Born and raised in Bled, Slovenia, sports photographer Samo Vidic started as an amateur photographer at the age of 17. Fascinated by what could be done with different cameras, lenses and film, he was gaining knowledge really fast and soon realized that this could be his dream job someday. At the age of 23 he started working as a professional photographer.

Since 2005 he shoots for Red Bull, traveling the world and taking photos of the world's best athletes. He is team member of Limex images, Getty images contributor, covering different sport events for them. He also works with some leading sport companies and takes photos for their advertising campaigns. His photos have appeared in world’s most prestigious magazines, such as Outside, L’Equipe, ESPN… Besides being f-stop Global Icon Samo also is a Canon Explorer.

In 2014 he was the winner of the wings category at the Red Bull Illume Image Quest, he is multiple winner of the Slovenian press photo.

Ross grew up close to the rugged Cornish coast, in South West England, and quickly developed a deep passion for the outdoors and a fascination for wildlife. His parents introduced him to photography aged 10 and, a year later in 1990, he won his first major photo competition. By the time he won the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition a few years later, he had already decided to pursue a career in photography.

Now aged 38, Ross is among the UK’s leading outdoor photographers. He supplies photography to a wide range of publications and clients worldwide. He is a regular contributor to a number of British photo magazines, including Digital SLR Photography and Practical Photography. Ross is contracted to NaturePL, and the National Trust is among his list of clients. He has enjoyed multiple successes in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year and in 2008 was on the judging panel for the competition. In 2009 Ross won the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and he has also had commended images in Take-a-View and the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. He is an Ambassador for Nikon UK (2013 – 2015) and the author of eight photography books, including ‘Digital Macro & Close-up Photography’ and ‘The Landscape Photography Workshop’. Ross was also a member of the 2020VISION photo-team – the largest, most ambitious multi media conservation project ever staged in the UK.

Although Ross is most recognized for his close-up of insects and wild plants, he is also well known for capturing evocative landscape images of the UK’s stunning landscape and coastline. A large proportion of his photographs are taken in the South West of England. This region, and it's natural history, is a constant inspiration to him. Ross and his wife, Felicity, live in north Cornwall, together with their three beautiful children.

At the risk of sounding clichéd, Ross simply hopes that his images will help highlight the beauty and importance of our natural history and the environment on which we depend.

Ray has always been a bit different. He grew up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains raised by crazy hippie parents, Ray was homeschooled… Really he just spent a lot of time outside. At the age of 14, he moved with his family onto a 45-foot sailboat in Trinidad, and set sail on the "Mangwana".

As they sailed around the world, Ray trained in martial arts and took plenty of photos. 40 countries and nearly 7 years later, he dried out a bit in Europe, and started shooting professionally. As a life long athlete and explorer, Ray’s primary focus is on action and adventure.

He splits his time between high profile commercial work, and expeditions to amazing places with intense people. He tries to keep things a bit different. Ray is currently based in Munich, Germany... though you will rarely find him at home.

Scott Markewitz is recognized as one of the most influential outdoor photographers in the industry. He has traveled the globe with an unfailing eye in search of action and outdoor adventure in some of the most dramatic locations on Earth. His images have appeared in advertising and promotional campaigns for many outdoor and consumer brands, including Adobe, HP, Tag Heuer, J Crew, Charles Schwab, Salomon, Mountain Hardwear, Red Bull, Thule, Oakley, Specialized, Descente, Giro and many others; and on more than 400 US and International magazine covers.

Scott was featured in Men's Journal as one of the World's Greatest Adventure Photographers. He is the only photographer in Ski Magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential Skiers of All Time and the recipient of Ski Utah's Excellence in Journalism Award. His images have also received awards from APA, PDN, The International Pano Awards, and The Spider Awards.

His passion for photography and the outdoors comes through in everything that he shoots, whether it’s action sports, active life style, or environmental portraits. His vibrant images and ability to take any situation and come back with great results have given him the reputation as the go-to guy in the outdoor world. When not on assignment, you’ll find him out big mountain skiing around the world, racing his mountain bike, or trail running in the mountains, pushing his own limits in some of the sports he loves to photograph.

He lives with his wife, Veronique, and their son, Julien, in Salt Lake City, Utah and Provence, France.

"It all started with my sister, a cheap bicycle, a cheaper handycam, and a 4,100km ride across China. The passion for travel & storytelling exploded and I never looked back."

Pablo is a director of photography with high attention for audio, an experienced FAA Certified drone pilot as well. He seems happiest when it's remote and conditions are miserable. But adventure isn't the only driving element for the trilingual Colombian native. He also focuses much of his attention on social justice issues. "Documentaries have an incredible ability to educate and to inspire," and it's another big reason he became a cinematographer.

Pablo has covered the first all-female Afghan mountaineering team, hippos in Colombia, drug wars in Mexico, climbing in Antarctica, kayaking in Greenland, volcanoes in Vanuatu, American prisons, extreme motor-cross racing, ivory poaching in Africa, labor abuses in the global food industry.

Clients include: National Geographic, Netflix, HBO, CNN, Discovery, Smithsonian, Red Bull Media House, The North Face, DJI, The New York Times, PBS, BMW, Under Armour, United Airlines, AARP, Adventure Scientists, Lupus Research Alliance.

Stanley Leroux is a French author-photographer. Stanley is a true lover of the natural world. He travels widely to capture his imagery, often to very remote locations away from civilization. He is committed to putting the spotlight on species and habitats that may otherwise go unnoticed.

The end of 2016 saw the publication of “Furious Fifties”, his first book of wilderness photography, the outcome of four years spent collecting the material that made this work possible. His photographs have been featured in exhibitions, conferences and publications in Europe, Asia and Australia. They have received awards on multiple occasions, and have featured in media campaigns for, amongst others, the WWF, Birdlife International and the Natural History Museum in London. 

One of his images earned him a Wildlife Photographer of the Year  nomination, and was designated by the The Huffington Post  as one one of the ten best wildlife photos of the year. Stanley Leroux is a visiting lecturer for Canon at major photography trade shows.

Nick Leavesley is a 22-year-old content creator specializing in branded content. Nick travels the world collaborating with leading brands like Jaguar, Land Rover, Nikon, Adidas, and many more, lending his unique creative style to generate innovative award-winning content.

Nick strives to provide his audience and clients with content unlike anything they have seen before, whether that means getting closer to the action than anyone else dares or using cutting-edge tech to create shots that previously hadn't been possible. Nick pushes the boundaries of photography and videography.

Antarctica, Japan, Greenland, Alaska and many other mind blowing destinations. I have had a beautiful opportunity to travel to these very exotic places with my camera.

When I was finishing high school in 1998, I never thought I would live outside the Finland, but a year after completing my army service I decided to spend a season in Verbier, Switzerland. To make it happen I worked really hard as a courier in Helsinki. Long days and overtime finally paid off and I was able to pack my snowboard and Canon EOS 500 camera and make my dream come true.

After the rent my daily budget was 12 euros to buy food and drinks. It doesn’t sound like much but we ate and partied hard for five months thanks to basic cooking skills and the cheap wine in Switzerland. Whenever we went skiing and snowboarding I brought my camera along. After that first season I sold my first photo to a magazine.

The next winter, I returned to Verbier and decided I wanted to be a professional photographer. I took photos with a few professional skiers and snowboarders and suddenly I was getting deals with brands and magazines. In 2011 I had around 1000 of my photos published in magazines.

I live in Volleges a small village 20 minutes from Verbier. I am married and I have two kids. I hardly take any ski or snowboard photos anymore but it will always be a big part of my life. I spend a lot of time with my family, you could say that I am a house dad now. I still take photos but not as extreme as before.

Filming, directing and producing has become part of my job in the past years. I like new challenges and try to bring my creativity and passion into the work I do. Since I was born in East Helsinki 42 years ago a lot has happened to me but the most important thing, I have learnt is to enjoy my life.

Tim is a world renowned photographer and videographer.

In his 26 year ski career, Mike Douglas, has done it all – World Cup mogul competitor, coach, film star, TV commentator, innovator, adventurer, event director, writer, film producer and more. Most notably, he is credited with the design of the modern twin–tip ski – an innovation that changed the sport. Known as the ‘Godfather of Freeskiiing’, Mike is constantly pushing forward and challenging the boundaries of skiing and the media that surrounds it.

Though he has dabbled in filmmaking since his first high school project – a short 8mm film called 'Born To Ski'– it wasn’t until 2006 that he started to take his production work seriously. At that time he founded Switchback Entertainment and began production on the web-series, Salomon Freeski TV. Since then he has worked on more than 100 productions and has won several filmmaking awards. Mike’s passion lies in directing and the creative process of filmmaking.