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Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography: A Sports Illustrated photographer’s tips, tricks, and tales on shooting football, the Olympics, and portraits of athletes
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Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography: A Sports Illustrated photographer’s tips, tricks, and tales on shooting football, the Olympics, and portraits of athletes

by Peter Read Miller
September 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
288 pages
6h 31m
English
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Introduction

Barcelona, Spain, July 25, 1992

In 1992, the XXV Summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona. I flew in from Los Angeles on a Wednesday, two days before the Games were scheduled to start. After a long trip, I was tired and hungry, and all I wanted to do was have a quick dinner and a long sleep. But my boss and good friend Steve Fine (then Deputy Picture Editor at SI) had a different idea. He insisted that we attend the dress rehearsal of the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Opening Ceremonies are when the host country makes a statement to the world about who they are and how these games will reflect the culture of the country. It is always a really big, elaborate show with a good part of the world watching. It’s also when all the world’s ...

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