STARTLING photos that give 'Energy' a new meaning!

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013, the world’s premier photography competition dedicated to the world of action and adventure sports, has recently come up with their top 250 entries in ten categories. The top 50 finalists, after being unveiled in August end at a grand ceremony in Hong Kong, will travel across the globe in a unique and stand-alone photo exhibition.

In the first part of a series, we present the top 25 entries in the ‘Energy’ category. So get, set, GO!

Photographer: Miles Holden/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: George Boulter
Location: Gorge Road, Queenstown, New Zealand

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Photographer: Pablo Jiménez/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Alex Uranga
Location: Iquique, Chile

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Photographer: Rami Hanafi/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Miikka Hast
Location: Tamokdalen, Norway

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Photographer: Krystle Wright/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Ben Cossey
Location: Grampians, Victoria, Australia

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Photographer: Craig Grant/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Eliot Jackson
Location: Green River, UT, USA

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Photographer: Daniel Rönnbäck/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Jacob Wester
Location: Verbier, Switzerland

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Photographer: Romina Amato/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Todor Spasov
Location: Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal

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Photographer: Matt Lusk/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Jesse Hines, Joey Crum
Location: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA

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Photographer: Sean Lee/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Luke Ball
Location: Mundaring, Australia

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Photographer: Rutger Pauw/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Ben Hennon
Location: Campo de Piedra Pomez, Argentina

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Photographer: Jeremiah Watt/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Madaleine Sorkin, Nik Berry
Location: Yosemite National Park, CA, USA

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Photographer: Fernando Rodriguez/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Kike Rico
Location: San Jose de la Rinconada, Sevilla, Spain

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Photographer: Rutger Pauw/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Stefan Lantschner
Location: Barcelona, Spain

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Photographer: Frederico Pompermayer/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Shane Dorian
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

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Photographer: Piotr Staron/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Xavier Pasamonte
Location: Wildkogel, Austria

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Photographer: Sterling Lorence/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Matt Hunter
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada

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Photographer: David Carlier/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Gary Edgeworth
Location: Lower Mesa Falls, ID, USA

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Photographer: Jeff Zielinski/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Tony Hamlin
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Photographer: Jair Bortoleto/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Unknown
Location: Waimea Bay, Haleiwa, HI, USA

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Photographer: Christian Pondella/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Tim Emmett
Location: Helmcken Falls, Wells Grey Provincial Park, BC, Canada

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Photographer: Davy Van Laere/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Szymon Stachon
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Photographer: Davy Van Laere/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Szymon Stachon
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Photographer: Colin Frei/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Mike Knobel
Location: Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland

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Photographer: Tippy Dray/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Ian Wallace
Location: Cairns, Australia

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Photographer: Jeremy Bernard/Red Bull Illume.
Athlete: Nicolas Falquet
Location: Mont Brulé, Arolla, Switzerland

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