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1993 Spot News: Olympics in Barcelona:
In July 1992, 600 photojournalists went to Barcelona, Spain, for the Summer Olympics. Some organizations fielded dozens of photographers. The Dallas Morning News sent William Snyder and Ken Geiger.
Geiger called the Olympics "one of the hardest things I've ever had to do... a marathon for a journalist." Snyder agreed: "Our goal was to be the lead photo on Page One every day." They divvied up the events. Snyder got basketball and diving. "We went out there with the idea that not only would we get the moments, but we would also try to shoot things differently."
Geiger drew track and field. He had just shot the U.S. women's team winning the 100-meter relay on July 8 when he noticed the Nigerian women watching the scoreboard. When they learned they had won a bronze medal, "they broke into celebration," said Geiger. "I had to change cameras to the one with a shorter lens. Then I took the photo." |