SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY Jan 2012

Sports photographer, Bob Martin is a multi-award winning sports photographer specialising in shooting action, graphic and editorial pictures for advertising, corporate and editorial clients. During a career spanning the last 30 years, Bob has photographed every major sporting event; from the last 13 Summer and Winter Olympics, to Elephant Polo and Horse Racing on Ice. His work has taken him to the farthest corners of the world, and his photographs have been published in numerous publications including Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, Life Magazine, Stern, Paris Match, Bunte, L'Equipe, The Sunday Times and The New York Times to mention just a few.

A resident in his native England, he is currently the only Sports Illustrated photographer to be based outside of the USA. His photography has been recognised by more than 57 national and international awards; he is a three-time winner of the prestigious British Sports Photographer of the Year and has also won the World Press Photo Sports Picture in 2005. Bob is currently preparing for the London 2012 Olympics.

Detlef Schneider is a freelance photographer based in Munich and London.

Detlef regularly works for Adidas across various projects, including stills and moving images. His career has taken him from professional basketball to the film industry, where he specialised in lighting and directing. He now works in photography and directs short films.

Detlef is represented by Balcony Jump, London.

Dirk Rees has just returned from the US after working with NBA star Brandon Jennings and America's sweetheart and Olympic gold medalist, Lyndsey Vonn.

Continuing his quest in the UK with Jamie Roberts, Ben Youngs, Bobby Zamora, Michael Dawson and Gregory Gaultier, Dirk’s passion for shooting sport and body and motion can been seen in both his assignment and personal projects.

He is the winner of numerous international awards, the most recent being three nominations for the Photography Masters Cup in the Sports category.

Recent clients include UA, Reebok, Triumph, Lexus and Kinetica.

Dirk is represented by the Peter Bailey Company in the UK and the US. More of his work can be seen at his website.

Whether confronted by deep powder snow, dry desert, mountain bikes, horses or helicopters, Munich-based photographer Eugen Gebhardt is comfortable with all types of terrain.

Active for more than 20 years, Eugen started his career with a book project about freestyle skiing that led to jobs in the ski, ski fashion and ski binding industries. For many years he covered the Marlboro Adventure with shoots in Utah, California, Arizona and Nevada. His unique style defines a passion for clear graphics and subtle lighting.

Capturing the peak of the moment, Eugen focuses on shooting both outdoor sports and the lifestyles that surround them. Comfortable on large location productions as well as in the studio, he has shot sportswear catalogue productions in the USA, Australia, South Africa and Europe.

Clients include Philip Morris/Marlboro, Sport Schuster Sportswear catalogue, Sport Scheck Sportswear catalogue, Compass Yachting Accessories, Textile Pressing Hamburg, FC Bayern Munich, KCK Kreko Knitwear, German Ski Instructors Association, BMW, Maier Sports, Karstadt Sports, AWT Horwath, Deutsche Bahn Regio, Kulturgut AG Munich, Rohde&Schwarz Electronics, US 40 and Alte Hausbrennerei Penninger.

Capturing the unique moment of an athlete's movement, showing tension, speed, power and spirit in just one shot is extremely hard in a creative and technical way. Frithjof Ohm faces this challenge artistically and with the same passionate ambition that is reflected in epic pictures for clients including SKY, German Television, Evonik and Volkswagen.

To boost his quality concept he has formed a fresh, exclusive partnership with new manager and producer Matthias Pretzsch.

Matthias has over nine years of expertise in coordinating international productions for the likes of Audi, BMW, Credit Suisse, German Television, Mercedes, Lufthansa, Volkswagen, and many more.

Jason Gould is a New York-based photographer represented globally by Patricia McMahon Photography.

Jason specialises in portraits and action imagery and is renowned for shooting a wide range of subjects from traditional sports such as football, baseball and basketball to the more extreme such as skateboarding, surfing and land sailing.

Jason’s passion for photography goes back to his early teen years in the suburbs of New York where he and his friends began documenting their BMX, skateboarding and snowboarding exploits.

Upon graduation Jason spent his twenties travelling the globe competing as a professional road cyclist before returning to his camera in 1999. His experience as a professional athlete provides him with the perfect insight and precision timing to capture amazing imagery.

Jason’s client list includes Nike, Converse, Adidas, Reebok, Foot Locker and Gatorade.

Jason Kenworthy has been photographing the ocean for almost all his life. Honing his skills shooting friends, some of the top surfers in the world, he eventually turned it into a career that has garnished over 50 covers worldwide and numerous ad campaigns, including Nike’s 'Chosen' campeign and the Bruce Irons 'Flare shot' - two of the most talked about photo projects in surf history.

His countless trips around the world have allowed Jason to mold his photography into something more than action sports coverage. From underwater to above land, studio portraits to photojournalism, he has evolved into a photographer capable of capturing every aspect of the world around him. 

Clients include Nike, Gatorade, Schick, Maxim, Men's Journal, National Geographic, ESPN, Surfer Magazine, Playboy, Boost Mobile, Red Bull, Oakley,  Monster Energy, Hurley, Quiksilver, Vans, Billabong, O'Neill, Lost, Roxy, Da Kine,  Reef and Analog.

Joscha Kinstner is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Hamburg. As an athlete himself, and being passionate about photography and lighting, he focusses on sports, people and transportation images.

A range of clients including BMW, Skoda and Volkswagen Magazine rely on Joscha's extraordinary style.

Joscha Kinstner is represented by Marlene Ohlsson.

Lars-Arne Scharl constantly looks for new challenges as a photographer. His origins lie in action sports photography, a field known for its versatility and beauty but also for its physical demands and often extreme shooting conditions. 

Lars began his photographic career in 2006 and a year later won the 'Wettbewerb für Sportfotografie 2007', Germany's biggest competition for young sports photographers.

His photographic style uses a mixture of pure natural light and extensive flash equipment.

In 2011, Lars covered the MTB World Cup on locations worldwide, as well as the biggest MTB Freeride events such as the Red Bull Joyride in Whistler, Canada and the Red Bull District Ride in Nuremberg, Germany. During the winter season, he loves to spend as much time as possible on crosscountry and alpine skis as well as on his snowboard, working for various outdoor companies. Clients include GHOST Bikes, CEP, Shimano, Team'National, iXS, engage and many more.

Since 2012, he is supported by f-stop.

Levon Biss' work concentrates on the world of sport, bringing a unique, clean and graphic style to his photography that captures the emotion of sport. Knowledge of his subject can be seen in his book on global soccer, 'One Love'. Shot in 28 countries it provides a stunning visual insight into the world's most popular game.

Recent commissions include:

• Pepsi European Cup football campaign.
• Lucozade with the McLaren F1 team.
• Deutsche Post World Athletics Championships campaign.
• Mastercard, Champions League soccer campaign.

Visit Levon's website for further information.

ManaMedia provides production services for photography, video, multimedia and TVC, specialising in lifestyle and fashion with a dedicated expertise in sports advertising (including Olympics, World Cup, basketball, baseball, BMX, football, NFL, rugby, running, tennis, athletics, skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing).

ManaMedia's multilingual production team has a creative approach and is experienced in high-end and international productions. With offices in the UK, EU and US, ManaMedia has a global production reach and delivers exceptional work for some of the world's most inspirational brands, including BMW, Buick, Canon, Carlsberg, Converse, Heineken, Foot Locker, JD Sports, Kronenbourg, Microsoft, Nike, Quiksilver, Red Bull, Roxy and Tuborg.

UK, European and international production services include art buying, budget management, on-set coordination, carnets, casting, sports casting and street casting, catering, crews, creative development, contracts, hair and make-up, local service provider, line production, location scouting, shoot insurance, music licensing, permits, photographers, BTS, editing, post production, prop hire and set build, SFX, sports choreography, styling/wardrobe, visas, videographers, travel and accommodation.

Mark Gamba's love for photography blossomed in childhood in the basement of his parent's Glenwood Springs, Colorado home. Leafing through the pages of LIFE and National Geographic, the young boy decided that a life of travel and photography was the life for him. Fueled by those boyish dreams, he started shooting and developing his eye. In high school, he took the assignment of school photographer under his belt and has been going hell-bent for leather ever since.

Although best known for shooting eye stopping images in impossible situations , Mark has a versatility that draws the attention of commercial and editorial clients like: UPS, adidas, Salem, Carhartt Clothing, Jeep, Nikon, Vibram Five Fingers, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, PGE, National Geographic, Sunset, ESPN magazine, Outside, Fortune and Sports Illustrated.

Lately Mark has been concentrating on environmental issues for a number of NPOs and conscious corporations.

Michael Blann's  passion for sports and the human body in motion has naturally led him to shoot many of the world's top athletes and for some of the most desirable brands including adidas, Nike, Sky, BBC and Puma.

He started his career at Getty Images shooting assignments for both the sports and creative teams. He now lives in London where his studio is based, but travels extensively around the world producing award-winning images which have been recognised in numerous exhibitions.

Visit the website to see more of Michael's work.

Being based in New York, advertising photographer Monte Isom has seen no limits to where he takes pictures and how far they can go. With clients in eight countries, he keeps busy flying around the globe to meet with and photograph international superstar athletes and movie stars.

Repeat advertising clients Ford, Nike, Adidas, Sprite, Citibank, EA Sports and HBO have trusted Monte to capture their voice in photos. Keep an eye out for Monte Isom at an airport near you soon!

With photographic origins back in the surf and mountain sports industries, Pete Webb's style comes from those origins where it was important to capture the sport, the people, the places and the clothes. He is always in amongst the action; if it is a water sport he is in the water, up a mountain then his team climbs too: this is where the authenticity comes from.

Currently he has a list of athletes which he needs to shoot before the Olympics for a variety of clients. He has grouped these into a blog post called 'Olympians' where he will put all the finished images.

Regular clients include Berghaus, Men's Fitness magazine, Canon cameras, WWF, Bahamas Tourist Office, Paradiski and Morvelo.

Whether shooting Olympic gold medallists, the sporting stars of the next generation, or sports fans, Sean Malyon always makes his subjects look and feel heroic. Having experienced some sporting highs and far too many lows of his own, he knows what it feels like to be the one in the arena. To this understanding he also brings his fashion and editorial skills to produce impactful images.

Recent clients include The Prince's Trust, Npower, Ladbrokes, Peugeot, ESPN and Duo Boots.

Stefano Cattelan's powerful photography demonstrates great attention to detail. Applying his personal experience, knowledge and skills he creates intense images, and his ability to think conceptually and offer visual solutions is an asset for every client.

Based in Turin, Stefano is involved in every step of the photo production process, from concept to casting through to digital post production. His award-winning work has included images of the Official Programme Opening Ceremony of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006, which received the ‘Best Events Award’ won by K-Events and Filmaster Group. He also shot images of the Official Programme Opening Ceremony of the European Taekwondo Championship in Rome in 2008.

His work has been published in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, Style Montecarlo, Elle, Marie Claire, JM, Men's Health and Sportweek. He has also contributed to a number of charitable causes, including the LILA Night for Aids in Montecarlo and the TV and press campaign for S.O.S. Italia.

Clients include Red Bull, Lotus Cars, Barilla, Arena, Boombogie, Asics, Dainese, Reebok, Fila, Le Coq Sportive, Mares, Biesse, Ferrero, Alfredo Pria, Love & Pride Jewellery, Nikon, Liberti, Maison de la France, Corsica Tourism Office, and many others.

Todd has more than 20 years experience capturing that essential moment for advertising agencies, top designers, clients direct and magazines.

Some of his clients include W+K, Nike, adidas, ESPN, NFL, Columbia Sportswear, TMP worldwide and many others.

With every project, whether it’s a large production on location or small shoot in his Portland, OR studio, he brings his creative eye and passion to create great images.

Visit his website for more information and to see more of his work.