Hang Gliding and Paragliding Volume 44 / Issue 3: March 2014 | Page 11

More fun,
Less Work.
Photographers Desiree Voight
(left) and Rebecca Bredehoft (right). LEFT
Videographers Eric Blum and Chris Hilliard.
OPPOSITE

magazine as well.”

BEST PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

are clearly displayed in the selection of
their photos included at the end of this
article.
Desiree Voight has been totally immersed in the hang gliding community
for many years. Being a pilot herself, as
well as the wife of a pilot, daughter-inlaw of one of hang gliding’s icons, and
occasional driver, Desiree has frequently
found herself in the right place at the
right time with the right vision to
capture many world-class hang gliding
and paragliding photos. Her nominators indicate that she has a great eye for
those “magic moments” in hang gliding,
and point out that her constant presence
in the flying community allowed her to
capture the “day-in and day-out operations” of her former home site at Point
of the Mountain. Desiree’s photos have
been published in USHPA’s magazine
and calendar, and in numerous other
publications that showcase free flight.
Rebecca Bredehoft seems to be
always on the road, traveling to sites
around the globe to compete or fly recreationally, and she always has her camera
close at hand. A nominator describes
her images as “a mixture of unbelievable
composition, texture and technical ability that create a true feeling of place and
our sports. She frequently contributes
to Cross Country magazine’s eye-candy
pages, and has had numerous photos
published in Hang Gliding & Paragliding

More and more these days, pilots are
using video to showcase the many
aspects of our sports that still photos
cannot capture. A few years back,
USHPA created the Best Promotional
Video award to recognize the videographer whose work meets the highest
standards in aesthetics, originality, and
professionalism, and portrays hang
gliding or