Amongst 1,578 accredited photographers were three covering the Games for the Guardian
Antoine Dupont led France to victory in the men’s rugby sevens, the host nation’s first gold medal of the Games. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian2024 saw the return of packed stadiums, venues and also photographer enclosures. Among the 1,578 accredited photographers were three covering the Games for the Guardian and Observer.A multiple exposure shot of Alice D’Amato performing on the vault during the final of the women’s gymnastics team all-around where the Italian team took silver.
How would I describe photographing the Paris Olympics? Quite simply “c’est magnifique, c’est incroyable.” It was a wonderful Games, an intoxicating blend of incredible action taking place in the most stunning venues. I can forgive the Paris metro for its lack of escalators, which meant lugging all my gear around was a very sweaty task, because everywhere there was cat-nip for the photographer.
I hardly ever shoot sport but having covered the London Olympics in 2012 I knew roughly what was in store for me in Paris for the next two and a half weeks – a brutal schedule photographing unfamiliar athletes engaging in sports I know little or nothing about, inside strange, complex venues strewn around a city baking in summer heat. Early starts, late finishes, no days off, endless editing, daily double backups, complex logistics and travel planning.
I shot this image with the cameraman’s gaze forming part of the composition, but due to the page design, he was cropped out when the image used in the paper. So here he is, in all his glory!Heptathletes Anna Hall of the United States and Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson compete in the javelin leg of the women’s heptathlon, Taliyah Brooks of the United States competes in the long jump and Johnson-Thompson competes in the shot put, where she recorded a personal best.
Erin McNeice of Team GB and Janja Garnbret in action during the women’s boulder climbing finals where the Slovenian won gold.
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