Thank you to all the photographers that shared their best shot showing adventure in the outdoors in this photo contest in collaboration with Focal Press. The difference between getting the shot and missing the shot comes down to split seconds and how you manage your gear and your technique. In Outdoor Action and Adventure Photography professional adventure sports photographer Dan Bailey shows readers how to react quickly to unfolding scenes and anticipate how the subject and the background might converge. Capturing those significant moments to produce powerful imagery that evoke the feel and mood of adventure requires specialized skills and a wide variety of creative ideas.
Focal Press has been a leading publisher of Media Technology books for over 75 years. We provide essential resources for professionals and students in many areas including: audio, film and digital video production, photography and digital imaging, animation, broadcast, theatre and web design. We are committed to publishing high quality books filled with practical hands-on information, dealing with cutting-edge and converging technologies from the experts in the field.
A special thanks to friend and professional photographer Dan Bailey for his collaboration as a guest judge: “I’ve been a full time adventure, travel and location photographer since 1996. Before turning pro, I worked as a photo editor for a Boston stock agency, which gave me a solid understanding of how to communicate with art directors and produce the kind of stunning, high quality imagery that today’s highly visual world demands.”
“_DSC4526 copia” by Lopez980
“Surfer Girl Getting Air” by DugzPhotos
“On Steep Ground” by EdwardMcCrea
“Wave Runner Stunt” by jimhaycock
“skookumchuck narrows (51 of 241)” by paulkendall
“Spirited” by PeterLombard
“Umbria wreck” by longiMANUs
“Bare Feet First” by JacobRiglin
“Trials Bike” by karlredshaw
“Mt Hood Flashlight Play” by kevincowley
“Dope Fluid” by crippledangle
“Ice climb-2″ by bagsgroove
“untitled” by Jessc
“In the search for unknown.” by nevindclimber
“Above Timber Land” by austinnightengale
“Ride in the sunset” by calebsadler
“Beach Runner” by RobinODonnell
“Surfing upside down” by zkrol
“I Can Fly!” by rsmseymour
“Up” by Ashleyslr
“John S in the Green Room” by JCSphoto
“Air” by zebwakely
“Tongariro Crossing” by robinkuyper
“Wall of Water” by rexjones
“Owens River Gorge-03″ by bobsube
“IMG_8936″ by brandonnixon_0945
“Camp on the volcano Etna” by marcocalandra89
“Trefil” by Wayne_DC
“Kowabunga Dude!!” by geminiroze
“The Fall” by margaretgaines
“I’ve got you, partner!” by BrYangle
“Heres Looking At You ” by PatricaK
“IMG_8834″ by danmatthewman
“Jeff Banks – Vertical Bike & Rider_1326″ by AllenDouglasPhotos
“peace” by nicoleconditduncan
“Flip it” by juliantej
“Entranced by light” by OutdoorFLcreations
“Stunt Bike” by SarahBurns
“Into the Wild” by christinemeerman-cooper
“Sea Cave Hammocking ” by vb2614
“Kukulkan divers” by gerardobonilla
“Angel’s Landing Trail” by hannahjor
“IMG_20150728_233128″ by adam81
“untitled” by SandyLSmith
“Tipping point.” by samparsons
“ambition” by kristenhaveman
“Jake Halloway” by nikonjon
Fleeing the Ocean” by NaturallyMitchRothman
“Tristen’s a bad ass” by simpledesertgirl
“Happy skydiver ” by pilapix
“A man in front of the sun 2″ by mickaeltournier
“Skier in the fresh powder.” by StephaneDelecluse
“Lake Skimming” by sdkmax
“Surfing at Sunset” by crystaljohnson_7387
“The Wedge” by FlorendoStudioArts
“High and Tight” by Hanger18
“Riding the Rail” by KellyHeadrick
“Working In The Dirt” by tonybruguiere
“In the caves of St Johns” by oksanavashchuk
“Climbing at Cinque Torri” by jamesrushforth
“Dig it!” by Ren_Murray
“Go down” by Mamat
“Flip it ” by kevtbl
“Air baloons over Cappadocia” by zenit
“Flyboard2″ by joecas
“Jump!” by evgenyvasenev
“Base camp ” by DustinPenman
“Self Portrait” by neilbarr
“Serene” by douglasdrouin
“Surfer” by KanaPhotography
“Fast and Furious 2 in the big water” by brentmorris
“Shark Photo Shoot” by TanyaHouppermans
“Steer Wrestler” by julienjohnston
“up” by dudepash
“f10bis” by Ma77eoVolpi
“IMG_6955″ by amyml
“Upside Down” by jimmoon_8772
