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UFC94 - Photo Blog

I discovered this photo blog by accident and was pretty impressed.

Mark J. Rebilas a photographer working for ESPN has his first experience shooting a UFC event.  I found it interesting to read his comments, especially coming from a sports photographer and someone who's never experienced or seen MMA, live or otherwise.

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Mark starts his blog entry off:

With Super Bowl weekend off I was desperate to find a shoot. My wishes were answered when one of my editors from ESPN.com called and asked if I wanted to travel to Las Vegas to shoot UFC 94. I knew nothing about the sport, haven’t even watched it before but of course I acted like I knew about it and gladly accepted the gig. From there it was time to start asking friends with experience how to shoot it.

After getting the hang of shooting through the cage he comes out with some great shots:

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via markjrebilas.com

 

 

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Nice find. Those were very interesting pics with great back story in it.

by Johann on Feb 5, 2009 6:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Great stuff. Those photos are awesome.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Feb 5, 2009 6:25 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Awesome pics. loved the one where Penn looks like he’s sleeping.

by DUGASWARRIOR on Feb 5, 2009 6:50 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Fantastic blog and great read for someone like me who is an amateur photographer.

by Benicio on Feb 5, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Being a blog entry and a first timer, he shows a lot more variety than Im used to seeing from fight photographers: blood on the mat, everyone in the crowd holding their cameras up, GSP spitting out water. I think my favorite is the elusive Machida shot.

He needs a bullfighting cape.

by Graven Image on Feb 5, 2009 10:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I loved the Machida - Silva fight

Machida showed that he’s a tough problem for anyone to solve… the very dangerous Thiago Silva couldn’t figure him out, and this leaves me all the more juiced for his next fight.

by VikingPhotography on Feb 6, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Mark isn't just *any* photographer

He was awared Photographer of the Year 2008 by sportsshooter.com – and it’s easy to see why. He thinks outside the box and came away with some stellar material.

Of course, now the bar has truly been raised and I’ve got my work cut out for me when covering ’95… damn!

by VikingPhotography on Feb 6, 2009 2:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

A blog will be needed!

On a serious note, I really enjoyed this one and I’ve always enjoyed Tracy Lee’s ones as well.

by iiowyn on Feb 6, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Since I don't have my own blog

I’ll probably report on it here…

by VikingPhotography on Feb 6, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

We always appreciate it when you do.

by Graven Image on Feb 6, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Any kind of bloggage is awesome =D

by iiowyn on Feb 6, 2009 3:24 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, sorry I didn’t know Mark’s background, thanks for filling us in.
All I hope is that they continue to have him do shoots for the big fights because some of them in his blog are awesome, so much so that I could see myself ordering prints for the walls in my entertainment room.

by pr0cs on Feb 6, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

wow

awesome shots!

by mythbuster on Feb 6, 2009 3:14 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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