The Deep Summer Photo Challenge brings the best of mountain bike photographers into an event curated to showcase emerging and established talent.  5 hand selected photographers have 72 hours to shoot and edit a 3-5 minute slideshow to be shown at an event for Crankworx Whistler – the largest mountain bike festival on the planet.

Ben Haggar handpicked a team of riders with a diverse skill set, but it was more based on personality. Everyone was very hard working and has a great sense of humour -which is key in such a difficult and stressful event.

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‘I was absolutely shattered.  After 3 days of chasing professional riders down double black trails in 30+ degrees on a total of 6.5 hours sleep in 3 nights, I had nothing left.  That’s when I had to dig deep, pull my head up, and concentrate for another all night editing session.  So many people had put so much time and effort in to this project, I put immense pressure on myself to create something special that would equate to all the hard work.’

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‘Almost all of my mountain bike photographic heroes have stood on this stage while I watched from out in the crowd.  It is truly an honour to be standing on the stage tonight and I have a new appreciation to all the hard work and man-hours which go into these shows.’ Hagger recalls.

Photos by: Ben Haggar