- Lights, Camera, Action! – 24 year old claims top action photography prize
- September 1, 2010 | 0 Responses
24 year old Chris Buck, from America, has beaten off though competition to win Red Bull’s Illume photography competition. He even did it with a second hand camera that he bought when he first became interested in photography 5 years ago.The worldwide competition aimed to find the world’s best sports action shots in BMX, surfing, skateboarding, B.A.S.E jumping, climbing, motor and winter sports.
The winning entry showed a surfer riding golden coloured waves off the west cost of Chile.
Having spent days in the pouring rain the Chilean weather and Pacific Ocean finally came together to produce a dream swell for the 24 year old.
Chris described how the perfect moment produced the perfect shot in the Daily Mail
“We woke up the morning after the rains to howling offshore winds, swell was pulsing and the conditions were as good as they get.’
“The shore break was so big, and the offshores’ plumes so high, that I was missing most of the best waves, but finally a set came through. The light, the wind, and the swell were perfect. It was as if everything in nature fell into perfect harmony for this single moment. As Peter Mendia eased into this wave, the backwash hit, sending a golden shower of water 10-feet above his head, and sending him down the line of another 20-second barrel”
Chris’s prize is a £25,000 collection of camera gear – which will be sure to help him produce even more spectacular shots.
The 50 winning category images will join Chris’ shot on display in the court of Trinity College, Dublin.
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