sports photographer

Athletic event documenter

A sports photographer is someone who takes pictures of athletic events and athletes.

The job demands both technical skill and physical positioning—capturing a diving catch or photo finish requires anticipating action and being in the right place.

Sports photographers work for news outlets, teams, agencies, or as freelancers: The sports photographers lined the sidelines with their telephoto lenses.

Related

shutter · telephoto · flash · press · press pass · arena · stadium · motion · freeze · shot · credentials · zoom · aperture · field · court · decisive · moment · game

Categories
Opposites
role at sporting events

sports photographerspectator

Observer at an event

sports fan · athlete · casual viewer · player · competitor

subject matter specialization

sports photographerportrait photographer

One who photographs people

landscape photographer · studio photographer · fine art photographer · fashion photographer · food photographer

documentation medium

sports photographersportswriter

Reporter covering athletic events

sports commentator · sports broadcaster · play-by-play announcer · sports journalist

Family

sport, photographer, sports, photograph, photo, photography, photographic, photographed, photographing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G