T OM J ENKINS

Biography Tom Jenkins has been a photographer for the past 25 years focusing on sporting events. Some of the major events he has taken photographs for include 6 football World Cups and four summer Olympic Games. To start his career he did the Documentary Photography course at Newport, South Wales which is run by Magnum member David Hurn. Once completing the course in 1989 he started to freelance for the agency Allsport as well as different newspapers such as Sunday Telegraph and The Independent but in 1990 he found more regular work with The Guardian and has been there since. He published a book in June 2012 called “In the Moment” which contains his sports photography. Some of his photographs have also been used for Royal Mail stamps. He now lives in London his is wife and 2 children and since starting a career in photography he has won awards such as:  Barclays Shot of the Season 2011/2012.  British Press Awards Sports Photographer of the Year 2004,2006,2007.  What the Papers Say Photograph of the Year 2004.

This is a landscape photograph using a medium shot with the point of interest being the number 10 on the t-shirt which would be part of the Mise en-scene. There are leading lines towards the 10 which are mostly the arms of the fans sticking out. There is low contrast in this image as there are the white shirts next to the grey tunnel. The image is centralised as the point of interest in is the middle of the image. There is a use of ambient lighting with a fast shutter speed so that all the fan’s arms are pointing out and a broad depth of field as you can see all the fans in the background.

This is a landscape image using a mid-shot. The point of interest in this image is the football as there are leading lines towards it such as the goal keep’s arms and body. The main colours within this image is green and red so there is a low contrast. There is use of natural lighting from the outside environment and there is a broad depth of field as the seating at the back is clear. The mise en-scene in this image includes the stadium for the setting and the team’s football kit. There is the use of the rule of thirds in this image as the football would be on one of the golden points and the body of the goal keeper would be along one of the bottom lines. There would be a fast shutter speed on this image so that it could capture the football in the air before it reaches the net.

This is a landscape photograph using low angle shot. The point of interest in this image is his prosthetic legs as there are leading lines towards them such as his arms. There is a use of natural lighting from the outside environment and the colour scheme mostly consists of blacks, grey, blue and white so most of the image is low contrast but the stadium and the ground have a higher contrast due to the stadium being white and the ground black. There is a broad depth of field and the mise en-scene consists of the stadium for the setting and the outfit he is wearing. The focal point in this image is centralised and there is a use of a fast shutter speed.

This is a landscape image using medium shot. The point of interest is the football as it has leading lines towards it such as the boys arms and the mountains in the background. Natural lighting is used in this image because of the outside setting which is part of the mise en-scene. There is a broad depth of field and a fast shutter speed so that he could capture the person In that personal as well as the ball being in the air. This image is using the rule of thirds as the football which is the focal point would be on the top line and the person would be in the middle.

This is a landscape image using a medium long shot. The point of interest would be the body due to the colours on her outfit which would be part of the mise en-scene as they contrast with the black background. Ambient lighting would be used in this image as well as a slow shutter speed so that it could capture the movement of the legs. This image is centralised as the focal point which is the body is in the centre of the image.