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MOST BEAUTIFUL SPORTS PHOTOS: PDN ADRENALINE

Woman athlete leaps over canyon. Photo by Philip Edsel. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Philip Edsel. “Perseverance.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.

PDN ADRENALINE: SPORTS + ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Photo District News (PDN), the award-winning monthly magazine for the professional photographer, has been covering the professional photographic industry for over two decades.

PDN Adrenaline celebrates the photographers capturing the intensity and dedication of athletes and adventurers. We are sharing the breathtaking winning photos of the 2018 PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.

Grand-prize winners Marcus Eriksson and Enrique Lopez-Tapia lead the stellar pack with two powerful images of athletes in vastly different cultures, one an MMA fighter, the other, a traditional Sumatran cattle driver. Other winning photos include dramatic images of trail runners, a rock climber, ice hockey players, a mountain biker, speed bikers, basketball players, a surfer, and a gymnast.

2018 Contest judges included Krystal Atwater (National Football League), Blake Danforth (Fox Sports), Mike Leister (Backpacker Magazine), and Brent Lewis (ESPN).

Check out these thrilling images below.

Pile of ice hockey players. Photo by Riley Joslin. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Riley Joslin. “Untitled.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
 Mountain biker takes a Wall Ride on a rock face. Photo by Warren McConnaughie. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Warren McConnaughie. “Wall Ride.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
Surfer surfs a giant wave. Photo by Darcy Brown. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Darcy Brown. “Wave Tamer.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
MMA fighter Dee Obaro jumps up in the air. Photo by Marcus Eriksson. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Marcus Eriksson. MMA fighter Dee Obaro. Grand Prize Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
Overhead view of basketball players shooting balls into baskets. Photo by Hana Asano. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Hana Asano. “Nosebleed Seats.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
Bikers ride in Velodrome. Photo by Gartzen Martinez Sagarna. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Gartzen Martinez Sagarna. “Velodrome Sessions.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
Gymnast swings on rings. Photo by Jerry Weber. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Jerry Weber. “Untitled.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
Runner runs on trail through canyon at Fisher Towers, Utah. Photo by Scott Broadwell. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Scott Broadwell. “Trail Running, Fisher Towers, Utah.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
Rock climber hangs off edge of rock outcropping over valley. Photo by Andrew Kornylak. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Andrew Kornylak. “Full Extension.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
Oxen race Party in the rice fields of the interior of the island of Sumatra. Photo by Enrique Lopez-Tapia. Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.
By Enrique Lopez-Tapia. “Rice Race.” Winner. PDN Adrenaline: Sports + Action Photography Contest.

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