Sports Art World

Baseball can be difficult for a photographer to shoot. The action happens so quickly that if a photographer is an instant late then the shot is lost forever.

George Bain was a sports photographer in the 1800s. He photographed many sports including baseball and was known for using spontaneity in his work.

George Burke was located in Chicago and the professional baseball clubs hired him as their official photographer. He generally took pictures of the Cubs and the White Sox.

Charles Conlon is well known for his baseball photographs during the early part of the 1900s. He was able to snap a famous photo of Ty Cobb stealing bases.

Photographer Benjamin Falk focused mainly on players that were well-known and successful, but branched out into the theatre world.

Toni Frissell was the first female photographer to provide pictures to Sports Illustrated. She worked from the 1930s to the 1970s.

Joseph Hall took photographs during the 19th century and his pictures were even used on Old Judge baseball cards.

Carl Horner created large composite baseball photographs for the individual leagues making him a well-known name.

Herb Scharffman was famous in the 1900s for his baseball photographs.

Walter Looss Jr. is known throughout the world as the sports photographer with the most fame. He has done covers for Sports Illustrated approximately 300 times.