“Celebration”

F/2.8
ISO – 160
1/500 sec

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“It’s My Egg!”

F/2.8
ISO – 160
1/2000 sec

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“Before the Battle”

F/2.8
ISO – 160
1/4000 sec

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“Protection”

F/2.8
ISO – 160
1/2500 sec

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“Reach for the pigskin”

F/2.8
ISO – 160
1/2000 sec

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“Low Flying”

F/2.8
1/2500 sec
ISO – 160

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“Hurdles”

F/2.8
1/3200 sec
ISO – 160

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In 2025 I was approached by the coach / chairman / organizer of the American 5-a-side Football League to photograph some of the league matches. It is a very small league, only 3 teams in 2024, but the action was pretty hectic. A5FL uses the same rules as the normal AFL, but it is played on a much smaller field.

The following three teams played in…Read More

While we’re talking about Canon’s latest flagship camera, let’s see what Kym Illman has to say about shooting F1 Racing with the Canon EOS R1.

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In contrast to the frozen action images, I started panning the subject in order to show motion and speed, but when using a lower shutter speed, unfortunately we then have a small aperture with huge depth of focus… panning hides what would have been an in-focus background, and therefore would be very difficult to separate the subject from the…Read More

When I first started shooting sport & action, I was completely focused on the world we don’t normally see with the naked eye, the close up, sharp frozen images… I hadn’t learnt how to show the speed and movement by motion blur… but if cropped close enough the stationary frozen front wheel is not as prominent…
1/1250th sec & f6.3 ISO 250…Read More

Using Off Camera Flash for Sports Portraits by Jaison Sterling

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Your Dead

Canon EOS R, Sigma 70-200mm Sport, 1/1000 sec, f / 6.3, ISO 2000, 400mm

Fixed focal length lenses require planning… as the subject placement is more difficult than when using a zoom lens. Late afternoon sun showing texture and depth in the background, so I selected a spot where the rider would fill the frame (remember it’s a fixed 300mm so your legs are the zoom) and I waited for a rider with high contrasting…Read More

Track Cycling very often has restricted access … To separate the subject from the background is a conflict – open the aperture for shallow depth of field, and that will speed up the shutter and freeze the action, I therefore chose to pan in order to blur the background (that otherwise would have been in focus) and also needed to show movement…Read More

I spent a lot of time trying to capture motion in one frame, and forgot about the background images, the stationary images that show motion.. Understanding the sport is vital, and although these images are still, the emotions are enormous, and the concentration is immense.
ISO 200, f2.8 @ 500th sec. I needed to try and seperate the subject from…Read More

Neil Leifer. Muhammad Ali Throwing a Right Hook to Ken Norton, 1973
Credit: Heritage Auctions

Neil Leifer, a distinguished American sports photographer, is renowned for capturing some of the most iconic moments in sports history. His career spans several decades, with a notable focus on boxing photography. This image stands as a testament to…Read More