Chris burkard s quest for the cover red bull illume. It holds great memories for me cause it helped to promote my career but i also enjoy the story behind the image. This highly coveted adventure sports photography competition occurs once. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Sep 2, 20 the winners of red bull illume 20 have just been announced in each of the contests 10 categories. Burkard has completed multiple book projects, one with friend and coauthor eric. Surfing buchupero, chile by chris burkard red bull. He also regularly teams up with former red bull illume winner, chris burkard. Surfing photo wins the red bull illume image quest 2010. Sep 01, 2010 the 24yearold professional photographers image of surfer peter mendria riding waves on chiles west coast in golden sunlight was named overall winner of the red bull illume image quest 2010, the worlds biggest action and adventure sports photography competition with 22,764 photos submitted to the contest by nearly 5000 photographers. Sports photographer, speaker and author chris burkard. Mar 16, 2019 the first month of the new category is in the books, the community has voted and we are more than happy to announce the winner. Burkard was able to fund a sixmonth surfing trip along the california coast, which was later published as the california surf project by chronicle books. Chris burkards northern exposures surfing photography.
Surfing photographer chris burkard on capturing that incredible. Top action sports photographers honored at red bull illume contest. Red bull illume 2019 photobook the worlds greatest adventure. Chris burkard, chris van leuven, surf photography, photography. Were proud to say that the innovation category is back and is brought to you by eyeem. Red bull illume is the worlds greatest international photography contest dedicate. More information surfing buchupero, chile by chris burkard red bull illume 2010. Red bull illume is an international photography contest for adventure and action sports. Photographer chris burkard wins red bull illume outside online. Chris burkard is an american photographer and artist, based in the california central coast. The release of my children book, and when it got award independent.
A percentage of the proceeds will go to wings for life, their spinal. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. California photographer chris burkards winning shot of surfer peter. The californian photographer, chris burkard, was the overall winner of the second ever red bull illume image quest back in 2010. Winners of the red bull illume photo contest 20 the atlantic. It showcases the most creative and captivating images on the planet, while illuminating the passion, lifestyle and culture behind the photographers that shoot them.
Chris burkard is an american photographer and artist, based in the california central coast region. Photographer chris burkard s image of peter mendria riding a wave off the coast of chile won the overall prize in the red bull illume, a highly. Illumination and overall image quest winner, 2010 38 39 in august 2010 burkard became the red bull illume overall competition winner as well as the red bull illume illumination winner for the second happening of the international image quest. The california surf project chronicle books 2009 the plight of the torpedo people dap books 2012 russia, the outpost vol. The overall winner was chris burkard usa whose image of surfer peter. The limitededition red bull illume 2019 photobook features 260 of the best adventure. See more ideas about chris burkard, chris burkard photography, surfing.
Chris burkard is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author. Red bull illume 20 photographer chris burkard surfers keith malloy and dane gud. Red bull illume winner illumination 2010 red bull illume winner overall competition 2010 look between invitee 2010 the world open 2nd place winner, open category 2012 red bull illume winner spirit 20 books. Winning red bull illume in 2010 xgames gold medal in 2017 for photography the release of my children book, and when it got award independent publishers award the release of my book, hightide, which summed up about a decade of shooting surfing all over the world. Surfing buchupero, chile by chris burkard red bull illume. Photographs courtesy of chris burkhard what were you doing when you were 24 years old. Red bull illume is the worlds greatest adventure and action sports imagery contest. Photographs courtesy of chris burkhard what were you. Chris burkard by red bull illume 57 7 photographer. Red bull illume project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Chris burkard is a selftaught photographer and artist, based in central coast. Chris burkard won best overall photo with surfer peter mendria riding waves on chiles west coast.
Apr 01, 2015 burkard is currently the senior staff photographer for surfer magazine, he won the follow the light foundation grant in 2006 and the red bull illume overall competition in 2010, and he has shot for espn, patagonia, burton, volcom, national geographic adventure, apple, and others. Chris burkard is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and. Red bull illume is all about celebrating those who arent afraid to think a little differently and boldly step away from the norm to find new ways of portray adventure and action sports. Chris burkard is an accomplished photographer, creative director, speaker, and author. Dasha tells us everything about her shot, and what it means to be the first of the 55 finalist images of the red bull illume image quest. I was honored to be selected to be one of the 50 red bull illume finalists in 20. Red bull illume category finalist spirit, 20 red bull illume award, 2010 red bull illume image quest overall, 2010 olympus pro photographer showdown finalist, peoples choice winner, 20 the world open of photography, 2nd place open winner, 2012 look between photo festival, 2010 follow the light foundation grant, 2006. May 16, 2015 the californian cameraslinger whos made an art of frozen pixels. Past winners include fred mortagne, chris burkard and lorenz holder. Not any book though, its a book that features their very own masterpieces. Capturing the perfect moment adventure sports journal. Since then the red bull illume was a contest that brought my work to a more global. Chris burkard, winner of the 2010 red bull illume photo competition, has traveled through some of the harshest natural environments to photograph daring surfers in their quest to prove.
A look inside the brain of red bull illumes mastermind. Chris burkard is a selftaught photographer and artist, based in central coast california, whose work is layered by surf, outdoor, lifestyle and travel subjects. This shot of peter mendria in chile led me to win the red bull illume contest. Its only fitting the platform thats home to the most powerful creative imagery in the world empowers photographers with this oneofakind red bull illume. Photographer chris burkard talks about his new childrens book.
Burkard joined the instagram online community in 2012 and over the course of 3 years he reached a following of over 1 million people in september 2015. Photographer chris burkard wins red bull illume outside. Submissions are open from march 01 to july 31, 2021. The image is a culmination of days of rain, checking out surf, and finally at the last session i was able to snap this one. While most people are entering the work force or moving into their first apartments.
In 2015, burkard published the boy who spoke to earth 2015 a childrens illustration book, and also high tide 2015 a compilation of all his surf photos. Traveling throughout the year to pursue the farthest expanses of earth, burkard works to capture stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature, while promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere. The 50 finalists were unveiled on august 31, 2010 at a ceremony in trinity college dublin, ireland. Morro bar art society award 2005 follow the light foundation grant winner 2008 red bull illume winner illumination 2010 red bull illume winner overall competition 2010 look between invitee 2010 the world open 2nd place winner, open category 2012 red bull illume winner spirit 20 books. Sep 02, 2010 photographer chris burkard s image of peter mendria riding a wave off the coast of chile won the overall prize in the red bull illume, a highly competitive action and adventure sports photography. Category finalist spirit 20 in august 20 burkard was a finalist in the red bull illume spirit category. I met him at the miir superstore, bought a book and snapped this photo. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Show the world your creativity and it could change the way you create. Layered by outdoor, travel, adventure, surf, and lifestyle subjects, burkard is known for images that are punctuated by untamed, powerful landscapes. The fourth edition of red bull s extreme action and adventure sports photography competition, illume, is set to take place on sept. Red bull illume 2010 winner chris burkard talks about his winning photograph with. February best of instagram by sandisk winner announced. Chris burkard, winner of the spirit category for this shot of surfers keith malloy and dane.
Searching for wild, remote destinations and offbeat landscapes, burkard portrays the humble placement of the human in contrast to nature. Sep 2, 2011 see the winning amazing adventure photographs from the red bull illume 2010 contest, with surfing, biking, skiing, skateboarding, and more. Chris burkard is an accomplished photographer, creative director, speaker, and. Another, lessinvolved read that i really enjoyed was a book called the art. Chris burkard black diamond athlete black diamond equipment. Traveling throughout the year to pursue the farthest expanses of earth, burkard works to capture stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature, while. Chris burkard talks mobile photography red bull illume. He photographs landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor, and travel subjects burkard takes a photojournalistic approach to make editorial projects, using multiple media. Chris burkards quest for the cover red bull illume. The red bull illume photo book as just been released, stoked to be a contributor. All red bull illume finalists will have their work on display around the globe, and along with great prizes, you get to become part of red bull illume image quest 2021. The submission phase of the second edition of red bull illume opened from october 1, 2009 until february 28, 2010. Surfing photographer chris burkard on capturing that.
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