A woman has taken the grand prize at Red Bull Illume, a major international photography contest that celebrates adventure and action sports, for the first time in its 17-year history.
Krystle Wright, from Australia, was crowned the overall winner by a panel of more than 50 judges and also won the Innovation by MPB category.
She said: “This is incredible. I wanted to earn my place in this industry and my work to get recognised. Red Bull Illume is the only platform that truly recognises what we do.”
Wright’s shot showed the climber Angela VanWiemeersch illuminated in a crack deep within Long Canyon in the city of Moab, Utah.
“A heatwave had descended on to Moab, which meant we only had a few precious shaded
