Who shot sports
Subtitle: a photographic history, 1843 to the present
By: Gail Buckland
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780385352239
Subjects: Photography of sports; History
Description: "From the creator/editor of Who Shot Rock & Roll ("I loved this book" --Dwight Garner, The New York Times. "Whatever Gail Buckland writes, I want to read"), a book that brings together the work of 165 extraordinary photographers, most of their images heralded, most of their names unknown; photographs that capture the essence of athletes mastery of mind/body/soul against the odds, doing the impossible, seeming to defy the laws of gravity, the laws of physics, and showing what human will, discipline, drive, and desire look like when suspended in time. The first book to show the range, cultural importance, and aesthetics of sports photography, much of it legendary, all of it powerful,"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Decisive Moment; title: Fans And Followers; title: Portraits; title: Off The Field; title: Vantage Point; title: In And Out Of The Ring; title: For The Love Of Sport; title: Olympics.