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Ian Edmondson runs a company that specialises in extreme sports photography.

Whether it's skateboards, snowboards, BMX bikes or on the day we caught up with him, kite surfing, you'll find Ian in its midst camera in hand, capturing the action.

Today we found him waist deep (and deeper) in the Irish Sea capturing the action from the start of the second round of the British Kite Surfing Association's championships.

Over the past year Ian has been half-way round the world, to such places as South Africa, the Dominican Republic, the south of France and even Scotland!

Rob Snuggs in the air. Photo ExPix

And why does Ian like standing waist deep in cold salty waters, that could ruin his equipment in a moment? "It's a challenge" he says with a shrug of the shoulders. "It's different from taking a portrait or wedding shots. It's my competition. It's my life."