I originally thought I would shoot it as a sequence so that the viewer would be able to understand the extreme journey more. I framed up this shot from this perspective to be able to express the entire story of his line and the size of the gap he had to make. It is a 45-foot air to wall ride move that he hadn't done much practice on. Matt built this air for the filming of his segment in the film, 'Follow Me'. The wave had just too much power and sucked him back over the falls, it's pretty much a surfer's worst nightmare position, so many people claim this is photoshopped, but it certainly is not!" #įinalist Sterling Lorence: "Matt Hunter has a reputation in freeride mountain biking for finding and building very progressive lines. On a normal wave this is fine but this thing didn't have a back - the reef drops to 200m out the back of this place so when it breaks it really folds. He took one big duckdive and got under the breaking lip. He just missed it, and when I looked back, this deep blue lump just started draining out, almost sucking him under the wave. I started yelling, but he had no reference as to where he was on the reef so he waited and paddled for this first wave of the set. It takes a big set to light this slab up, and as Sean sat patiently I saw a big lump coming. I dropped Sean at the top of the reef, and the ocean went flat, like someone had turned off the tap. The island jetski was out of action so we thought we'd give it a go. This is more of a tow wave, as you can see - paddling this wave doesn't end well. "Sean Woolnough and I were in Fiji for big swell and the wind went dead, so while we still had amazing conditions, we jumped in a Fijian long boat. "Going over the budget cap again," said in response to the skate park stunt, while quipped: "This will be used to offset their cost cap for next year…’that was for the bowl’.Stuart Gibson's photo of Sean Woolnough on a wave in Namotu Island, Fiji, was a finalist in the Spirit category. They were, of course, found to have overspent in 2021 following an FIA investigation and were eventually fined and docked testing hours as part of their punishment, although Red Bull boss Christian Horner was adamant that no extra money went into the development of their car and infamously blamed the infraction on expensive catering costs.
It was revealed to the world on Thursday morning by the brand's official channels and quickly caused a stir on social media, although some F1 fans were quick to question whether the money involved would spell trouble for Red Bull's hopes of staying within the budget limits this year.
Professional BMX rider Kriss Kyle came up with the wild idea during lockdown and joined forces with Red Bull to help bring the concept to life in an attempt to tackle his fear of heights.
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