Английская Википедия:Donald Miralle
Шаблон:BLP sources Шаблон:Infobox person Donald Miralle is a photographer, born in Los Angeles, California on August 8, 1974. With more than 50 international awards, he is especially known for his sports photography imagery, as well as portraiture and landscape photography. He founded a photography group and studio in San Diego, California called Leucadia Photoworks.
Early life
Miralle grew up in La Cañada-Flintridge, a suburb of Los Angeles, and studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. Miralle was a competitive swimmer for the UCLA Bruins;Шаблон:Citation needed but after the men's swimming team at UCLA was cut due to Title IX,[1] he redirected his interests to art.Шаблон:Citation needed
Photography career
Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he landed an entry-level position with Allsport Photography in 1997. Miralle worked with Allsport through the company's 1998 merger with Getty Images, where as a senior staff photographer, he covered six Super Bowls, five Olympic Games, three Pan American Games, The Masters, The Indianapolis 500, The World Series and other major sporting events worldwide.Шаблон:Citation needed
After 10 years, Miralle resigned from his staff position at Getty Images to pursue a freelance career with editorial and commercial clients. He has worked on assignments for ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, The New York Times, Golf Digest, and Men's Journal. He has also shot commercially for Nike, Gatorade, Adidas, Visa, Toyota, Callaway, NFL Players Association and Discovery Channel.Шаблон:Citation needed His work has appeared in magazines including Photo District News, British Journal of Photography, The Holland Times, and Top Magazine in Brazil, and on TV shows on ESPN and Today.Шаблон:Citation needed He has been a keynote speaker at many events including the PDN PhotoPlus Expo, and Great White North Workshop,Шаблон:Citation needed and is active Шаблон:Vague with the education of photojournalism at colleges and workshops including Brooks Institute, Art Center College of Design, and Sportsshooter Academies.Шаблон:Citation needed In addition, Miralle has been a judge for the National Press Photographers Best of Photojournalism 2009, Swedish Pictures of the Year 2007, the Wisconsin Press Photographers Association, and the Utah Press Photographers Association.Шаблон:Citation needed
Other interests
Miralle is also an accomplished paddleboarder and surfer with many wins to his name including the 2012 and 2013 Jay Moriarty Paddleboard race, and the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Watermans Challenge which he still holds the course record for at 2:05.40 for 15 miles. Miralle also crossed the Catalina Channel five times in the Catalina Classic, with his best finish coming in 2012 with a 3rd place overall. He is also one of a handful of people who have completed a solo crossing in both the prone and standup divisions of the Ka'iwi "Channel of Bones" during the Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championships.[2]
Awards
- World Press Photo - World Press Photo Contest, Amsterdam The Netherlands, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014.Шаблон:Citation needed
- Pictures of the Year International - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016.Шаблон:Citation needed
- National Press Photographer's Association Best of Photojournalism Contest[3]- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Photo Contest- 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008.[4]
- Graphis Photo Annual[5]- Gold Award 2009.
- PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris[n 1]- 2009.Шаблон:Citation needed
- Sasakawa World Sports Photography Contest- 2002.[6]
- Mobius Awards [n 2] Ad Campaign for the NFLPA in 2008.Шаблон:Citation neededШаблон:Dubious
- National Headliner Award- Sports Illustrated 2000.Шаблон:Citation needed
- Sportsshooter Photographer of the year- 2004, 2005.
- The PGB Photo Award, Stockholm Sweden 2010.
- PDN "The Shot", NYC 2013.
Notes
- ↑ PX3 [1].
- ↑ Mobius awards Шаблон:Cite web.
References
External links
- ↑ Wendy Witherspoon, "Making a Last Stand: UCLA: Despite past successes, coaches of swimming, gymnastics are still fighting uphill battle to save men's programs", Los Angeles Times, February 19, 1994.
- ↑ "[2] Шаблон:Webarchive" (PDF),
- ↑ Best of Photojournalism Site Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Pro Football Hall of FameШаблон:Vague
- ↑ Graphis, Best of International Visual Communications Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Untitled web page, Sasakawa World Sports Foundation.
