Parkour Photography [Photographer Ben Anderson]

[crawty]

Hello all,

benneh.net

The reason Ive posted this is as Ben contacted me to look at his work and i was seriously impressed. I have decided to post these up and stick the thread as he is doing a lot of work with WYPK and in the future will most probably be working with other traceurs around the country.

One of his pictures is now exhibited in Tate Britain. This displays how well Ben is capturing the movements in parkour. Below are the links to his flickr albums.



Suspended series:
www.flickr.com/photos/bennehboy/sets/72157600159525090/

Main body of work:
www.flickr.com/photos/bennehboy/sets/72157594418942511/

Sequences:
www.flickr.com/photos/bennehboy/sets/72157594335349670/

Portraits of some of the traceurs:
www.flickr.com/photos/bennehboy/sets/72157602129535813/

Tips:
www.worldwidejam.tv/benanderson.1.parkour.html

More tips:
benneh.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/02/top-10-photography-tips-parkour-tricking-anything/

enjoy and if you have any questions or anything you would like to say please just post a message in this thread

-Charlie...

[bennehboy]

The guy shown mid air is mcquade from these forums.

[mayhem2004]

like it. especially how he caught the movements

[pkjsy]

yeah this guy is really good. im loving the photos he really captures the essence of parkour and think the shots are pro. Is he a user of this forum?

[bradbates15]

this guy is good
his timing is like perfect
im guessing hes an amateur photography
if so hes pretty good

[ANTISFIT]

as it goes, he hadn't actually planned the posted shot

he got out of his car, saw the guy eyeing it up, and took a shot when he jumped

since then hes been in good contact & regularly photographing them

[bradbates15]

thanks for that little fact
lucky he had his camera then

[bennehboy]

Hi,

I'm the photographer who took the photos above, and yes I'm an amateur.

I've created a portfolio website recently which showcases some of the better photos and has a few words about parkour - I'll be expanding the site a bit with more information about the differences between parkour, freerunning, tricking, buildering etc over the coming weeks.

Please go have a look if you're interested.

benneh.net

Thanks,

Ben

[bradbates15]

you have some talent with a camera
are you using like a sports camera with like no delay
or just a normal camera?
im guessing you want a career in photography?

[bennehboy]

I use a few different cameras, but mainly a Canon EOS 1DMKII for parkour (which is a sports camera).

There're some tips on parkour photography that I wrote for worldwidejam.tv here -> www.worldwidejam.tv/benanderson.1.parkour.html

And no, I'm not looking to become a pro photographer, it's just something that I really really enjoy.

[bradbates15]

awsum
wel i look forward to seeing some more of your photos

[bennehboy]

Oh, I also wrote a top 10 tips article on parkour photography, you can see it here:

benneh.net/blog/index.php/2008/03/02/top-10-photography-tips-parkour-tricking-anything/

[Francis (at) WOW App Inc.]

That suspended series stuff is awesome! Serious eye/talent!!!

Francis here from WOW by the way. We’re building a new upcoming social network for Parkour, BMX, Skateboarding competition! The product will allow traceurs, to upload a short video of themselves, to be judged by millions of people around the world, and to compete for high ranking, fame and an opportunity to be endorsed by huge, recognizable brands!

We’re launching the product in June but you can get exclusive information, sneak peaks, and early access to our product by signing up here goo.gl/jtGDSJ

See you there!

Francis
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