A timeline of Photography through sporting history
1. Jesse Owens crashes 1936 Berlin Olympics winning four gold medals. Source: Bild
2. Roger Bannister runs a mile under four minutes for the first time ever Source: BBC
3. Miracle on Ice – United States stun the ice hockey world
Photographer: Heinz Kluetmeier for the Sports Illustrated
4. Diego Maradona – One man army at the 1982 World Cup Photographer: Steve Powell
5. Michael Jordan in the 1988 Slam Dunk contest Photographer: Walter Iooss Jr.
6. Packed house at Lord's - 2002 Source: Wisden
7. Federer and Agassi clash on top of the Burj (2005) Source: AP
8. Bird's eye view of Singapore before the city hosted the first ever night race in Formula 1 Source: BBC
9. Riders at the Tour de France 2010 Source: Guardian Sport
10. Usain Bolt at the finish line as he sets the World Record in the 200 metre race at London 2012 Source: Guardian Sport - John Collins
While early photography was centered on close-up photos, today,
with the technology available, sports is being covered by complex bird's eye view
photos to capture every angle of sporting events.
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