July/August 2012

We take a look back at some of the Olympic Games' most memorable images, and the legendary sports photographers who captured them.

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Masters of Olympic Photography: Mike Powell On capturing Usain Bolt's first golden moment at the 2008 Games in Beijing	Masters of Olympic Photography: Neil Leifer Black Power from the podium in '68, and a timeless Flo Jo finish-line capture from '88	Masters of Olympic Photography: David Burnett An extra tenth of a second and an unlikely vantage point leads to one of the 1984 Games' most iconic images
Masters of Olympic Photography: Rich Clarkson The full sequence of Greg Louganis's legendary diving board strike at the 1988 Games in Seoul	Masters of Olympic Photography: Ron Wyatt We spoke to a dream team of the modern era's top Olympic shooters to find out how they work the Games and how unforgettable memories are made	Masters of Olympic Photography: Simon Bruty We spoke to a dream team of the modern era's top Olympic shooters to find out how they work the Games and how unforgettable memories are made
Masters of Olympic Photography: Heinz Kluetmeier We spoke to a dream team of the modern era's top Olympic shooters to find out how they work the Games and how unforgettable memories are made	Masters of Olympic Photography: Donald Miralle We spoke to a dream team of the modern era's top Olympic shooters to find out how they work the Games and how unforgettable memories are made	Masters of Olympic Photography: Tony Duffy We spoke to a dream team of the modern era's top Olympic shooters to find out how they work the Games and how unforgettable memories are made
Masters of Olympic Photography: Al Bello We spoke to a dream team of the modern era's top Olympic shooters to find out how they work the Games and how unforgettable memories are made	Peeling Back the Hidden Pages of History With Hyperspectral Photography Taking photographs beyond the spectrum of visible light is leading to unprecedented discoveries about Archimedes, Sophocles and Lincoln—and researchers are just getting started	On the Wall: Charlotte Dumas's Anima A Dutch photographer explores where and how we put animals to work

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July/August 2012

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