Category: Sports

The Online Photographer: Photographers: Banned

Photographers: Banned

Drawing by Chris Robinson In Britain, several newspapers have devised novel and innovative ways to protest a craven ban on photographers by a football (soccer) club (team). The club is refusing accreditation to any outside photographers “in a plain and…

via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/08/photographers-banned.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29

To protest the ban, one newspaper, the Plymouth Herald, didn’t use photographs at all in reporting a recent game—it used drawings

August 10, 2010
Football club bans press photographers [update] – British Journal of Photography

Southampton Football Club has banned, from last week-end, all independent and press agencies photographers from covering its home games

August 9, 2010
Tiger Woods Sucks Now, Reports U.S. Department Of Guys At The Bar | The Onion – America's Finest News Source

Tiger Woods Sucks Now, Reports U.S. Department Of Guys At The Bar | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

July 29, 2010
Keeping Pace With the Tour de France – Lens

Keeping Pace With the Tour de France

Spencer Platt had never covered the Tour de France before. But he brought plenty of experience to the assignment, Merrill D. Oliver reports.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/assignment-41/

Tyler Farrar, an American cyclist and a top-level sprinter, was screaming nonstop. He had just crashed badly in the second stage of the 21-stage Tour de France when Spencer Platt found him on the road, clutching his elbow, his uniform in tatters.

The scene reminded Mr. Platt of how he felt when he came across the wounded in Afghanistan. He wanted to help, but was unable to intervene medically. So he waited with Mr. Farrar until first aid arrived and did what he does best. He took pictures.

July 25, 2010
In Somalia, playing and watching soccer is a dangerous game

Under threat of violence, Somalis play soccer — or watch — at their peril

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/10/AR2010071002033.html?wprss=rss_world

Al-Shabab, a hard-line Islamic militia that is waging a campaign of terror across Somalia, has banned playing soccer in many areas it controls. The al-Qaeda linked militia, along with Hezb-i-Islam, a rival extremist group, prohibited broadcasts of the World Cup, describing the sport as “a satanic act” that corrupts Muslims.

July 10, 2010
What Are You Packing For the World Cup?

This month, hundreds of photographers around the world will be descending on stadiums in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and other spots around South Africa to cover the month-long sports story that is the World Cup. For the first time in its history, the tournament is taking place on the African continent, and photographers will have to adjust to covering the events in wintertime. We called on photographers—both World Cup veterans and newcomers—to find out what gear they’re bringing, how they’ve prepared, and what they’re most looking forward to about covering the most popular sporting event in the world.

Link: What Are You Packing For the World Cup?

June 10, 2010
Bruce Ely worked hard for several years to get behind-the-scenes access of an NBA team.

Portland currently has one major professional team, the Portland Trail Blazers. Each season since moving to Portland in 2000, I have been assigned a handful of games each season. The games were assigned to the photographer working the night shift on game day. For the first several years, I would request for some sort of behind-the-scenes access from the team, but was denied. I tried asking over and over and was met with the same response: No.

I wanted to change that answer. The approach I decided on would take an investment of both time and a little money.

Link: Portland Trail Blazers Season

May 12, 2010
Shooting the Taser Chase in Philadelphia – A Picture's Worth

when I see a great picture that was taken during a break in the action, like the one on Monday of a field-running Philadelphia Phillies fan getting hit with a taser by security, taken by AP staff photographer Matt Slocum, I take notice.

Link: Shooting the Taser Chase in Philadelphia – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter

May 7, 2010
And We Have Winners! 2009 Sports Shooter Annual Contest

Here we have it folks, the winners of the 2009 Sports Shooter Annual Contest! The judging was held Wednesday evening at Sports Shooter Academy VII in Orange County, CA.

Link: And We Have Winners! 2009 Sports Shooter Annual Contest « Sports Shooter Academy

April 9, 2010
Sports Shooter Academy: “A Face Melting Experience”

The workshop lasts only a few long days, but in that time, I learned so much about myself and my approach to shooting and how I could improve. This is not just a shooting workshop – it’s a real learning experience. From the participants to the faculty to the assistants, the conversations I had, and the critiques I received, have pushed me to become a more creative and driven photographer.

Link: Sports Shooter Academy: “A Face Melting Experience” « Sports Shooter Academy

April 1, 2010
'Many friends and colleagues warned me of the logistical nightmare that awaited me.'

Wow. What an experience. A little over a month ago, I was an Olympic Virgin.

The Vancouver Olympics was my first. A columnist, reporter and myself were charged with covering the entire 2010 Winter Games from Opening to Closing Ceremonies -with as much of a local angle as possible.

Link: ‘Many friends and colleagues warned me of the logistical nightmare that awaited me.’

March 21, 2010
'Superman. Lone Gunman. One Man Band.'

“So you’re Superman too, huh?”

Those were the first words out of Chicago Tribune staffer Nuccio DiNuzzo’s mouth when we met before the USA – China women’s ice hockey game. Many of us there planned to leave that game early, and go from UBC Thunderbird Arena to Pacific Coliseum for the figure skating pairs short program.

Link: ‘Superman. Lone Gunman. One Man Band.’

March 19, 2010
Twenty Ten: African Media on the Road to 2010 (and beyond)

On 15 March, the international Twenty Ten website was launched to the public. The site features photography, multimedia productions, articles and radio programs produced for Twenty Ten, a partnership project by World Press Photo, Freevoice, Africa Media Online and lokaalmondiaal. The content is created by journalists in Africa and inspired by the world of football in the broadest sense. With support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery, Twenty Ten looks at the integral role of football in African societies as the first FIFA World Cup on the African continent approaches. All of the content produced is available for sale to media worldwide that are interested in football stories from a unique African perspective.

Link: Twenty Ten: African Media on the Road to 2010 (and beyond)

March 18, 2010
'I was just one of hundreds of photographers fighting for scraps like good photo positions.'

The dreams kept coming for at least a week after I got home from the Vancouver Olympics. I kept waking up thinking that it was time to get on the bus to Whistler or that I’d arrived at an Olympic venue without any memory cards

Link: ‘I was just one of hundreds of photographers fighting for scraps like good photo positions.’

March 17, 2010
The Visual Student » Three places at once: Joel Hawksley

I have to make do on my own, and this basketball season I turned to a somewhat complex system of synchronized remote cameras.

Link: The Visual Student » Three places at once: Joel Hawksley

March 16, 2010
Best of the Vancouver Winter Olympics « Donald Miralle

Best of the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Now that the Olympic haze is starting to clear and I am going through post-event depression, it’s time for me to reminisce on my experiences, and widdle through over 38,000 images (over 100GB…

Link: http://donaldmiralle.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/best-of-the-vancouver-winter-olympics/

Now that the Olympic haze is starting to clear and I am going through post-event depression, it’s time for me to reminisce on my experiences, and widdle through over 38,000 images (over 100GBs!) shot during the course of 16 days.

March 3, 2010
Vancouver 2010, part 2 of 2 – The Big Picture

Vancouver 2010, part 2 of 2

Seventeen days after it began, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are now complete. A total of 258 medals were awarded, with the United States, Germany, and Canada collecting the most medals. The second half of the games went much smoother than the gli

via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/03/vancouver_2010_part_2_of_2.html

March 1, 2010
Blog: Glamorous Olympic Games | Elevate Your Talent

Ever since he finished the summer games in Beijing, Magazine photographer David McIntyre has been looking forward to covering the winter games in Vancouver. For the last two years he has been training for his Olympics coverage, as much as the athletes themselves.

Link: Blog: Glamorous Olympic Games | Elevate Your Talent

February 27, 2010
Jamie Squire: 2010 Olympic Action | PDN Photo of the Day

Jamie Squire, represented by Getty Images, photographs the extreme action of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Link: Jamie Squire: 2010 Olympic Action | PDN Photo of the Day

February 27, 2010
Olympic Photo Blogs | Scene on the Road

Olympic Photo Blogs

Photographers blog while covering the 2010 Winter Olympics

via https://www.inquirer.com: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-on-the-road/Olympic_Photo_Blogs.html

While all the blogs I’m reading are photo heavy, they’re NOT the “Big Picture” kind of galleries. These are all nuts and bolts journals, full of talk about cameras, crampons and carabiners, long lenses, sleeping on buses, exchanging photo position armbands, setting up remotes, shopping for Olympic souvenirs, eating Dungeness crabs, snapping fellow photogs (with awe-inspiring backgrounds), queuing, RAW and DSLRs, jaywalking, shoveling “snow steps,” NPS and CPS reps, behind-the-scenes stuff, and more, eh?

February 24, 2010