Photographers from The Players’ Tribune focus their lenses on athletes off the field, after the buzzer, and away from the crowds; showcasing portraits of athletes of all sports from around the world, showing who they really are.
Karabo Mooki’s work follows unique narratives and authentic emotions in nature, with a focus on distinctive casting and under-represented faces.
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Everybody Skate is a documentary photo project highlighting women and non-traditional skateboarders in New York City. Brooklyn-based photographer Lanna Apisukh began the project in 2018 — sharing stories of courage, camaraderie, and athleticism through this portrait of a small but growing community.
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Identity At Play delves into the basketball culture in Indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Learn MoreCheering on the Border is a story of the border not as a boundary, but as a region, and how life in that region is experienced by a specific group of high school cheerleaders.
The Players’ Tribune is reimagining the world of sports and culture through the player’s point of view. Photographers from The Players’ Tribune work together with athletes to create intimate and evocative narratives that reveal the true depth of their stories.
The distinctly American sport of baseball was introduced to Uganda in the 1990’s by missionaries and it attracted large numbers of youngsters eager to pick up bats and balls.
The ESPN BODY Issue. Explore ten years of iconic images, all dedicated to the power of the athletic form.
Learn MoreRolling Through Life shares the portraits and stories of seniors who express themselves physically and creatively through the art of Artistic Roller Skating.
Learn MoreThe series Clubhouse Turn (2013-2016) is the final documentation of the historic landmark of a quickly vanishing Los Angeles—Hollywood Park-and its community, before its demolition.
Learn MorePhotographers from The Players’ Tribune focus their lenses on athletes off the field, after the buzzer, and away from the crowds; showcasing portraits of athletes of all sports from around the world, showing who they really are.
The big business of sports has separated us from the fundamental truth that the athletes we celebrate on the field are human beings off of it.
Learn MoreThis photo exhibition explores the lives of African-Americans through the lens of sport, athleticism and culture. The stories told give an insight into the lives of people from New York City to Cleveland and Mississippi, with a focus on how sports play a role in their lives on and off the court.
This project reflects the combat sports and fighters I have photographed since the beginning of this journey. From training camp, to the actual fight, and portraits immortalizing these unique athletes, my goal is to give people an inside view of how boxing and mixed martial art fighters interact in their respective worlds, away from the limelight.
Learn MoreESPN’s Body photography celebrates the athletic form in all shapes and sizes. Our goal is to capture the personality of each athlete and to create an intimate, intensely personal, and radically different look at the most amazing bodies in the world. We strive to honor the athletes with images that reflect their strength, beauty and personality.
Learn MoreA Mark Mann portrait is a search for honesty. Adept at digital photography, Mann respects the grace inherent in the analog process. Relying on observation, patience and synchronicity he works with a perfect accomplice – his 1940’s Graflex super D camera fitted with a 1920’s Schneider lens.
Learn MoreSports are woven into life and culture on every level, from professional to high school to community leagues proving to be a common human thread steeped in tradition. The imagery of a baseball diamond, whether it’s perfectly manicured or a neighborhood sandlot conjures personal memories we can instantly relate to. Here you will see unique stories told in a photo narrative style that bring to life people and places that sports fans do not always get to see or go.
In Rio de Janeiro, sports are life and life is not a spectator sport. Little playing fields steal back space from the asphalt and traffic circles, defying cars and buildings alike.
Learn MoreFor 13 years, American artist Jeff Sheng has been photographing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) student athletes in the United States and Canada as part of a photo and exhibition series called FEARLESS.
Learn MoreFor almost three years Sebastian Denz has been traveling across Europe to shoot a series of 3D photographs with more than 20 members of the carhartt skateboard team. The result of his work is a series of spatial photographs in a quality never seen before.
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My client, Harper’s Magazine, asked me to cover the Olympics in a unique way, to visualize the games in a way others weren’t. Much of that involved me trying to spy new angles, to see the sports and athletes as compositional elements, to see their movements less as competition and more as a grand ballet. It was a brilliantly creative practice that I am honored to have been awarded.
Spend time on the basketball courts and soccer fields improving your action shots with hands-on techniques used by top sports photographers!
Learn MoreJoin ESPN Photographers, Editors and very special guests for an evening you will never forget! ESPN The Magazine’s BODY Issue was born in October of 2009 with a singular mission: to celebrate the incredible power of the athletic form.
Learn MoreImprove your sports photography by learning the techniques used by top sports photographers to capture peak action and images with emotion.
Learn MoreDive into action with Pep Williams as he takes you on a skateboard and action shoot where you’ll learn how to capture speed and composition in your photography.
Learn MoreLed by Getty Images Staff photographer Elsa Garrison and ESPN Senior Photo Editor Julianne Varacchi, students will have an opportunity to not only shoot live and on location, but to gain feedback and advice from successful photographers and editors working in the wide world of sports.
Learn MoreWe explore the lives, trials and triumphs of some of the world’s greatest athletes, from the cover of our magazine to our digital platforms.
Learn MoreJoin Ben Franke in a thrilling discussion on how to capture in-action photography. Ben will teach you the technicalities of how to photograph movement and balance while keeping your subject in focus.
Learn MoreThis is a BYOC (bring-your-own-camera) workshop that will meet for a brief intro and slideshow session at the United Photo Industries Gallery before heading out to the sports fields and courts of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The workshop also includes an (optional) wrap-up session and casual group critique, where students can share the work they shot and get feedback from instructors and workshop peers.
Learn MoreLive storytelling inspired by iconic sports photos. ESPN uses photography to accompany games and stories, but oftentimes a photograph comes first and inspires an incredible narrative. Storytellers from across ESPN share original pieces born from a single image.
Learn MoreEight years ago, ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue set out with one mission: to celebrate and explore the athletic form through powerful images and interviews. Today, the issue’s cornerstone photo portfolio is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the summer. Our panelists will take you behind the scenes to discuss how the issue comes together, and the creative process of working with world-class professional athletes at their most vulnerable.
Learn MoreIn this new and interactive workshop, participants will venture out into the world and learn from experienced sports and action photographers how to capture the classic moments and get great shots from constantly moving subjects.
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