Bicycle Photographers

Graham Watson:

Born in London in 1956, Graham spent time under the social photographer, Lenare, learning the basics of the craft. Young Watson became involved in cycling out of sheer practicality, riding his bicycle to and from London every day- a 20 kilometer ride. In 1977, Graham spent a weekend trip at the Tour de France, in Paris, and quickly thereafter won a cycling photography competition . Organized by "Cycling Weekly" magazine, in Britain, this exposure soon launched Watson into the career of cycling photography. Cutting his teeth on predominately English races, Graham still covered the Tour de France and other European classics.

My the mid eighties, Graham's clientele had grown to four continents, including magazines from the U.S. Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia. Pedro Delgado, Sean Kelly, Robert Millar, Paul Sherwen, Phil Anderson and Greg LeMond, also clients, boosted the career of this photographer to the point that Watson had joined the elite clique of cycling photographers. By 1987, Watson was a regular on the circuit.

To date, Watson's work now exceeds the exposure of one cyclist or event. In fact, the most popular non-news related source for same day race information in the cycling world is Watson's website. Shooting for many of the leading teams worldwide, cycling organizations around the globe and for manufacturers such as Shimano and Trek, Watson has carved a small niche in the photography world into a masterful sculpture.

Jonathan McElvery:

A self trained photographer, McElvery got his start in cycling photography shooting races that his brother, Richard, raced in. Jonathan, a previous runner and duathlete never was truly a cyclist, but continued shooting his brothers races until Richard introduced him to VeloNews and RIDE Magazine, to whom he began submitting photos. By 1992, Jonathan "offically" started shooting races, having been asked by Mark Riordan to shoot the Fitchburg Longsjo.

Covering mostly American races, McElvery covers road races, predominately in the North East, and is an avid photographer of Cyclo-Cross events. Cyclo-Cross affords more shooting opportunities for photographers, and carries a unique character with the distinct possibility of mud, snow and rain.

Jonathan McElvery's work can be seen at his website.

Mike Zinski:

Mike Zinski is an action sports photographer that covers triathlon, mountain biking and road cycling events. Having started shooting sports events in college, Mike broke into cycling photography in 1991, shooting the Tour Dupont. That same summer, Zinzki cycled across the country with a team of 25 cyclists, and never slowed down from there. Having been both a cyclist and triathlete, Mike brings to the photography world an insider knowledge of the sports, and can interpret the events of the race to enhance the interest of the shot.

You can view Mike's work online at VAS Photography.

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