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One week in the life of a photojournalist
Deggendorf, Germany
By Wolfgang Rattay
Being a news photographer and a senior photo editor is never boring. The past seven days will, I think, impressively explain what I am talking about.
Last Saturday I went to Munich to edit Germany’s soccer cup final (the DFB Pokal). I finished at midnight after looking at some 3,000 files of which about 60 images hit our services following Bayern Munich’s historic "Treble" - victory in the Champions League, the national soccer championships and the Cup.
Early Sunday morning I went to Munich’s famous square Marienplatz to reserve a spot for my Reuters TV colleagues and myself at a podium in front of the balcony where the team was expected to show up a couple of hours later. I took an early picture of a hard-core bare-chested Bayern fan who had been waiting since 9am for the 5pm show. It had been raining all day and the thermometer reached a maximum of 7 degree Celsius (44 degrees Fahrenheit).
The team was expected at 2pm but didn't show up before 4pm. It was raining cats and dogs. When they finally left the balcony an hour later all my gear, including myself, was totally soaked. It was a disaster for everyone (except our hardcore fan).
from Photographers Blog:
Striking the balance on the pitch
London, England
By Russell Boyce
Every trip to Wembley Stadium where football is played is a passionate affair. The preparation, expectation, the rise of tension, the meeting of friends and foes, fear of not being match-fit, your position, good luck or bad luck, missing opportunities, grabbing at a half opportunity and making it work, a flash of inspiration, getting the goal (Oh joy! Oh joy!), missing the goal (let the pitch open and swallow me whole) and of course the team. Always team; will you win or lose? And that is just the photographers.
Photo by Paul Hackett
Recently a picture editor told me he receives about 27,000 images every day. He looks for short cuts to be able to see the best pictures that tell the whole story without getting snowed under looking at hundreds of pictures he doesn't need. How can we help?
from Breakingviews:
Soccer success mirrors Germany’s secret strengths
By Olaf Storbeck
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
In 2000, Germany was the sick man of Europe. Not only was the economy stumbling, but the national football team was knocked out of the European Championship without winning a single game. That failure was reflected in UEFA’s Champions League, a grouping of leading European sides. From 2002 to 2009, no German club made it past the quarter-finals.
from Photographers Blog:
Beckham’s final 81st minute
Paris, France
By Gonzalo Fuentes
Since David Beckham arrived in Paris the media have captured every move, every training session, every single time he and his family have roamed around the city.
The infrastructure of the Paris Saint Germain (PSG) stadium was upgraded to handle all the media that he attracts. The media in Paris was ready to follow all his actions as evidenced when 150 journalists were accredited to cover the presentation of his PSG jersey.
from Breakingviews:
Man Utd about to discover Fergie’s true worth
By Peter Thal Larsen
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
Alex Ferguson’s retirement should worry Manchester United’s fans and investors as much as it delights long-suffering rivals. His triumphant 26-year reign has gone hand-in-hand with the soccer club’s equally impressive financial rise. Ferguson’s departure will reveal how much of that value depends on the manager.
from Photographers Blog:
The end of a dream
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
By Sergio Moraes
The historic building known as the Brazilian Indian Museum, located next to Rio’s even more famous Maracana soccer stadium, was donated to the Brazilian government by the Duke of Saxe in 1865. The Duke’s intention was to create a center for research into the Indian cultures, but by 1910 it had become a center for the protection of Indians, the predecessor of what is today known as the National Indian Foundation, or FUNAI.
In 1953 it became the Indian Museum, and remained that way until 1978, when the museum was moved to another location and the building became abandoned and derelict. In 2006 a group of Indians squatted in the building and ambitiously named it Aldeia Maracana, or Maracana Village.
from Photographers Blog:
Rio from above
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
By Ricardo Moraes
Flying over Rio is always incredible. Seeing my city from the sky reveals its beauty from new angles.
My recent flight over the city was focused on the renovation work being carried out at the Maracana Stadium, which will host games for the Confederations Cup this year, the soccer World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games.
from Breakingviews:
Soccer’s betting scam has echoes of Libor scandal
By Peter Thal Larsen
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.)
Soccer has been whacked with its version of the Libor scandal. The revelation that 680 European and World Cup matches may have been rigged invites comparison with bankers' manipulation of benchmark interest rates before and during the financial crisis. Both require collusion, are hard to detect, and were partly orchestrated in Singapore. Both also undermine confidence. Sadly, soccer's flaws are less easily solved.
from Breakingviews:
Bayern’s profits shine in fickle football economy
By Olaf Storbeck
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
In the mid 60s, the executives of a minuscule football club from southern Germany, Bayern Munich, travelled north to Cologne to visit the country’s most successful team. They wanted to learn how to run a professional sports club. And learn they did. Bayern has dominated the Bundesliga, Germany’s professional league, ever since.
from Photographers Blog:
Gabriel just wants to play
By Ricardo Moraes
What would people say if I told them that I met a footless boy who plays football? (Of course, since I'm talking about Brazil, football is really soccer.) I don't think even my family or closest friends would believe me. Luckily, I'm a photographer and can show them. The beautiful part of this story is not just that Gabriel plays football without feet, but that he plays incredibly well.
Gabriel Muniz, an 11-year-old boy born with malformed feet, grew up like most Brazilian children with a soccer ball by his side.
