From young prodigies to returning champions, take a look at some of the teams and athletes to watch this year.
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The good, bad and ugly of Olympic photography – an interview with Sammy Minkoff
IMAGO photographer Sammy Minkoff has photographed everything from Bob Marley concerts, the Bundesliga to political press conferences, but his specialty lies in the snow. Having documented several Olympics, he shares his experiences photographing the biggest event in winter sport.
Putting Yourself in Every Shot: Inside 2POINT8, Sports Photography’s Newest Magazine
Resonating globally and offering a unique perspective into sports photography, 2POINT8, the new bi-annual magazine, created by sports photographers for sports photographers is showcasing the often underrepresented stories from behind the lens that produced some of the most recognizable sports imagery to date.
The sport that matters in 2022
The Game columnist Andy Murray looks at how the pandemic has shaped how we interact with sport and what 2022 has in store for addicts in perpetual need of their fix.
The 2021 Year in Review
This is the IMAGO 2021 Year In Review. Made up of visual highlights and defining moments from the past 12 months, we showcase the year's inspiring stories, untold moments and captivating movements for change from exciting international photographers.
Afghan Stories: Afghanistan’s Female Athletes – what they accomplished over the last 20 years, and future prospects abroad.
Dissecting the role of Afghanistan women within sport and their homeland culture, Sofia Bergmann writes about their achievements so far and those that are yet to come. Winning something more than trophies - the freedom to be able to be a woman in professional sport.
Emil Zatopek and Dana Zatopkova: how a husband-and-wife team won four Olympic gold medals at the 1952 Games
Tales of Olympics: Andy Murray takes a look at the story behind the Olympic power couple. Both athletes in the Czech team in Helsinki’s 1952 Olympic Games, Dana Zatopek won her first gold in the women's javelin throw, just one hour after her husband won the men's 5,000 metre run.
Remembering Moscow 1980: Oil, Afghanistan and Jimmy Carter
Politics and sport are two entities that most of us would rather keep separate. People don’t tend to go to cricket, rugby, football or even the Olympics intending to engage in heated debate surrounding government policy. Quite the contrary: sport serves as a distraction from the seemingly endless drone of current affairs – none of which ever seems to be particularly positive.
The Fight with an Unknown Opponent By Maryam Majd
Photographing the creative ways women in sport have been affected by the pandemic professionally and personally, Maryam takes us to her home town to discover the lives and tell their stories.
International Women’s Day. #ChooseToChallenge
Indicating that "a challenged world is an alert world, from challenge comes change", this years International Women's Day is #ChooseToChallenge. See the women in sport that pioneered for change from IMAGO.