Olympics
Thermal Imaging Is Transforming Olympic Photography at the 2026 Winter Games
Feb 17, 2026
Anzalna Siddiqui
Getty Images thinks it’s time for something different and more personal. For the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, they’ve decided to mix things up by…
Getty photographer Arturo Holmes shares his top five secrets to iconic event photography
Nov 8, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In a recent video from B&H, Getty Images staff photographer Arturo Holmes shares insights from his experience covering the Paris 2024 Olympics. He shares his…
Behind the scenes: Olympic medalist “kicks the sun” in these amazing photos
Aug 21, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Paris Olympic Games 2024 are behind us, leaving us with some iconic moments and, of course – some iconic photos. Photographer Dustin Snipes is…
How DID the Canon R1, Canon R5 MKII and new lenses REALLY do at the Olympics?
Aug 21, 2024
Jeff Cable
Before I flew out to Paris, I had a lot of you asking me for my feedback on the new Canon R1 and Canon R5 Mark II cameras. As…
AP photographer reveals the challenges behind capturing triathlon swimming
Aug 2, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The 2024 Paris Olympics have offered up a unique set of challenges for athletes and photographers alike. For David Goldman, an Associated Press photographer, capturing…
Behind the scenes at the Olympics – Canon heaven!
Jul 31, 2024
Jeff Cable
One of the things that I love to do at every Olympics, is to go behind the scenes of the Canon Professional Services (CPS) area…
No, that floating Olympic surf photo isn’t AI, it’s real!
Jul 30, 2024
Alex Baker
It’s probably the most eye-catching image from the 2024 Olympic Games so far. I’m talking about the photograph of Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina, which appears…
The BBC’s 2022 Winter Olympics commercial shows off amazing 3D printed stop motion animation
Jan 28, 2022
John Aldred
Whenever the Olympics come around, the BBC always comes up with some fantastic promotional sequences for it – you know, just in case a single…
No, the BBC weren’t in Tokyo covering the Olympics – It was faked using a game engine
Aug 18, 2021
John Aldred
The BBC’s Tokyo 2020 (yes, I know it’s 2021, but they kept the name) studio looked pretty real to casual observers watching the coverage of…
Aerial tilt-shift timelapse turns Sarajevo’s abandoned 1984 Olympic Village to miniature
Aug 16, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The 1984 Winter Olympics took place in Sarajevo, in former Yugoslavia (today Bosnia and Herzegovina). It was the first Winter Olympic Games held in a…