ESPN Features
Album Covers
Matthias Clamer photographed athletes recreating iconic album covers for The Magazine’s Music Issue. The NFL’s Trent Richardson, Lamar Woodley and Marshawn Lynch as Run DMC on Ultimate.
Allyson Felix as Beyonce on Dangerously in Love; Ryan Lochte as the baby on Nirvana’s Nevermind.
NASCAR’s Jimmy Johnson as Baby Dylan on The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan; Motocross Racer James Stewart as Rick James on Street Songs.
Alex Morgan as Katy Perry on One of the Boys; MLB’s Justin Upton, Evan Longoria, Brandon Phillips, Giancarlo Stanton and Shane Victorino as Devo on Freedom of Choice.
All I Have Is My Gold Medal
Photographer Zackary Canepari chronicled the life of Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields as she fought to gain sponsors and qualify for her next Olympic Games.
Claressa with her brother, father, and sister in hometown Flint, Michigan.
Claressa at her High school graduation, leaving home, at the Olympic trials.
ANIMAL ATTRACTION: THE LIVE MASCOTS OF THE SEC
Jamie Chung traveled across the south to capture portraits of the live mascots of the SEC. Pictured here: Tusk, University of Arkansas’ Russian boar.
LSU’s Mike the Tiger and Sir Big Spur, University of South Carolina’s gamecock.
NOLA: THE CYCLES OF THE CITY
ESPN devoted an entire issue of The Magazine to mark the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. An account of what the city lost, and of its resilience and renewal.
ESPN devoted an entire issue of The Magazine to mark the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. An account of what the city lost, and of its resilience and renewal.
ESPN devoted an entire issue of The Magazine to mark the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. An account of what the city lost, and of its resilience and renewal.
HIGHER EDUCATION: WE SMOKED IT ALL
This custom prop was created to illustrate a story that examined the relationship between marijuana and University of Oregon football. Photograph by Jamie Chung.
A conceptual approach was employed throughout several stories about the use of marijuana by college football players. Photograph by Jamie Chung.
PB&J: CUTTING THE CRUSTS OFF THE NBA’S SECRET SANDWICH ADDICTION
A study of how one performance-enhancing sandwich is ubiquitous in the NBA.
Sandwiches are made to the specifications of each player. Here: Russell Westbrook’s preferred PB+J.
A study of how one performance-enhancing sandwich is ubiquitous in the NBA.
SENIOR MOMENTS
Photographer Gregg Segal captured the competitive spirit of athletes in their golden years (70’s, 80’s, 90’s!), in a photo essay for the Age issue of ESPN.
