In honor of Earth Day (April 22), we’re shining the spotlight on the Four Elements: Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire! This month on ISO, you’ll find stories about the best 500px photographs that capture these four elements in a groundbreaking way—and the crop of talented photographers behind the shot. You can follow all our Four Elements posts on social media with the hashtag #PlanetPX. Let’s start with our First Element of the Week—WIND!

Red Bull Photography recently joined our community with a verified brand profile of their own. This partnership isn’t just about amazing photography—it’s also about amazing stories. Behind every shot on Red Bull Photography is a talented photographer, a wild story, and a few lessons learned. We’ll be telling those stories every week here on 500px ISO and the Red Bull Photography website. Scroll down for the story behind this thrilling Golden Hour shot, courtesy of the Red Bull Content Pool.

A once in a lifetime opportunity is what this week’s spotlight image is.

Whilst in the U.S. for the Red Bull Air Race, the pilots—Kirby Chambliss, Nicolas Ivanoff, and Matthias Dolderer—needed to ferry their planes to the season final in Las Vegas. In doing so, they had the possibility of flying over Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Utah.

Kirby Chambliss Leading Nicolas Ivanoff and Matthias Dolderer Over Monument Valley Navajo Tribal... by Red Bull Photography on 500px.com

Taken by photographer Joerg Mitter, I think we can all agree that with a sunset like that, it really was the perfect golden shot. Good work!

Explore more of Joerg Mitter’s photos in Red Bull Photography on 500px:

Competitors Performing During Red Bull Aces in Cloverdale California. by Red Bull Photography on 500px.com

Hannes Arch Training for the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. by Red Bull Photography on 500px.com

Hannes Arch Training for the Red Bull Air Race World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.  by Red Bull Photography on 500px.com

Marco Dallago, Jere Lehto, Mikka Jouhkimainen, and Dylan Moriarty compete in Ice Cross Downhill... by Red Bull Photography on 500px.com

Team Alpine Rockets and Team Globetrotters compete in Ice Cross Downhill during Red Bull Crashed... by Red Bull Photography on 500px.com

Team Alpine Rockets and Team Living the Dream compete in Ice Cross Downhill during Red Bull... by Red Bull Photography on 500px.com

Stay tuned for another story from Red Bull Photography that will blow your mind next week!