With the spirit of exploration, these photos capture everything from remote kayaking trips to multi-day expeditions, on land, up high, above and under water. It’s about resilience, joy, discovery and the human connection to wild places.

Shots that showcase humans soaring between earth and sky. Paragliding, hang gliding, wingsuit flying, and BASE jumping come alive through courage, perspective, and the pure adrenaline of defying gravity.

Capturing the world of off-road or street biking, from MTB to BMX, and trail to gravel. This category celebrates the power, precision, and flow of riders who push terrain and technique.
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Photos that explore the pursuit of height, from sport routes to boulders and big walls. They embody trust, precision, and the bond between climber and rock.

From the streets to the ramps, this category celebrates the raw creativity of skate culture. Images reflect the energy, freedom, and attitude that define skating across every style.

This category highlights skiing and snowboarding across winter terrain, from powder fields, steep lines, and urban rails. Capturing speed, serenity, and the fleeting beauty of movement across snow.

Photography shaped by waves, wind, and open horizons. From classic wave riding to kite, wind, and foil surfing, this category explores timing, balance, and the dynamic relationship between rider and ocean.

Following those who move under their own power, trail running or hiking through some of nature’s toughest terrain, these images capture endurance, solitude, and the rhythm of the outdoors.

Photos that highlight the fine but also extreme details involved in an athletic feat. It’s about intensity, focus, and seeing the action from an unexpected point of view.

Fresh eyes offer new perspectives. This category is for rising talents up to the age of 25, showcasing creativity, originality, and a new generation’s vision of adventure and action sports photography.

Photos that surprise with a unique angle, new ideas and different techniques. It’s about pushing creative boundaries through light, motion and format to reveal athletic moments in a way never seen before.

This category captures the lifestyle, music and culture surrounding adventure and action sports. Photos show what happens before, between, and after the action, where character and creativity collide.

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Photos that showcase the landscapes, locations, platforms, and environments in which athletes play. It’s about the stages that shape every story of the adventure.

Shots that are straight out of the camera showcasing the real image. Composition, exposure, lighting done in front of the lens and in the scene, not behind a screen. That’s the RAW category – un-cropped, un-touched, no filter.

Capturing emotion, determination, and vulnerability. These images are all about the highs, lows, and the unbreakable human spirit that defines every athlete’s journey.