Red Bull Illume calls for entries

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2021 is open for entries. Now in its sixth edition, the Quest is Red Bull's international sports and adventure photography competition. 

A judging panel of 50 photo editors and digital experts will select the Finalists, Category Winners and Overall Winner, which will all to be announced at the Winner Award Ceremony in November 2021.

The categories for 2021 include: Creative; Emerging by Black Diamond; Energy by Red Bull Photography; Innovation by EyeEm, Lifestyle by COOPH; Masterpiece by SanDisk; Playground; Photo Story; and RAW by Leica.

Additionally, newly introduced for the 2021 edition of the competition is the Best of Instagram by Lenovo category.

This category allows entrants to enter via Instagram by tagging your photo or video with #rbi21submission. Each month until August people can cast votes for their favourite still and moving image in this catgeory on the competition website here. 

Although there have been fewer international travels and adventures over the course of the last year, there has certainly been a lot of local exploration.

With people spending more time on road trip adventures and taking up outdoor sports and hobbies in response to social distancing requirements, you may find that you have some images in your portfolio that would fit the bill for this year's Image Quest. 

If not, there's still some time left to get shooting, with entries only set to close on July 31, 2021. To find out more about the competition, you can get all the info here.