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  • Tia Hellebaut, The Birds Nest, Beijing, China

    Born to Belgian parents and a frequent visitor to see my family I must confess to choking up when Belgium marches into the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Through the ten Olympic games I’ve covered, opportunities to photograph Belgian medalists have been slim; but as Tia began her High Jump victory lap she received a massive flag and when she waved it in the cool Beijing breeze I got misty again.

  • T.O. & Romo, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Cowboys were winding down an opening weekend beatdown of the Cleveland Browns. Returning to the field after a timeout, Terrell Owens hit quarterback Tony Romo with a little squirt of water. No harm done, but a year later TO is a Buffalo Bill.

  • Phil Mickelson, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY

    There is nothing pleasant watching someone’s dream evaporate right in front of your eyes. Phil Mickelson’s collapse on 18 at Winged Foot was gruesome in its unraveling. I recall waiting for the final group to make it to the green and it seemed to take forever. After it was almost over, for just a split second, Phil buried his head in his hands. Golf truly is the cruelest sport.

  • Tony Dungy & Peyton Manning, Super Bowl XLI, Miami, FL

    Super Bowl XLI was a forgettable night as a photographer. The relentless rain made working difficult and by the time I made this picture the game had long since been decided and I was left with only one working camera. I love the look of relief on the faces of these two competitive stars.

  • Brad Lidge, 2008 World Series, Game 5, Part 2

    Twenty eight years earlier I sat in the upper deck above first base at Veterans Stadium and watched Tug McGraw strike out Willie Wilson to clinch the 1980 Series. Now, as Lidge finished off Tampa, my wife and two sons got to be there as well, looking down, ironically, from the upper deck above first base. As a lifelong Phillies fan, this moment -photographing it and sharing it with my family- is great memory.

  • North Penn Squires, Pennbrook Jr. High, North Wales, PA

    I often return to this field where I played organized football to photograph the games and practices. The field is elevated and though I did not appreciate the clean backgrounds as a child, sunsets caught everyone’s attention. I was a member of the North Penn Squires inaugural season, and remember how cool it was to play on that field.

  • Lansdowne, PA

    On a foggy December night, my wife and I went for a walk around our Lansdowne neighborhood. I saw a young man shooting hoops behind his Christmas-lit bushes, but his Mom’s car was in the way. I inquired about having her move it so I could take some pictures, but she wasn’t home. Thirty minutes later he was at our doorstep, panting, “I got my mom to move her car.”

  • John Daly, Augusta, Ga

    During the 2007 Masters I was sent to an Augusta Hooters Restaurant where John Daly’s bus/mobile home/sales office was parked as part of a promotion. Daly was pleasant and genuine with the endless stream of fans that wished him well and bought his merchandise, but his expressions while sneaking a peek at the televised tournament revealed an apparent sadness.

  • Roger Clemens, Houston, TX

    At 10pm on a Friday in May 2004 my editor called to see if I could make a Houston, TX Little League game at 11 am the next morning. Less than 14 hours later I was crouched behind the backstop as Clemens pitched to his son. The highlight of the day was the kid behind him asking, “Are you really Roger Clemens?”

  • Bruce Springsten, Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, FL

    A Super Bowl halftime show setup is a nearly miraculous process. In about ten minutes a football field is transformed into a concert hall. Most acts are sequestered and magically appear on stage, But Springsteen and his band walked across the field to and from the stage.

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