Red Bull Illume, the world’s premier action and adventure sports photography competition, comes to Vancouver starting Friday, January 31 until Saturday, February 8.
The exhibition showcases the most exciting action and adventure sports photography from around the world, and the Top 50 images of the 2013 Red Bull Illume contest will be on display outdoors at Jack Poole Plaza (by the Cauldron) each night after dusk. Each photo will be illuminated on 2m x 2m light boxes.
Red Bull Illume in Hong Kong
Some of Canada’s most talented photographers received accolades at the international photography contest, including Vancouver’s own Scott Serfas who won first place in the “Illumination” category for his photo of professional snowboarder Travis Rice. B.C. based photographers Jussi Grznar, Sterling Lorence and Dan Carr were also among the finalists.
The exhibit is completely free and open to everyone. The exhibit has already made stops around the world and Vancouver will be the only stop in Canada.
Red Bull Illume Vancouver
When: Friday, January 31 to Saturday, February 8
Where: Jack Poole Plaza, Vancouver Convention Centre West
Hours: Nightly at sunset (approximately 5:30 p.m.) to 10 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Here are some of the images you can expect to see at the exhibition:
Scott Serfas
Category Finalist 2013: Illumination
Photograph location: Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska, USA
Category Finalist 2013: Sequence
Photograph location: Aniak, Alaska, USA
Jussi Grznar
Category Finalist 2013: New Creativity
Photograph location: Montreal, Quebec
Category Finalist 2013: Lifestyle by Leica
Photograph location: Sussex Inlet, Australia
Sterling Lorence
Category Finalist 2013: Energy
Location: Kamloops, BC
Dan Carr
Category Finalist 2013: Sequence
Location: Whistler, BC
Lorenz Holder
Category Finalist 2013: Playground
Location: Raisting, Germany
Red Bull Illume 2013 International Winner