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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 72 hours of intense work and sleepless nights. Ultimately they edit together a three-to-five-minute slideshow viewed and judged at Whistler’s Olympic Plaza. Squamish-based photographer Ben Haggar was one of the top five selected for the 2016 contest. We caught up with him to learn more about the nonstop days and what he captured. 

Photo A contest within a contest. Competitors are asked to portray three iconic areas of the Whistler Bike Park (the Top of the World trail, the Garbanzo zone, and the GLC drop), which have been, by most measures, photographed to death. My idea for these shots was to have them viewed as a series of double exposures. The Top of the World Trail pictured here with rider Andrew Baker descends from the peak of Whistler Mountain all the way to the valley.
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Mountain Bike Photography’s Toughest Challenge

Ben Haggar Sep 1, 2016

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