Let me start out by saying that the original video of the surfer’s get pitted interview is one of my all time favorite viral videos ever, and that is saying a lot, so when I heard the first seconds of this it was the best thing that happened to me all week followed by my first child being born on Monday. Seriously this is the best thing ever made, thank you internets. (O and for those people that have been living in a cave and you have no clue what the F this is, you might want to watch the original video first found here, then jump into the auto-tune awesomeness.)

We have given you a ton of gnarley extreme sports, but this is pretty hard to top. Let us introduce you to speedriding, speedflying, and or wingsuitflying in the area of Wengen, Switzerland. It looks straight out of a movie and how close he comes to the mountains in unreal. If you are going to watch one thing today, watch this, you won’t be sorry.

Drugs are big business and big business means big money means stiff competition. In a normal industry you’d simply try to beat the competition by making a better product or by building a good brand. In the drugs business you simply try to do away with the competition by killing them. Pablo Escobar did it and the Mexican drug gangs have been at it a while too. This year alone thousands of people have been killed in Mexico due to the drug wars and the town of Ciudad Juarez is often the battlefield. As long as the demand is there the supply will keep on coming and death, destruction and wealth with it. GRAPHIC CONTENT.

Gold and silver plated pistols are shown to the media in Guadalajara in this May 2, 2010 photo. The Mexican army raided the house of a family member of Oscar Nava Orlando Valencia, the leader of a drug trafficking gang who is currently in prison, and seized dozens of weapons, some of the plated in gold or silver and encrusted with precious stones, according to local media. Picture taken May 2, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer

Click below for over 20 more photographs depicting the struggles with drugs south of the boarder.
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Red Bull Illume is the world’s premier action and adventure sports photography competition. First conceived in 2007, the second iteration of this competition ended on August 31st 2010, with a grand ceremony at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. There were a total of 10 categories, with a grand prize winner in each. The photograph had to have been taken after 01.01.2007, and the winners were selected by a panel of 40 esteemed photo editors from around the world. This year’s competition saw over 22,764 images submitted from 4,773 photographers in 112 countries around the world. Below you will find the winning photograph for each category for both 2010 and 2007. The images are absolutely incredible! Be sure to visit Red Bull Illume for more information and photographs. As always and especially for these photos click on the image to view larger in it’s full beauty.

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Images that show extreme detail of one or more aspects of an athletic feat: a tight shot of the action, the equipment, the body, the face, etc.

Photographer: Nathan Smith | Athlete: Andrew Mooney | Location: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia | Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III | Lens: 10-17mm | ISO: 200 | F-Stop: f5.6 | Shutter speed: 1/1600

Photographer: Dawn Kish Athlete: Adam Strong | Location: Sedona, AZ, USA | Camera: Canon EOS-1V | Film: Kodak T-Max 3200 black and white

See the other 9 category winners below.
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The sun is pretty much in every picture that you take outside so it’s not a bad idea to incorporate it into your photos. Here are some clever and cool examples of using the sun as a nice little prop for your photography.

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It won’t be an overstatement in any case if we call the Fish House by Guz Architects the house of your dreams. The luxurious and eco-friendly seafront house embraces Singapore’s tropical climate by creating an open space, which allows the residents to enjoy the spectacular ocean views. The Fish House explains in a true sense the meaning of living in harmony with nature. The surrounding elements, including natural light, ocean breezes and tropical flora, have been integrated into the design, so that you always feel close to nature inside this high-tech waterfront home. Made of wood, steel and lots of glass, the Fish House has a beautiful swimming pool that connects the house with the landscape.

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Since most of you are reading this from a cubicle I’m sure your life isn’t too extreme. To give you your daily dose of gnarly activity here is some amazing photography from inside caves. For me personally looking at these photos are a good enough thrill, I don’t need to be trapped under 4 miles of Flintstone rock worrying about the only 2 foot hole to exit collapsing on me.

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