Category: Sports
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Rich Clarkson: Life behind the lens | Plog
Link: For seven decades Rich Clarkson has had a front row seat to sporting history and through his eyes–or more precisely, through his camera lens–he has shaped the way the rest of us remember many of the game’s greatest moments. Clarkson has photographed all the greats. His photos have appeared on the cover of Sports…
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Oh, Kaiju. I Do Love You.
Link: I think I’ve said this before (like everything), but when I’m asked what’s my favorite weird sport, Kaiju almost always comes right to mind.
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the summer games
Link: Last weekend, I was at a house party and on the television was a show highlighting top Olympic moments of the past. As I sat and watched the highlights, I realized that during the three Olympics that I have photographed (Athens, Torino and Beijing) I have witnessed some incredible moments.
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Doug Mills Covers the London Olympics
Link: The New York Times staff photographer Doug Mills is covering his fifth summer Olympics, and he has photographed seven winter games. He spoke with James Estrin by phone.
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2012 London Olympics: The First 9 Days
Link: More than 10,000 athletes from 200 national Olympic committees around the globe have gathered in London for the 17-day 2012 Summer Olympic Games. So far, dozens of Olympic and world records have already been broken and more than 500 medals have been awarded. As we pass the Games’ halfway point, here’s a look back…
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Friday Night Light
Link: With that said, I love putting a wide angle to good use in sports – mainly speaking the action. It’s usually a gamble, but without risks, you’re left wondering what a play could have looked like without one.
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Proving That Print Still Rules in Sports Photography
Proving That Print Still Rules in Sports Photography – PhotoShelter Blog You know it’s not just any old game when ESPN The Magazine sends 13 photographers and 30 writers to cover the faceoff between Louisiana State University and Alabama University. The two teams are arguably the biggest rivals in college football, making for an instantly…
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a week with wolverines | espn the mag
Link: I love gigs for this client. ESPN the Magazine sent me to follow around the University of Michigan Wolverines for a week as they entered a tough stretch of games in the BIG 10. I travelled with the team on their plane and buses all day with full access to whatever we needed. Quite…
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Photo Journal: Rich Clarkson
via NPPA: one of the media coordinators came over to me saying, “Your strobe exploded and this stuff is falling on all those people behind you! What should we do?” Everyone in those stands was watching us, and I said, “Don’t look up!” I think he had come to tell me to stop using the…
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Narbonne Sportfolio 2013
Link: By bringing together the best is sports photography, the Festival Sportfolio, the first of its kind, aims to pay tribute to the neglected talent of sports photographers.
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broncos + chiefs | one day + one game
Link: I don’t know how I drew the long straw on these series of gigs, but I’m happy I did. This is my third One Day One Game for ESPN the Magazine and every time it’s a complete and total visual mosh pit I never want to leave.
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Best of 2013 | Sports
Link: Once again, I am grateful for my editors, teammates, and both new, and return, clients for trusting me to visually document the world for them. Without them, I couldn’t be doing what I love most in this world. Thanks to my fellow photographers and competitors for always being inspirational and sharing good times, too…
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big boys basketball
Link: The ad used a photo of a pot of gold, captioned with “Your pot of gold is right here baby. Report unlicensed software and GET PAID.” The photo used in the ad was of a cake baked by Cakecentral user Bethasd
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Kenny Braun photographs surfing in Texas in his book, Surf Texas.
Texas’ Hidden Surf Scene Texas isn’t generally considered a great place to surf, but there are good waves to be found if you know when and where to look. Photographer Kenny… via Slate Magazine: https://slate.com/culture/2014/07/kenny-braun-photographs-surfing-in-texas-in-his-book-surf-texas.html Texas isn’t generally considered a great place to surf, but there are good waves to be found if you know…
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Regards sur le sport #2 at Galerie Cosmos – The Eye of Photography
Link: La Galerie Jean-Denis Walter in Paris is dedicated to sports photography. It was founded a little over a year ago by JD Walter, former photo director and editor-in-chief of L’Equipe.
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Sol Neelman: Weird Sports — zPhotoJournal
Link: I used to use a 400mm f2.8 lens for covering college football, in large part because we were stuck on the sidelines. My #1 lens for shooting Weird Sports is my Canon 35mm f1.4, in part because I’m not battling a sports information director for access. There are times like with Drag Queen Prom…
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The Sports Bubble Is About to Pop – The Daily Beast
The Sports Bubble Is About to Pop Don’t buy ESPN’s PR talk that its 7 million-household dip in subscribers is just a blip. It’s for real, and it will have serious consequences for the way you watch sports. via The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/06/the-sports-bubble-is-about-to-pop The resulting fearsome sports arms race now is estimated by longtime cable…
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Bob Martin’s 1/1000th: The Sports Photography of Bob Martin is a look back at a sports photography career so far (PHOTOS).
Incredible Sports Photos From Around the World When he was a teenager, Bob Martin thought he would pursue a career as a veterinarian. It was a short-lived dream. via Slate Magazine: https://slate.com/culture/2015/12/bob-martins-1-1000th-the-sports-photography-of-bob-martin-is-a-look-back-at-a-sports-photography-career-so-far-photos.html When he was a teenager, Bob Martin thought he would pursue a career as a veterinarian. It was a short-lived dream.