Extreme photography

Travel doesn't become adventure until you leave yourself behind. In the picture: Guido Sterkendries, photographer

Street photographer Willem Jonkers often hits the streets of Rotterdam in the Netherlands with an ultra-wide-angle 8mm fisheye lens. He then approaches

Photo of a balloon being popped with a needle. (My lovely wife is doing the messy work of the popping). This is the one--and so far only--shot we took. The resulting dust cloud settled everywhere. Strobists: ISO 200, ƒ/5.0, 4 sec., Sigma EF-500 DG Super @ 1/32 camera right, Vivitar 285HV @ 1/16 pointing up from below washing the background (probably should have been snooted...I'll have to make one). (©2007 Pearson Media Labs and David C. Pearson, M.D.)

Sit back and waste some time. These random pics are here to sooth your savage soul.

Whatever you do, don't look down.

Heights and selfie sticks = so much nope.

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Dan Gavere takes on Celestial Falls of the White River in Oregon on a stand up paddle board. Find out more at SUP Magazine online - supthemag.com

Now in its second year, the Capture the Extreme contest, run by luxury outerwear brand Shackleton and Leica Camera AG, attracted more than 1,000 entries from around the world.

Sportfotografie bestaat voor het grootste deel uit het vastleggen van actie, beweging en passie. En natuurlijk niet te vergeten: emotie! Ongelooflijk hoeveel energie en plezier je hier kunt zien en vastleggen. Het gaat vaak om het vastleggen van een fractie van een moment, die toch een groot deel van het spel laten zien. Zoals gezegd, […]