A photography book of startling beauty that shows people playing sports all over the world. Belgian Photographer Hannelore Vandenbussche has captured athletes, together with their motivations and their stories, in her unique photographs.

From its origins in China and Scandinavia, the sport of skiing has come a long way to attract daring athletes, tourists and locals on winter holiday, the chic and wealthy leisure class, and international royalty. On the technical side, pioneering innovators developed cutting-edge equipment that, over the years, has grown skiing to become a fiercely competitive spectator sport while, on the cultural side, the exciting and well-groomed stars of the ski world and jetsetter destinations have come...