Sports Photographer

Posted on - 19th December 2011

Category - News

I often get asked about my Sports Photography. How a particular shot was captured, where it was taken, or what camera or lens it was shot with. I also get asked, why I’m a Sports Photographer, what drives me, and what inspires me. These are amongst my favorite questions of all.

I am a Professional Sports Photographer for a lot of reasons. Some of which, I simply cannot explain.

Firstly, I honestly believe to be a successful photographer in whatever you photograph, you must have a passion for your chosen subject.

As far as my sports photography goes, I certainly have this passion. I love what I photograph, and I often dream up new ideas, or new angles to shoot my subjects from. These ideas typically have one goal in mind – To capture the excitement, adrenalin and determination, which each and every athlete experiences.

Another factor which I feel is important as a sports photographer, is that you not only need to love the sports which you photograph, but you also need to understand them in great detail.

Sometimes, it may be enough to simply know the sport to the point where you can predict the next move, or moment of action. But, I like to take this a step further. I choose to physically participate in all of the sports which I photograph.

I do this not only because I love being active, but also because I want to experience how it feels when the sun drops off of the horizon as you wait for that last wave before dark. I want to know how much it hurts when you push hard, cycling up a Tour de France mountain climb. I want to understand what it’s like when you’re so focused, that all you can hear is your deep breathing, and all you can feel is your heart pounding in your chest.

I believe that these experiences provide me with a better understanding of the sports which I photograph, and in turn, this understanding helps me to better capture the emotion, the pain, and the glory within that particular sport.

I want my photographs to scream freedom, I want them to portray health and well-being, but most of all, I want my photographs to make others feel just like I do about sport. I want my images to inspire others to get out there and “live” in this great world in which we exist.

So, in answer to the popular question, “Why am I a Sports Photographer?”, I am a Sports Photographer because I love adventure, I love life, and I love sport.

Professional Cycling Photography by British Sports Photographer, Jordan Weeks

British Surfer Tom Lowe, Photographed by Professional Sports Photographer, Jordan Weeks

A picture of a female runner, photographed by Jordan Weeks Sports Photography

British Athlete Andy Byatt, Photographed on Perranporth Beach in Cornwall, by Jordan Weeks

A Professional male surfer running on the beach, photographed by Professional Sports Photographer, Jordan Weeks

Adventure Trail Running Photography by Jordan Weeks

British Surfer, Jayce Robinson, photographed by Cornish Sports Photographer, Jordan Weeks

Cornish Triathlete, Justin Hunt, photographed by British Sports Photographer, Jordan Weeks

Who is Jordan Weeks?
Jordan Weeks is a professional commercial photographer based in the South West of England. Specialising in Sports and Active Lifestyle Photography, Jordan regularly produces work for a wide variety of clients, all around the world.

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