MetaFilter posts tagged with sports and photography

Inside the Olympics Stadium in 360 degrees

lou — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:20:54 -0800

Beijing Olympics Stadium, about 30 minutes before the the men's 100m final. A 360-degree view (including overhead) from the stands by Finnish photographer Kari Kuukka.

Parallel Worlds

TheGoldenOne — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:03:55 -0800

Another Country is the name of Chicago Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante's long-term documentary project. Presented in diptych form, he shows the lives of two subjects on the same piece of land separated only by time. From the Cagwin family farm to a sleepy suburban Chicago subdivision, the striking images magically embody the old saying- the more things change, the more they stay the same. Strazzante also has a few photo columns at the paper covering the oft maligned beat of prep sports. Between Heart and Soul and The Season (1 and 2), he finds the story and pictures behind the same old high school sports you thought you knew or didn't care about.

Beau cul (not so) belle gueule

psmealey — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:02:06 -0800

Broken Faces [Flash site] During 2006, photographer Denis Rouvre travelled throughout France to cover a majority of the TOP 14 French (French national championship) rugby matches all the way to the finals. He was given locker room access to take these intimate and striking shots. via SpoFi. Full credit due to afx237vi at SpoFi.

Farewell Dodgertown

Tommy Gnosis — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:37:54 -0800

Blue Heaven: a tribute to Dodgertown. [ESPN link via]. Dodgertown in Vero Beach, FL became the spring training headquarters for the Dodgers and their many minor league teams in 1948. The site, which prepares the Dodger major and minor league clubs for the season, is being abandoned by the Dodgers for presumably less green pastures in Arizona. Voiceover narration is a bit maudlin, but the photographs are excellent.

European Fields: Landscape of Lower League Football

psmealey — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:41:57 -0800

European Fields: Landscape of Lower League Football Gorgeous shots of some football pitches throughout Europe. Taken by Dutch Photographer Hans van der Meer. From SpoFi

Tracy Boulian

alms — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:35:55 -0800

Tracy Boulian's sports photography is dramatic, humane, sometimes eerie, and sometimes simply beautiful.

Bystanders to History

PrinceValium — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 12:08:30 -0800

I saw a feature on ESPN last night about Britt Gaston and Cliff Courtney, two Georgia teenagers who are indelibly linked to history as the kids who ran alongside Hank Aaron after the famous 715th home run. Then I googled around a bit and discovered Jim Leavelle, the former Dallas cop who will forever be known as the guy in the hat watching Ruby take care of Oswald in the precinct basement. And then there's Mary Ann Vecchio, a 14-year-old runaway who was photographed wailing over a dead body at Kent State in 1970. And, of course, there's Afghanistan Girl. Can anyone think of other bystanders to historical events whose faces we all know but identities remain anonymous? Is there anyone who has not yet been rediscovered?

Danelope — Fri, 05 Apr 2002 00:38:24 -0800

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