The evolution of water sports photography through IMAGO photos: explore the journey from early hurdles to cutting-edge gear like waterproof cameras, advanced lenses, and dynamic drone shots.
Tag: Olympics
Stories behind the archives. An interview with Adam Stoltman.
Federer, Phelps and a stubborn Sampras – IMAGO’s recent addition, Adam Stoltman, shares the stories behind his extensive archive.
Figure Skating Costumes for the Olympic Games designed by Vera Wang
Long before becoming a world-renowned fashion designer, Vera Wang dreamed of Olympic figure skating. With her Olympic dream ending in 1968, “I was completely lost. Bereft. I needed to find something else that I could love as much. It turned out to be fashion.”
Politicising Sports: The debate surrounding Olympic boycotts
The diplomatic boycotts of Beijing 2022 bring forth the discourse on the politicisation of sport throughout Olympic history, and what it means today.
Beijing 2022: Ones to Watch.
From young prodigies to returning champions, take a look at some of the teams and athletes to watch this year.
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.
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.
La Liga: All Time Top Five.
Narrowing it down to five is never easy but sports columnist, Sofia Bergmann has managed to. As part of an exciting, upcoming editorial project - take a sneak peak with this article from our writer and La Liga enthusiast.
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.
PCN Photography Reflects: The Olympics as Niche Events for the Hardcore Fans
“When people think of sports photography, they think of that climactic action picture,which is a dominant moment in how we think about sports. And it is a very important part of sports photography, but it's not the only part.” - Paul Sutton, PCN Photography.