Adventure sports photography includes some of the most exciting outdoor activity imagery. It is not merely recording of images, but also active participation with a thorough knowledge of and a passion for the sports to be captured beautifully.
Commitment, passion and daring are qualities necessary to persevere in action and adventure sports—they are also the required elements to effectively capture the action i.e. adventure sports photography.
- Hang Gliding
- Jungle tourism
- Mountain biking
- Mountaineering
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Rafting
- River trekking
- Travel journal
- Travel documentary
Adventure Sports photography include a variety of outdoor adventure sports including rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, kayaking, mountain biking, and trail running as well as landscapes and travel images. It involves working with professional athletes in fairly remote locations.
Much of the work is done on assignment for editorial or commercial clients. Assignments means in remote corners of the world. I am usually traveling seven or more months a year. Being an adventure sports photographer based in New Delhi,
I find myself quite fortunate in being located very close to Rishikesh, the adventure capital of India. There are no regular "hours" and I often lose track of which day it is. I can’t remember the last time I took a real vacation.
Shooting an assignment is hard and stressful work.