anyone here shooting the olympics as an official tog?

[michael_]

love to see some behind the scenes stuff, media centre, access points, all that jazz, its a goal of mine to be at the next olympics

[dmwierz]

That's quite a goal! Covering an Olympics is a pretty exclusive gig.

There may be someone here who is shooting in Beijing, but I guarantee there are a bunch of shooters over on SportsShooter.com who are going to work the Olympics. Peruse the SS message board and you'll see this discussed a lot as Auguest approaches.

Here are some stories from the last 2 Olympics (Torino and Athens) on SS:

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1529

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1530

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1559

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1558

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1556

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1555

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1554

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1532

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1264

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1253

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1254

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1255

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1256

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1257

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1258

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1259

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1260

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1261

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1262

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1263

[michael_]

thx for the links dennis.

it is a big goal but we have to set them right? for me having a target to achieve helps me work harder to achieve it, will i get there? i dont know, will i try? hell yeah.

[stathunter]

No Olympic gigs for me but I am the "official" photographer for many local road races and stayed in a Holiday Inn once.

[In2Photos]

No Olympic gigs for me but I am the "official" photographer for many local road races and stayed in a Holiday Inn once.
Well that is your problem. Try the Holiday Inn Express and the credentials soon follow. :D

[stathunter]

Well that is your problem. Try the Holiday Inn Express and the credentials soon follow. :D

Crud.....always in the wrong place at the wrong time. :cry:

[gary88]

I'm the official event photographer of my backyard :p

[stathunter]

I neglected to mention that I shot for the Special Olympics in Michigan recently.


EDIT: Michael I just realized that you are in Sydney. Heck I just shot a girl the other day named Sydney.................huh....small world.

[Tandem]

I've shot some paralympic events. :)

[condyk]

I've ran some national sports events and felt like shooting myself!!