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Sports Illustrated: Athlete
Walter Iooss
Sports Illustrated
May 2008
On Sale: May 6, 2008
256 pages
ISBN: 1603200088
EAN: 9781603200080
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Photography
After 47 years behind the camera Walter Iooss Jr. can't
quite put a number on the countless sports subjects he has
photographed throughout his career. But whoever the
portrait, whatever the setting, a common theme runs through
his personal archive: All are athletes lured into the joy of
sport. In a 256-page panoramic collection, Iooss handpicks
more than 150 of his classic images--dozens never before
published--to create a cinematic compilation of his work.
For Iooss--whose efforts have graced the cover of Sports
Illustrated nearly 300 times--every picture really does tell
a story. Here he highlights his favorites with
behind-the-scenes anecdotes. For the famous "Blue Dunk"
overhead shot of Michael Jordan taken in 1987, Iooss
personally painted the parking lot, stationed himself in a
cherry picker and waited for the shot. While shadowing Tiger
Woods from hole to hole in Carlsbad in 2000, the
photographer purposefully wore dark glasses the entire day
so as to not look in the golfer's eyes. And in 2003, Iooss
literally couldn't sleep the night before reuniting Muhammad
Ali and Joe Frazier for their first photo together in 30
years. In a lyrical display, we witness a creative evolution
as Iooss continually discovers new ways and approaches to
capture the athletic spirit. Iooss's passion, power and
perspective are clearly at play in this artful package.
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