That would be sweet. I wonder if I can get a media pass for my own blog. Then I could see the game up close. Like these people.
Not that I’m complaining, because I am very fortunate and lucky to get to go to the games at all. But I think it would be totally awesome to sit there and get hit with basketball sweat and never have to stand up because there’s a guy in your row with a large prostate who manages to leave 8 times per half and never during a time out.
Then again, I think maybe it’s just my calling to photograph games as the fans see them, rather than where media people sit. That way people feel they’re really at the game, and not watching TV. Plus, photographing sports might be too easy when you’re not trying to shoot around people’s heads, fans high-fiving, and people knocking against your camera.
I’ll leave you with this, because the pervs comprise a large portion of my audience, and I need to feel loved.
February 2nd, 2009 - 10:46 am
I was a sports photog in college but they told me I got too many armpits when doing basketball. They stuck me with hockey the rest of the time. It was ok though I could use my press pass to any of the events they just didn’t issue me the film for anything outside of haockey (and a little baseball).
February 3rd, 2009 - 5:17 am
Hey Mal, on the hunt for accidental pubes again?