It was about time to get in and sort all the best photographs I captured from the 2010 XPD, more on that race here. If there were any images that needed to be used as awe inspiring publishing materials, these are the 48 images I have chosen of my 300+ collection. So if you know any magazine, web or media publishers who would love some great new content feel free to share this info with them. Mean while don’t forget to check out the images below.

XPD Adventure Race – Best Of – Images by Murray Anderson-Clemence

If you haven’t already heard, the 5th edition of the XPD is coming to Cairns and is starting on Wednesday- yep that’s tomorrow! 47 teams of 4 competitors from around the globe trek, mountain bike, and kayak for five to ten days in this world renowned expedition. These adventurers race day and night over a 700km course pushing themselves to the ultimate limits of human endurance.

XPD is Australia’s own expedition length adventure race

Almost one year ago, after going to Craig Bycroft’s (awesome organiser of the XPD) pre meetings, I was in two minds. Either I could race or otherwise I could capture this epic event on camera. I suppose because I am a bit of an outdoor photography guru I decided it would be best to choose the latter and chase the competitors for the most important first five days of the event.

This is where I plan on excelling in providing XPD photographs online for publication. It’s been quite the little adventure so far, awesomely tired but not as tough as the competitors slogging the race out 24/7. Photographs below are available for publication.

XPD Photographs Available Here

It’s kinda funny how you meet friends over and over during your life in different places, this time sport. Back in the early 2002 I (Muzza!) met Kristian at a skydiving boogie, we did several jumps together (approx 20) and had an all round great time. Now seven years on we meet again in this great club: Adventure Sport NQ and hearing of his adventures now as a white water kayaker which is just awesome! He popped the questions.

Undoubtedly it wasn’t “will you marry this handsome man” but went kinda like this.

Kris – Hey Muzza your Read more »

Once again the committee of the Great Pyramid Race & Country Fair Association (that’s a mouthful) asked me to photograph the main running race and the days events. Not bad since it’s been one of my first events I ever covered as a outdoor photographer, now it’s my sixth.

I’ve defiantly moved leaps and bounds in my business, photography and organisation of photographing this event. I know contract another great photographer (Stu) to capture the action from a helicopter during the main race. Before I get too excited and explain my setup here’s last years blog on the GPR.

Firstly I research all the materials on this years race, Read more »

An unbelievable five days of fun skydiving over the beautiful landscape of Tully, the wettest place in Australia. Why unbelievable?.. well the weather was blueskys spatted with cumulus clouds. Read more »

Every year a hundred keen competitors line up for the Great Pyramid Race. You have to understand this pyramid (mountain) is 3k’s from the start then goes straight up for 3k’s, the race is 12k’s in all. The short clip above is last years winner Neil Labinsky he won the race in 1:15:34 and broke the record by 45 sec.

This is a sequence of photographs converted to a quicktime movie Read more »

What a trek;- from the 21st-24th of May a dozen photographers including myself trekked on Hinchinbrook. The mission was organized by the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photographers) in North Queensland, the main aim being networking and working in the field with other photographers.

The first image has captured a 360 degree panorama comprising of ten photographs stitched together in Photoshop CS3. On the right you can see Boulder Bay and left Nina Bay/Beach.

The second is another 360 degree panorama from Nina Peak and a lonely one at that. I packed up camp and headed out by five and had a good half hours walk till I dumped my pack and then another 45 min up hill. By time I reached the top I still had plenty of time to set up my camera and tripod then lay down for a short nap; thanks to the heavy clouds.