Category: Sports

  • Thoughts of a Bohemian » Under the carpet

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    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 ?)

  • Rich Clarkson: Life behind the lens | Plog

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    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 Illustrated 33 times, on the pages of Time and Life magazines, and as the cover art of countless books. Here Clarkson shows some of his favorite images and tells the story behind each one.

  • Oh, Kaiju. I Do Love You.

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    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.

  • the summer games

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    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.

  • 2012 London Olympics: The First 9 Days

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    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 at some amazing events that have taken place in the U.K. over the past nine days. [62 photos]

  • Doug Mills Covers the London Olympics

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    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.

  • Friday Night Light

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    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.

  • Proving That Print Still Rules in Sports Photography

    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 classic game – complete with hardcore fans, all-day tailgating, the biggest…

    via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2012/11/proving-that-print-still-rules-in-sports-photography/

    “This year, ESPN The Magazine actually dedicated an entire 40-50 page issue (and an iPad version) to the event, titled ‘One Day, One Game.’ Not only that – they streamed photos live to an online gallery during the game as well. Usually the magazine will send one photographer to shoot solo, so the fact that there were 13 photographers there that day is no small feat.

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  • 2012 Sports

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  • a week with wolverines | espn the mag

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    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 refreshing access, and the University was amazing with their hospitality.

  • Photo Journal: Rich Clarkson

    Photo Journal: Rich Clarkson

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    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 strobes, but at that point, he was laughing so hard he just left without telling me to pull the plug

  • Narbonne Sportfolio 2013

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    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.

  • preseason pigskin | tampa bay buccaneers

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  • broncos + chiefs | one day + one game

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    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.

  • Best of 2013 | Sports

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    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 – especially in Baltimore.

  • big boys basketball

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    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

  • Kenny Braun photographs surfing in Texas in his book, Surf Texas.

    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 when and where to look. Photographer Kenny Braun is one of those people

  • Regards sur le sport #2 at Galerie Cosmos – The Eye of Photography

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    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.

  • Sol Neelman: Weird Sports — zPhotoJournal

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    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 Dress Rugby that I was actually on the pitch taking photos with players flying around me.

  • 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 TV and sports industry executive Leo Hindery to cost each cable household $35 to $40 per month. And, again, that’s whether those households watch sports or not.