Red Bull Illume is the world’s greatest international imagery contest dedicated to adventure and action sports. It showcases the most creative and captivating images on the planet while illuminating the passion, lifestyle and culture behind the photographers that shoot them.

There are eight photo categories judged by an international panel of experts and two Instagram categories for both photos and reels up to 60 seconds, judged by the community.

Only images that capture the adventure and action sport culture and lifestyle may be submitted. Whether they take place in the air, sea, mountains, cities or on rivers and trails, a broad range of adventure and action sports submissions are accepted.

Basic image editing and color corrections are allowed, i.e. brightness, contrast, sharpening, mood and white balance. If any other alternations have been made, the image must be submitted to the Creative category.

All imagery must have been captured after August 1, 2021.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Open to anyone worldwide.

Prize

All 250 semi-finalists will be informed about their progress into the next round. The 50 finalists will be announced in public and invited to the Winners Unveiling where the ten category winners and the overall winner will be honored. All category winners and the overall winner will receive trophies and a selection of outstanding prizes from reputable brands.