Sports Photography
FUJIFILM has spent the past few years building quite the impressive sports and wildlife arsenal, and they’re not slowing down now. Introducing the compact, lightweight super-telephoto XF 400mm f/4.5 R LM OIS WR lens, a portable prime lens designed for handheld use during long events, on trails, and beyond.
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Austin Bell shoots basketball courts—thousands of them—mostly from above. Using a drone and a flat-lay approach, he’s documented more than 6,500 courts across 28 countries, including every single example to be found across Hong Kong’s variegated landscape. In 2024, Bell’s self-described “nonchalant obsession” became Shooting Hoops, an exhibition and monograph that maps the city through color, geometry, and concrete.
Above Photograph © Austin Bell
In today’s show—our first full video release in our in-house studio—Austin describes the
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Austin Bell shoots basketball courts—thousands of them—mostly from above. Using a drone and a flat-lay approach, he’s documented more than 6,500 courts across 28 countries, including every single example to be found across Hong Kong’s variegated landscape. In 2024, Bell’s self-described “nonchalant obsession” became Shooting Hoops, an exhibition and monograph that maps the city through color, geometry, and concrete.
Above Photograph © Austin Bell
In today’s show—our first full video release in our in-house studio—Austin describes the complex
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Sony has unveiled the RX10 V, and it’s been upgraded to meet the needs of photographers of all skill levels and genres. We had the chance to put this camera through its paces in all areas it excels, so let’s see what it can do for wildlife, sports, macro, and travel photography.
Wildlife
If you want to photograph birds and wildlife up close and personal, but don’t want to lug around a bunch
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is currently underway with billions of fans tuning in to see their favorite teams on the pitch. For this year, FIFA named Lenovo as their Official Technology Partner, providing fans with deeper insights into player statistics and match analytics, bringing people even closer to the action no matter where they are. With such an ambitious task at hand, we must ask the question: How does any of this work?
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Sports photographer Jean Fruth shares her journey from documenting women’s baseball to capturing the world of women’s hockey. In this conversation, she shares insights on navigating changes in projects while maintaining true to your style.
0:00 - Intro
1:34 - The start of Jean's sports photography
5:18 - Photographing different sports
12:05 - It's bigger than the sports, it's the movement
17:35 - Think bigger than your style
25:35 - The approach to photographing new sports
29:28 - Behind the scenes stories
33:02 - The difference in the
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Jean Fruth sits with legendary sports photographer David Burnett, sharing their unique perspectives on photographing one of the sporting world’s most storied events, the Olympics.
0:00 - Intro
2:29 - David's early work
6:24 - Learning from past work
8:32 - Finding the moment
15:37 - Photographing the Olympics
19:00 - Locking in for the moment
25:42 - Prep for long-term projects
37:57 - Wanting to get the big moment shot
43:24 - Images that stand out
51:05 - Closing
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Sony Artisan of Imagery Jean Fruth photographed her first Olympic Games this year. In Part 2, she shares advice on covering your first major sporting event, including how to prepare, what gear to bring, and how to build an efficient workflow. She also discusses the difference between expectations and reality when shooting on one of the world's biggest stages.
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - From baseball to hockey
3:17 - How Jean prepared for this new opportunity
6:26 - Dealing with not knowing the outcome
11:03 - Knowing the sport
18:15 - Workflow
24:00
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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
When choosing binoculars or scopes, a term that should be heavily considered is "exit pupil." What is exit pupil, and what does it do? In optics, we're often focused on magnification and light-gathering capabilities, and these are essential for understanding how optics works, but overall viewing experience shouldn't be discounted.
If you look at any optic at arm's length, you'll see the small pinpoint sized window of
Optic size is measured by what it can do, but when you’re new to the hobby, this can be confusing. Pick up a spotting scope or any pair of binoculars and you’ll see them adorned with a set of numbers like 8x42, 7x32, or 20-60x80. What exactly do those numbers mean and what do they tell us about an optic?
At the most
Sports photographers are newcomers to the a7R party. Not because they're late to the series, but because until now the camera line simply wasn't well-suited for action, what with its processor-hungry file sizes slowing things down. Sony aims to change all that with the a7R VI Mirrorless Camera, the company's latest 66.8MP full-frame shooter offering unprecedented speed for the series.
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Sports photography hinges on freezing peak action—transforming a high-speed blur into a dramatic portrayal of human effort. When you combine that with the unyielding drive of elite athletes on the world stage, the pressure to nail the shot provides an incredible adrenaline rush.
Above photograph © Jean Fruth
In today’s podcast, we discuss the unique challenges of documenting history in the making, and unpacking stories from the Winter Games with renowned sports photographer Jean Fruth, recently back from her first Olympics.