Sochi 2014: Up The Pipe

Kaitlyn Farrington (USA) drops in for her second run in the ladies’ half pipe semifinal during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.

Today landed me back at the Extreme Park for ladies’ halfpipe qualifications and finals. Since I shot the men’s events yesterday from the ground, I decided to get out the crampons and take the long climb up on the deck to get up close and personal with the athletes as they competed.

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Posted in Photography, Photojournalism, Sochi Winter Olympics, Sports, Travel on February 12th, 2014. Comments Off.

Sochi 2014: Down The Pipe

Danny Davis (USA) crashes on his final run in the men’s snowboard half pipe final during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.

I was excited to return to my extreme sports roots today by shooting men’s halfpipe qualifications and finals. My previous experience at the Winter X Games was one of the reasons I was brought on to the Olympics in the first place, so being back at the halfpipe was comfortable territory.

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Posted in Photography, Photojournalism, Sochi Winter Olympics, Sports, Travel on February 11th, 2014. Comments Off.

Sochi 2014: Mo Moguls No Problems

Ville Miettunen (FIN) prior to the men’s moguls qualification during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.

Today was a pretty unremarkable day for me at the Winter Olympics, at least photo wise. I covered the men’s moguls qualification and final rounds up at the Extreme Park, and while I thought I did a solid job of covering the event, I didn’t make any artistic photos that I was happy with. I was in good spirits today, however, and enjoyed what would be considered a balmy evening by Chicago standards.

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Posted in Large Format Film, Photography, Photojournalism, Sochi Winter Olympics, Sports, Travel on February 10th, 2014. Comments Off.

Sochi 2014: Routine Broken

Callum Smith (GBR) lays at the finish line after the men’s skiathlon during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center.

With almost a week of the Olympics routine under my belt here in Sochi, I’ve definitely started to fall into a routine. Between the shuttle bus ride to the media center, to getting gear from my locker in the press center, to eating lunch before I grab another shuttle to my venue, things tend to take on somewhat of a Groundhog Day feel with multiple day shoots like this. Throw a different venue and two completely new sports into the mix, however, and things can get shaken up pretty quickly.

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Posted in Photography, Photojournalism, Sochi Winter Olympics, Sports, Travel on February 9th, 2014. Comments Off.