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![Female Italian Paralympic althetes piled on the track at the finish line.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a2fa0c04027a38f85c542a_Uno%20Due%20Tre%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Black & White photograph of female athletes waiting behind the scenes at the 2015 World Athletics Championships.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97cbe18fe5ebdd7952_Behind%20the%20scenes%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Birdseye view photograph of athletes mid jump over hurdles on blue running track.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97ee2304ad9542b5ec_Moscow%20Hurdles%20(optimized).jpeg)
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![Paralympic runner, Richard Whitehead, wins race as fellow competitor falls head first to the ground as his body is flung in the air.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e898cfe9152deb23b97_Great%20Britain%27s%20Richard%20Whitehead%20wins%20(optimized)%20SILVER.jpeg)
![Usain Bolt taking a celebratory selfie with crowd after win.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e89ee2304405942b5b9_Bolt%20(optimized)%20BRONZE.jpeg)
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![Spotlight of athletes waiting for start of race as the Olympic logo is projected onto the track.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63b4555b59b5cc52df69559f_Showtime%20(optimized)%20SILVER.jpeg)
![Female Italian Paralympic althetes piled on the track at the finish line.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a2fa0c04027a38f85c542a_Uno%20Due%20Tre%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Black & White photograph of female athletes waiting behind the scenes at the 2015 World Athletics Championships.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97cbe18fe5ebdd7952_Behind%20the%20scenes%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Birdseye view photograph of athletes mid jump over hurdles on blue running track.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97ee2304ad9542b5ec_Moscow%20Hurdles%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Birdseye view photograph of runner collapsed on stage after finishing a race.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46bca14e99c7e79d80a41_Get%20Some%20Rest%20(optimized)%20GOLD.jpeg)
![Spotlight of athletes waiting for start of race as the Olympic logo is projected onto the track.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63b4555b59b5cc52df69559f_Showtime%20(optimized)%20SILVER.jpeg)
![Female Italian Paralympic althetes piled on the track at the finish line.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a2fa0c04027a38f85c542a_Uno%20Due%20Tre%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Black & White photograph of female athletes waiting behind the scenes at the 2015 World Athletics Championships.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97cbe18fe5ebdd7952_Behind%20the%20scenes%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Birdseye view photograph of athletes mid jump over hurdles on blue running track.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97ee2304ad9542b5ec_Moscow%20Hurdles%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Fisheye photograph of triple jump athlete leaping mid air during jump.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97a7cf5eebc7eee182_Triple%20Jump%20Berlin%20Stadium%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Paralympic runner, Richard Whitehead, wins race as fellow competitor falls head first to the ground as his body is flung in the air.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e898cfe9152deb23b97_Great%20Britain%27s%20Richard%20Whitehead%20wins%20(optimized)%20SILVER.jpeg)
![Usain Bolt taking a celebratory selfie with crowd after win.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e89ee2304405942b5b9_Bolt%20(optimized)%20BRONZE.jpeg)
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![Spotlight of athletes waiting for start of race as the Olympic logo is projected onto the track.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63b4555b59b5cc52df69559f_Showtime%20(optimized)%20SILVER.jpeg)
![Female Italian Paralympic althetes piled on the track at the finish line.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a2fa0c04027a38f85c542a_Uno%20Due%20Tre%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Black & White photograph of female athletes waiting behind the scenes at the 2015 World Athletics Championships.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97cbe18fe5ebdd7952_Behind%20the%20scenes%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Birdseye view photograph of athletes mid jump over hurdles on blue running track.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97ee2304ad9542b5ec_Moscow%20Hurdles%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Fisheye photograph of triple jump athlete leaping mid air during jump.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e97a7cf5eebc7eee182_Triple%20Jump%20Berlin%20Stadium%20(optimized).jpeg)
![Paralympic runner, Richard Whitehead, wins race as fellow competitor falls head first to the ground as his body is flung in the air.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e898cfe9152deb23b97_Great%20Britain%27s%20Richard%20Whitehead%20wins%20(optimized)%20SILVER.jpeg)
![Usain Bolt taking a celebratory selfie with crowd after win.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639316a8b61a6c9e4de14301/63a46e89ee2304405942b5b9_Bolt%20(optimized)%20BRONZE.jpeg)
The oldest of sporting endeavours and part of human representation throughout history, capturing athletics requires a keen eye and precision timing. Whilst capturing emotion and conveying the energy it's equally important to capture the intensity of the moment.
Athletics photography is a specialised form of sports photography focused on capturing the excitement and action of athletic events. It requires a photographer
to be able to capture the movements of athletes in a creative way and the great athletics photographers capture moments that no one else can see, and immortalise them in a single image.