Category: Sports
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Olympics 2024 Photos: Frame-By-Frame Moments From the Paris Games – The New York Times
Frame by Frame, Moments From the Summer Games See the Summer Olympics in a series of composite images. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/09/sports/olympics/olympics-paris-photos-frames.html At the Summer Olympics, the critical moments that decide who wins or loses often flash by in the blink of an eye. In the men’s gold-medal table tennis match, above, China’s Fan Zhendong scores on…
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Olympics Was a ‘Dream’ Assignment for This Pro Surfing Photographer | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2024/08/09/olympics-was-a-dream-assignment-for-this-pro-surfing-photographer/ “Early on in my career, I was so focused on strictly action photos. As I have matured as a photographer, capturing high-impact action photos in gorgeous light is what I’m interested in now,” Haffey says. “Tackling light has become my obsession, and since every event is different, it’s a quest with no end.”
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How Advanced Camera Tech Helps Pros Take Amazing Olympics Photos | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2024/08/02/how-advanced-camera-tech-helps-pros-take-amazing-olympics-photos/ Professional photographer Nick Didlick has been shooting for nearly 50 years, so he has experienced significant shifts in how photos are captured, shared, and consumed. He’s currently in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics and chatted with PetaPixel about how photography has changed, how better technology helps him capture better photos, and the challenge…
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A photojournalist’s view of the 2024 Paris Olympics – Los Angeles Times
Behind the lens: A photojournalist’s take on the 2024 Paris Olympics L.A. Times photojournalist Wally Skalij captures scenes, inside looks and perspectives that make the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris the spectacle it is. via Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2024-07-28/behind-the-lens-a-photojournalists-take-on-the-2024-paris-olympics No, he won’t be covering them all. But what he will be doing is bringing you…
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The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports – The New York Times
The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports It used to be the most coveted real estate in sports journalism. But its power to set the agenda disappeared along with its elite photographers. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/business/media/sports-illustrated-covers.html “When I was a kid and getting S.I., you didn’t have that immediate 24-hour news cycle just…
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Golfer in the Clouds Wins the World Sports Photography Awards 2023 | PetaPixel
Golfer in the Clouds Wins the World Sports Photography Awards 2023 Athleticism and competitive spirit are on display in the winners of the World Sports Photography Awards. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/08/22/golfer-in-the-clouds-wins-the-world-sports-photography-awards-2023/ The World Sports Photography Awards celebrate the best in professional sports photography worldwide. This year’s 24 winners showcase the incredible athleticism and impactful stories that…
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The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department – The New York Times
The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department Coverage of games, players and leagues will now primarily come from The Athletic, the sports website that the company bought last year. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/business/media/the-new-york-times-sports-department.html “We plan to focus even more directly on distinctive, high-impact news and enterprise journalism about how sports intersect with money, power, culture,…
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Going for Gold: Sports Photographers Tweet Photos From the Tokyo Olympics – PhotoShelter Blog
Going for Gold: Sports Photographers Tweet Photos From the Tokyo Olympics – PhotoShelter Blog Every few years, The Olympics marks one of the few moments in history where the entire world can come together. It’s truly an incredible moment in time and these 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo are no different. With so many images…
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Blind – Gerry Cranham: a Life Devoted to Sports Photography
Gerry Cranham: a Life Devoted to Sports Photography Gerry Cranham has just turned 92 and there has never been a book that looks back on his extensive and prolific career as a whole. Crazy! Mark Leech, a great English sports photographer, who is also his friend, his agent and sort of his spiritual son, is…
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WATCH: Q&A with Rob Tringali – PhotoShelter Blog
WATCH: Q&A with Sports Photographer Rob Tringali – PhotoShelter Blog As much of the working world operates remotely right now, and as the photo community gathers online to support one another, we’ve been hosting webinars in an effort to connect, inspire and learn from each other. Last week, we sat down with legendary New York…
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In Youth Sports Photography, It’s Pros Vs. Parents – PDN
Link: Harte says fans with DSLR cameras are offering photos for a much lower price than he can charge, or giving them away. “People in this age are just used to having pictures handed to them for free,” he says.
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Cyberball Robot Player's Union Says Lockout Likely In 2073 Season
The Onion | America’s Finest News Source. The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America’s finest news source. via The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/cyberball_robot_players?utm_source=onion_rss_daily “I am unable to detect any gratitude from owners of magnesium wide receivers and titanium running backs who continually execute, on command, motion-based operations with…
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Post Season Baseball: Not Just Swings & Pitches « Sports Shooter Academy
Link: Baseball is the sports I grew up playing as a kid and a sport I love to watch. But as a photographer it can be just as frustrating as it is exciting.
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What's it Like to Shoot The Super Bowl? – A Picture's Worth
Link: As the Indianapolis Colts get ready to take on the New Orleans Saints this Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV, Photographer Rob Tringali is preparing to attend what will be his 20th Super Bowl, an event that, after all these years, still gets him excited.
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On Assignment: Up for the Downhill – Lens
On Assignment: Up for the Downhill To photograph subjects who’ll be moving past him in a flash, Doug Mills spends weeks of preparation. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/assignment-32/ The regimen begins long before he arrives at a Winter Olympics site. Doug Mills, just shy of 50, calls himself a “survivor skier,” who must train for a…
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On Assignment: Nine Eyes on the Prize – Lens
On Assignment: Nine Eyes on the Prize How does Bruce Bennett photograph a disc moving at 100 miles per hour? With seven different cameras, Nicholas Loomis reports. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/assignment-27/ Bruce Bennett has been shooting with seven cameras at Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver: three at arm’s reach, with lenses of various sizes; two…
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Rolling with Sports Illustrated during the NBA Finals « Sports Shooter
Link: Nobody covers the NBA Finals like Sports Illustrated. Two photographers, three assistants, hundreds of pounds of gear and hundreds of man-hours in set up and travel time. Shawn Cullen and Jordan Murph (along with Kevin Liles) worked tirelessly setting up remotes and helping SI staffers John McDonough and Bob Rosato with their coverage.
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North Korean football team shamed in six-hour public inquiry over World Cup
North Korean football team shamed in six-hour public inquiry over World Cup North Korea’s football team has been shamed in a six-hour public inquisition and the team’s coach has been accused of “betraying” the reclusive leader’s heir apparent following their failure at the World Cup, according to reports. via The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7918468/North-Korean-football-team-shamed-in-six-hour-public-inquiry-over-World-Cup.html North Korea’s football…
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New WNBA Promotion Lets First 100 Fans Leave Early
Link: Orender also stressed that the promotion was not available to WNBA employees, family members, or players
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Thoughts of a Bohemian » Under the carpet
Link: Sports photography is big business and shows no sign of slowing down. Getty images is on the path to controlling every image that you will see coming out of a US sports competition, and everything around it. ( remember, Tiger Woods first public appearance ?)