Czech photographer Jiri Kralovec has produced a series of unique portraits of athletes lit by remote-controlled drone. The photographs required many hours of testing, a specially-trained crew and custom-made equipment. The series captures each athlete performing their favourite sport other than the one in which they compete professionally
![Snowboarder Eva Samková rides Pepin.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9b0f052d74a06a60df68988013beb651fc022209/0_0_6200_8272/master/6200.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=df455acc0c5f375edcaff279898231ea)
Eva Samková, Olympic gold medallist in snowboard cross, riding Pepin
![Maxim Habanec, skateboarder, goes two-wheeled.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/193fb0fda9c3c87f96aada561bc81ed381dd0153/0_0_5007_6675/master/5007.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c0389a51248f68f57b4bfb3779488587)
![Habanec is a world-ranked skateboarder.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2f93c70b06cc7b4f819deff6cb3f1bfd82bb3837/0_0_5535_7379/master/5535.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=da40286ee0d5488a161659c06432ed33)
Maxim Habanec, skateboarder
![Martin Fuksa, canoeist, is also a keen cross-country skier.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/10534c61dac4ada21aedb6e08b1e96baa2a60f2a/0_0_6352_4764/master/6352.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3b5832c69ae7b68c28782366521303a5)
Martin Fuksa, canoeist
![Alex Choupenitch, a European medallist in foil fencing, tries his hand at table tennis.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c79471e14c0a29bcb1e7744901d770ffbdfcbb9f/0_0_4663_6218/master/4663.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=13b69663a4eb10cefddcfe2b9206c681)
Alex Choupenitch, foil fencer
![Tomas Hertl, who plays in the NHL for San Jose Sharks, takes to the clay court.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7387740387bce4528d9c94c477ab2a98f3d09c02/0_0_17376_7722/master/17376.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b85ba0fefacd038d41415945aeba0974)
Tomas Hertl, hockey player
![BMX and fourcross rider Michal Prokop is glad of the light in the bunker.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/11bb5872acc10720d9a9a9a1ae113d1ff6afe1ac/0_0_4162_5549/master/4162.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e250a71139d41dacc3862f4a2fe4dc3e)
![Drone Lighting Project for Guardian sport.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6ea1313e138da3bb8af92999ff11596276a014a1/0_0_4761_6349/master/4761.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=dd07f3216da1da5a42f030d216ad65c0)
Michal Prokop, BMX and fourcross rider
![Michal Maroši, mountain biker.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6e2fbcd911290cdf8882cee6c785f138f5abc246/0_0_5735_7647/master/5735.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=123006007599f168b8f1315d2683615d)
Michal Maroši, mountain biker
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