Some 2 weeks ago, this years Wake The Line at Stadionbad Colgne, took place. I joined for the second time, after 2008. The setup by UNIT Parktech was insane and all together with the world class riders, the contest as well! We saw some really nice action and due to the reason that it’s the only competition, where spectators as well as the photographers get that close to the action, the shooting was really different than the “normal” cable action.
In the end, Raph Derome from Canada ended up, taking the 1st place in wakeboarding category and Jan Kissmann defended his title from 2009 on the Wakeskate. The Wakeboard podium was completed by our German talent Nico von Lerchenfeld and Shaun Watson, Ben Horan took 2nd and Lukas Suess 3rd in Wakeskate category. But there was still the Best Trick to be announced and this title went also to Jan Kissmann for the wakeskating part and to Daniel “Fetzy” Fetz for the wakeboarders. Here is the sequence of Daniels’ trick!
Daniel Fetzy with his massive 270 Transfer onto the handrail! RESPECT!
Some weeks ago I had a small shooting at Pete and Tobi Reißmanns Xstar with Steffen Vollert on bo(a)rd. Our gain was to get at least one shot to be used for this years Chill And Ride poster. The problem was, that the motive was something I am not so much used to. We needed the rider just big in the sky, grabbing, without any relation to the surrounding or anything else. Just a “Rider in the Sky” as I normally avoid! 
This new target was not as easy as I thought, but after some minutes of “training” I got shots where no hand was cut of or the board wasn’t completely on my picture. Steffen gave his best, to grab his signature board - the NEWSCHNITZEL VS SWS - everywhere you can imagine! In the end we decided to take a boned Indy grab. Stylish one, Steffler!
Poster for Chill And ride 2010