Deadline looms for photo contest

Aerial photographers have until the end of the month to enter The Illume Awards, a photo competition that celebrates adventure and action sports – and the photographers behind the lens.

For the first time, this year there is a dedicated category for aerial sports and one of the judges is our own head of photography and design, Marcus King.

“A good photo makes you want to be there and experience it yourself. I always love a great landscape, and a wing that’s going somewhere on an adventure as that’s what inspires me to fly,” he says.

“Too often you’re looking at images on a small screen and that doesn’t do it justice. People still love to see a big image.”

The Illume photo contest is open for submissions until 31 July. There are eight sports categories, including one dedicated to aerial sports. The category description calls for, “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.”

Participation is free and open to all photographers, whether amateur or pro. There’s a huge pool of prizes with a total value of €150,000. The top prize is a full Leica SL3S system with a 24–70mm and a 70–200mm professional lens worth € 9,250 and a complete Angelbird storage package worth € 1,439. All shortlisted photographers get their work promoted.

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