STUNNING photos: Check out these EXTREME playgrounds

The Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013 series, 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 10 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 third part of a series, we present the top 21 entries in the ‘Playground’ category, images that reveal landscapes, platforms, locations in which athletes play.

Part I: STARTLING photos that give 'Energy' a new meaning!

Part II: Creative shots that reveal the FUTURE of photography

Photographer: Willi Nothers

Athlete: Teddy Berr

Location: Saas-Fee, Wallis, Switzerland

Photographer: Fred Mortagne

Athlete: Charles Collet

Location: Secret Spot, France

Photographer: Martin Lugger

Athlete: Florian Ebner

Location: Lienzer Dolomiten, Austria

Photographer: Vincent Perraud

Athlete: Kevin Kalkoff

Location: Porto, Portugal

Photographer: Bernardo Gimenez

Athlete: Olivier Favresse

Location: Margalef, Spain

Photographer: Lorenz Holder

Athlete: Xaver Hoffmann

Location: Raisting, Germany

Photographer: Paris Gore

Athlete: Steven Bafus

Location: Seattle, WA, USA

Photographer: Tony Czech

Athlete: Cam McCaul

Location: Virgin, UT, USA

Photographer: Anthony Acosta

Athlete: Geoff Rowley

Location: Tehachapi, CA, USA

Photographer: Bernardo Gimenez

Athlete: Gabriele Moroni

Location: Margalef, Spain

Photographer: Haruki (Harookz) Noguchi

Athlete: Geoff Gulevich

Location: Green River, UT, USA

Photographer: R. Tyler Gross

Athlete: R. Tyler Gross

Location: Joshua Tree, CA, USA

Photographer: Lorenz Holder

Athlete: André Tröltzsch

Location: Munich, Germany

Photographer: Olaf Pignataro

Athlete: Stefan Lantschner

Location: Verona, Italy

Photographer: Scott Serfas

Athlete: Travis Rice

Location: Tordrillo Mountains, AK, USA

Photographer: Vincent Perraud

Athlete: Max Bonfil

Location: Aire des Pyrénées, France

Photographer: Franz Walter

Athlete: Ines Papert

Location: Harbin, China

Photographer: Thomas Frey

Athlete: Stef Bakker

Location: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

Photographer: Christian Rosillo

Athlete: Rubén Rodríguez

Location: Siam Park, Tenerife, Spain

Photographer: Paul Bride

Athlete: Jen Olson, Kyle Vassilopoulos

Location: Ghost River, Canadian Rockies, AB, Canada

Photographer: Ivan Purcell

Athlete: Patrick Lecomte

Location: Pisagua, Chile

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