I’ve never played Polo, in fact I don’t know much about it and have no idea about most of the rules, to me it’s a bit like Soccer on horseback – or is it...
3 July, 2024
How to Shoot Stand-up Paddle Competitions
Shooting Stand-Up paddle is complicated because, like in motor sports, things go on largely even until, all of a sudden action erupts. In other words, boredom is the first and f...
Having been given a LOC pass for the European Athletics Championships currently taking place in Rome, I was able to practice unusual compositions in sports photography. Usually,...
Shooting an handball match between Italy and France, unfortunately with an unhappy ending for my Country, was an opportunity to bring back to life the rugged Canon Eos 1V, the m...
8 May, 2024
Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches
Taking pictures in a boxing gym during regular training is a unique way to learn to understand when ‘the moment’ – a hit, a miss, a bob or a weave – is c...
23 March, 2024
Compact Formation: Shooting Football with a Superzoom
In the days before digital became the standard for sports photography, the SLR was king. Photographers lined up pitch-side to capture the action, Minolta, Nikon or Canon camera ...
2 April, 2021
Parking Lot Hockey on Ilford HP5+ – by Simon King
Rest days give me a lot of stress, especially when I feel I've been unproductive, so no matter how hard I try to give myself time off I inevitably end up doing something to make...
21 April, 2020
Zourkhane – a Traditional Sport in Iran – By Marc Wick
Iran is not the typical touristic hotspot, and within the last years - and now with the Coronavirus pandemic - it seems to have become much more difficult to discover this beaut...