Sports Photography: an Art in its Own Right

On October 9, the sports daily L’Equipe is putting up a century’s worth of photos for auction at the Parisian auction house Drouot. Representing every athletic discipline, some of these images have become icons. The newspaper’s photo editor shares the epic story of sports photography.

Novak Djokovic, Australian Open - 2018 © Nicolas Luttiau/L'Équipe

Her right hand firmly holding the racket in the air, her left arm extended in perfect balance, her head profiled against the bleachers, her gaze determined: as if in a choreographed ...

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