Sports Illustrated: Athlete by Walter Iooss

Sports Illustrated: Athlete by Walter Iooss

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An art work that highlights the author's favorites with behind-the-scenes anecdotes including the "Blue Dunk" overhead shot of Michael Jordan taken in 1987.

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Sports Illustrated: Athlete by Walter Iooss

For Iooss - whose efforts have graced the cover of "Sports Illustrated" nearly 300 times - every picture really does tell a story. Here he highlights his favorites with behind-the-scenes anecdotes. For the famous "Blue Dunk" overhead shot of Michael Jordan taken in 1987, Iooss personally painted the parking lot, stationed himself in a cherry picker and waited for the shot. While shadowing "Tiger Woods" from hole to hole in Carlsbad in 2000, the photographer purposefully wore dark glasses the entire day so as to not look in the golfer's eyes. And in 2003, Iooss literally couldn't sleep the night before reuniting Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for their first photo together in 30 years. In a lyrical display, we witness a creative evolution as Iooss continually discovers new ways and approaches to capture the athletic spirit. Iooss' passion, power and perspective are clearly at play in this artful package.
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ISBN 13 9781603200080
ISBN 10 1603200088
Title Sports Illustrated: Athlete
Author Walter Iooss
Condition Unavailable
Publisher Sports Illustrated
Year published 2008-05-06
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.