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KL International Photoawards: The best of Adam Pretty
One of the world's best sports photographers, Adam Pretty has covered assignments under Getty Images for many high-profile publications including Sports Illustrated, TIME and Life Magazine. He was recently awarded first place for the Open Category at the KL Photoawards 2012. He picks his favourite sports photos and tells Surekha Ragavan the story behind each one.Updated: 7 Jun 2012
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I had been thinking about capturing an image like this for a long time before the opportunity arose. The image is of Brendan Hansen from the USA, competing in the 100m breaststroke heats on day one of the Athens Olympics. Competitive swimming events are usually held indoors, so I was lucky that the pool in Athens had no roof, enabling me to shoot underwater in daylight – something I had never done before.
I had to position the camera in the pool two days before the event, so on the day I was worried the battery might no longer be active, which would mean a wasted day of shooting. Once the events were over, I dived in to check it out, full of nerves and was relieved to discover that the camera had been working perfectly. Brendan Hansen was a world record holder at the time the picture was taken, however he later lost in the final. What I like about the image is the symmetry – Hansen is so central.
