1. Walter Iooss
Sports Photographer

2. biography Born May 15, 1943 in Temple, Texas
His family moved to East Orange, New Jersey
Education: He attended German School of Photography in New York, 1960
Graduate Certificates: He graduated East Orange High School and he was awarded the Lucie Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports Photography.
He started taking shots for sports Illustrated in High school
He than signed to Atlantic records in New York from 1968 to 1972

3. Childhood Walter grew up in a house with just him and his parents
He has no siblings
He had it pretty good with his parents blessings
As Walter grew up, all he was about was sports and always being involved
When he was a teenager he started getting that passion for photography and when he did he started taking shots at sports events near him and eventually went to a photography school in Manhattan at the age of 16

4. ChiLDHOOD
A sports fan from the beginning, he started to photograph his friends playing baseball and football, as well as professional games in the New York area.
Iooss started photographing his heroes and his favorite athletes when he got older, Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees, and Raymond Berry and Johnny Unitas
His father encouraged him when he realized photography was something his son really enjoyed.
A Polaroid image of surfer Kelly Slater, Santa Monica, California, 1994.

5. Style of PHotography
Walter takes pictures of famous athletes for himself and sports illustrated
He takes any kind of photography in sports but his main one he focuses on is portraits and when he takes his portraits he focuses on more of a shady picture with less light but he has done some bright lighting portraits
He cares about the lighting more than anything
He used simple equipment like his camera, different lens
Gloves, SD cards, lighting equipment
Strobe Light
Studio
Tripods

6. Michael Jordan, Dunk

7. Derek Jeter & Mariano Rivera 2007

8. Michael Jordan, 1993

9. Tiger Woods 2007

10. Alex Rodriguez, 2007

11. Derek Jeter, 2003

12. Oscar De La Hoya, 1994

13. Icons, 1999

14. Kurt Warner, 2001

15. Tom Brady, 2006

16. References
Iooss, Walter. "Football - Portfolio - Sports Photography Walter Iooss". Walteriooss.com. N.p., Web. 4 Apr
Smith, John. "Walter Iooss Jr.". SI.com. N.p., Web. 4 Apr