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Photographer files lawsuit against NFL receiver and teams after shoving incident

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A photographer is suing Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams after he pushed him to the ground following a game. The Raiders lost the game to the Chiefs, and as Adams was exiting the field, the student photographer got in his way. Adams’ response was to push the photographer to the ground. Adams apologised immediately after the incident.

Park Zebley was a student at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and works as a freelance photographer. He was covering the game for ESPN and was carrying video equipment at the time. Since the incident, he claims to have sustained whiplash injuries, headaches and concussion.

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Watch: Super Bowl quarterback walks away after photographer slips off stage and fractures spine

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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford recently got in the spotlight, but not because of his football achievements.

During his team’s Super Bowl victory celebration, a photographer was taking photos of Stafford and his wife. She stepped back and fell off the stage – and Stafford simply walked away. The whole incident was caught on camera, and the public has reacted fiercely.

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NFL cameraman keeps shooting even after getting a ball in the face

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Incidents and injuries are pretty much an essential part of contact sports like football. But the thing is – even those outside the field sometimes get hurt. NFL cameraman Don Cornelli recently got a ball straight into his face. Still, he kept his cool and just kept on filming, and it was all caught on camera.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback had his blurry selfie hung in a prestigious art gallery

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen managed to do what many photographers dream of. He recently had his photo hung at a prestigious art gallery. But the thing that adds a bit of a comedy element to the whole story is that the photo is a selfie. And a pretty blurry one.

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NFL player knocks down a photographer, messages her later to see if she’s okay

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Incidents happen in sports, both small and big ones. As photographers, we may sometimes get involved in them as well. This is what happened to photographer Shelley Lipton at a recent NFL game. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson smashed into her at full speed, and a video of him helping her out and hugging her after the incident quickly went viral.

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Fox Sports show off new tech for “Player’s Eye View” camera destined for this year’s Super Bowl

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The show stealers at the Super Bowl are often the commercials or “wardrobe malfunctions“. This year, though, there’s a new camera tech that might just edge it for some viewers. Whether you’re interested in photography or video, or simply a fan of watching the games, it’s certainly going to give a new perspective on things. That new perspective is a player’s eye view of the field.

Teaming up with Intel, Fox Sports is introducing what they call “Be the Player”. It allows for a POV perspective from any player on the field without that player actually having a camera attached. FOX have pushed Intel to advance their already amazing 360 Replay technology. It’s a system akin to Photogrammetry, although very advanced, and much faster than the methods most of us use.

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Here’s a 360-Degree 26-Gigapixel Interactive Image of Super Bowl 50

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Gigapixels are a great way of experiencing a place remotely or reliving a moment, and the Super Bowl is the perfect venue for this awesome photographic technique.

James Blakeway of Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas was lucky enough to be able to create one of these massive images before the Denver Broncos took on the Carolina Panthers, offering a chance to feel what it’s like to be on the grass.

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Last weekend’s NFL playoff game was so cold that camera batteries started freezing

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I’ve shot many football games in my life. At times, my camera’s batteries have lost charge more quickly than usual, but never before have my batteries actually frozen to the point where they won’t even turn on.

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