Athlete: Steve Black, Location: Hamburg, Germany
Photographer: Matthieu Georges, Athlete: Teo Konttinen, Location: Sölden, Austria
Photographer: Éric Antoine, Athlete: Eniz Fazliov, Location: Tenerife, Spain
Photographer: Derek Frankowski, Athlete: Mike Hopkins, Location: Big Water, UT, USA
Photographer: Roberto Alegría, Athlete: Inigo Igarza, Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Photographer: Flo Hagena, Athlete: Eigo Sato, Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Photographer: Silvano Zeiter, Athlete: Martin Seiler, Location: Simplon, Switzerland
Photographer: Vincent Perraud, Athletes: Alex Baret and friends, Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Photographer: Fred Mortagne, Athlete: Alex Gavin, Location: Montréal, QC, Canada
Photographer: Thomas Stöckli, Athlete: Markus Keller, Location: Davos, Switzerland
Photographer: Rami Hanafi, Athlete: Scotty Lago, Location: Truckee, CA, USA
Photographer: Marcel Lämmerhirt, Athlete: José Eber Pava Ordoñez, Location: Hamburg, Germany
Photographer: Christophe Margot, Athlete: Reine Barkered, Location: Squaw Valley, CA, USA
Photographer: Will Wissman, Athlete: Reggie Crist, Location: Haines, AK, USA
Photographer: Erik Boomer, Athlete: Tyler Bradt, Location: Palouse Falls State Park, WA, USA
Photographer: Oskar Enander, Athlete: Sverre Liliequist, Location: Engelberg, Switzerland
Photographer: Camilla Stoddart, Athlete: Josie Symons, Location: Rob Roy Glacier, Mt Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
Photographer: Rainer Eder, Athlete: Walter Hungerbühler, Location: Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland
Photographer: Sébastien Anex, Athlete: Nicolas Vaudroz Location: Tanigawadake Tenjindaira, Gunma, Japan
Photographer: Eric Berger, Athlete: Dan Treadway, Location: Whistler, BC, Canada
Photographer: Agustin Munoz, Athlete: Orlando Duque, Location: Negril, Jamaica
