The Deep Summer Photo Challenge at Crankworx Whistler, which is the largest mountain biking festival in the world, is one of the most respected and grueling tests for photographers. Five industry-leading shooters are invited to the event, along with one wildcard contestant, to prove their photographic and mental strength for 3 days of intense work and sleepless nights. Ultimately they shoot and edit together a three-to-five-minute slideshow in the allotted 72 hour timeframe to be viewed and judged at Whistler’s Olympic Plaza.

With a background in trail building, the theme of the show was to contrast the more natural style of hand built trails with the manufactured machine built style of trails in the Whistler Bike Park