"As a photographer, a penalty shootout in a final feels completely different from a penalty during regular play. I get nervous, especially because the players' reactions and celebrations are so much more intense, and I still have to make split-second decisions when everything happens at once. After Chloe Kelly scored the deciding penalty for England, I could see that she was going to celebrate in the opposite direction from me, so I started to focus on the reactions happening nearer to me."
"In this frame, steeplechaser Geordie Beamish is shown going down after getting caught in the congestion of the early laps. Along with capturing the split second of another runner's foot connecting with his face, what makes this image so powerful and moving to me is that he got up, placed second in his heat, and went on to take the gold medal. Moments like this are what make sports photography so rewarding and they remind us how resilience can turn a setback into something remarkable."
"From an artistic point of view, I like the irony in this image. The Toyota advert [seen behind Ben Stokes] is shown on the sight screens after every wicket, so there have been many opportunities to capture player reactions in front of it."
More than 500,000 sports photographs were submitted over the past year, revealing fleeting moments, wild celebrations and creative compositions. Chloe Kelly's penalty celebration was recorded at 1/200th sec, f/2.8, ISO 2500, showing her crossing over and celebrating with teammates in an unpremeditated, historic reaction. A steeplechase frame shows Geordie Beamish falling after early-lap congestion, the split-second impact caught at 400mm, 1/3200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 2000, with recovery leading to a heat second and eventual gold. An Ashes image positions Ben Stokes before a Toyota advert on sight screens, creating ironic composition captured at 600mm, 1/3200 sec, f/4, ISO 600. Images include clear technical settings and emphasize timing, resilience and composition.
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