All photos © Chris Burkard.

“We hiked 12 miles to get to this remote beachbreak, (pictured above)” says California-based surf photographer Chris Burkard. “It was worth every step.”  A staff photographer for Surfer Magazine, Burkard spends most of his time traveling, and strives to document not only the action, but the in-between moments and the lifestyle of the sport.

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© Rachid Dahnoun.

“After a long and heavy winter of photographing skiing and snowboarding for my clients in Lake Tahoe, CA, I traveled to Yellowstone National Park to shoot some personal work,” says photographer Rachid Dahnoun, who is based in South Lake Tahoe.  “With the recent record snowfall out west, Lower Yellowstone Falls was literally bursting at the seams.  My goal with my photography is to create powerful imagery from a unique perspective that draws the viewer into the frame, giving them the feeling that they are standing right next to me.”

Dahnoun, a landscape and adventure sports photographer, is represented by Aurora Photos.

© Damiano Levati/Red Bull Cliff Diving

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is held from March through September, in locations around the world. In July, the fifth stop in the series took place in Malcestine on Lake Garda in Italy. About 15,000 spectators watched the event, not including the many people who moored their yachts and motorboats close to the steep cliffs for a good view of the competition. Each dive is scored by five judges who award points based on execution and degree of difficulty.

Photographers Romina Amato, Dean Treml, and Damiano Levanti captured the action in Malcestine for Red Bull.

Above: The Czech Republic’s Michal Navratil dives above Lake Garda. (more…)

All photos © Nathan Ellis Perkel. Above:  Robbie Maddison.

Nathan Ellis Perkel worked with ESPN’s photo editor Joe Rodriguez on a feature called, “Home Cookin” for their fan issue. Perkel says, “I had the pleasure of spending a few weeks in May and June traveling around the country shooting these five portraits of X-Games athletes in their private training facilities. I can honestly say that this was one of my favorite and most rewarding assignments to date. The first of all our shoots [was] with Robbie Maddison at his Temecula motocross park perched in his front yard…. We witnessed Robbie practice a ‘body varial’ into his brand new $100,000 foam pit, a trick never landed in competition.” (more…)

© Moose Peterson. Alabama Hills.
The pulse-pounding, awe-inspiring images featured here are by photographers participating in PDN’s first annual Outdoor Photo Expo, a two-day event dedicated to the outdoor photography market including adventure, landscape, nature, outdoor sports, travel and wildlife. The Outdoor Photo Expo is open to not only professionals looking to sharpen their skills, but also photo enthusiasts looking to improve their image-making on their next adventure.

The program includes educational seminars taught by master photographers plus a show floor featuring some of the best brands and latest imaging technology and photo solutions. An Art Fair and networking events are also planned to maximize your experience, all to be topped off with a keynote presentation, “Photo Power for Planet Earth,” by internationally acclaimed outdoor and nature photographers Frans Lanting and Art Wolfe.  For more info on how to join us in beautiful Salt Lake City during Aug. 4-5, 2011 at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, click here.

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