Sports & Storytelling with Jean Fruth Part 1: The Longterm Project

06/08/2026

Sony Artisan of Imagery Jean Fruth is known for capturing the stories behind the athletes in her images. Jean starts a new series with the B&H Event Space discussing sports and storytelling. The first part is all about the process of completing long-term projects.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 2:29 - Storytelling with long-term projects
  • 5:50 - The start of Jean's projects
  • 9:45 - How do you know it's the right project
  • 17:01 - Sticking with the theme of the project
  • 23:10 - Approaching new projects
  • 26:26 - As a woman sports photographer, connecting with the women athletes
  • 29:30 - Long-term projects
  • 34:05 - Making mistakes
  • 38:15 - Revisiting past projects
  • 40:45 - Funding / How is the project going to be published

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