Jimmy Colton
Sports Photography: The "Oooh!" Factor

Thursday, January 14, 6:30-8:00pm

The Annenberg Space for Photography is pleased to offer a lecture by Jimmy Colton, Photography Editor for Sports Illustrated.

Jimmy Colton began his career in 1972 as Color Picture Editor for the Associated Press. Five years later he joined Newsweek as a Senior Photo Editor for international news. In 1988, Colton became Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Sipa Press in New York, before returning to Newsweek in 1992 as Director of Photography. He was also the Jury Chairman for the World Press Photo contest in 2005.

Colton has been honored with numerous awards, including the "Golden Career Award" at FOTOfusion 2004 by the Palm Beach Photographic Centre; an International Photography Awards "Lucie" for Picture Editor of the Year in 2007; and Magazine Picture Editor of the Year in 2008 by the National Press Photographers Association. He has been acknowledged as one of the 100 most important people in photography by American Photo.

Colton believes that great sports photography needs to be "affective" to be "effective." A photograph needs to cause a visceral reaction within the viewer or it has not conveyed its message. This lecture will illustrate how images should make you laugh, cry, cringe, or simply say, "Oooh!" It will take you through Sports Illustrated's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, the award-winning pages of the magazine's Leading Off section and new ventures on the web.

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