Chapter 9. On Assignment: Red Bull Air Force

“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”

— ANSEL ADAMS

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Red Bull Air Force team member and world-class acrobatic paraglider Chris Santacroce taking off on an early morning flight at the “Point of the Mountain,” just above Sandy, Utah.

In Chapters 2 and 8 I covered extensively my experiences working with the Red Bull Air Force. To reiterate, the Red Bull Air Force is a team composed of world-class paragliders, BASE jumpers, pilots, and skydivers—all of whom are sponsored by Red Bull. Each member literally pushes the boundaries of human flight. Although I’ve shot only ...

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