Samo Vidic - Sports Photography

Fascinated by what could be done with different cameras, lenses and film, Samo Vidic soon realized that this could be his dream job. At the age of 23 he started as a professional photographer

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… Samo is Canon Explorer and F-Stop Global Icon. 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. Check Samo's recent project with Red Bull Photography -

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January 16, 2016

Max Verstappen hits the ski slopes with F1 car

What would you say if you skied down from the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel and you saw a helicopter flying with a Formula 1 car suspended? Weird, right?!

I was skiing with my family when Red Bull called me to cover a very unique event. I jumped in my car and drove to Tyrol.

One week before the most famous World Cup downhill ski race, Hahnenkammrennen, Red Bull Racing organised a very special Show Run at the top of the Streif. Scuderia Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen drove the car on snow at an altitude of more than 1600 metres, -13° Celsius and breathtaking views of the Alps. The RB7 was equipped with custom-made snow chains, so Max could drive on the snow. It was interesting to see random skiers' shocked faces when they exited the chairlift and saw a Formula 1 car speeding up and down the ski slope.

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