• Blue Sentado, from the series Lucha Libre (professional wrestling in Mexico), taken by Lourdes Grobet (Mexican, born 1940) around 2005. Courtesy Lourdes Grobet
    Blue Sentado, from the series Lucha Libre (professional wrestling in Mexico), taken by Lourdes Grobet (Mexican, born 1940) around 2005. Courtesy Lourdes Grobet
  • Australian swimmer Matthew Dunn, 1993, in a photo taken by Tim Clayton (British, born 1960). Courtesy Tim Clayton
    Australian swimmer Matthew Dunn, 1993, in a photo taken by Tim Clayton (British, born 1960). Courtesy Tim Clayton
  • US boxer Joe Louis, Vanity Fair, October 1935, shot by Lusha Nelson (American, 1900–1938). Courtesy Condé Nast Archive
    US boxer Joe Louis, Vanity Fair, October 1935, shot by Lusha Nelson (American, 1900–1938). Courtesy Condé Nast Archive
  • Football in Guinea Bissau, March 3, 2012, by Daniel Rodrigues (Portuguese, born in France 1987). Courtesy Daniel Rodrigues
    Football in Guinea Bissau, March 3, 2012, by Daniel Rodrigues (Portuguese, born in France 1987). Courtesy Daniel Rodrigues
  • Alzheimer’s Ping Pong Therapy, Los Angeles, 2011, by Lucy Nicholson (American/British, born in England). Courtesy of Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
    Alzheimer’s Ping Pong Therapy, Los Angeles, 2011, by Lucy Nicholson (American/British, born in England). Courtesy of Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
  • In this shot by Joerg Mitter (Austrian, born 1980), Levi Sherwood of New Zealand performs in front of the St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square, Russia, June 24, 2010. Courtesy Joerg Mitter / Limex Images
    In this shot by Joerg Mitter (Austrian, born 1980), Levi Sherwood of New Zealand performs in front of the St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square, Russia, June 24, 2010. Courtesy Joerg Mitter / Limex Images
  • The Heysel Stadium disaster, 1985, photographed by Eamonn McCabe (British, born 1948). Courtesy Eamonn McCabe
    The Heysel Stadium disaster, 1985, photographed by Eamonn McCabe (British, born 1948). Courtesy Eamonn McCabe
  • Laura Flessel, 2001, by Gerard Rancinan (French, born 1953). Flessel, an epee fencer, is number one on the all-time list of French female Olympic medal winners. Courtesy Gerard Rancinan
    Laura Flessel, 2001, by Gerard Rancinan (French, born 1953). Flessel, an epee fencer, is number one on the all-time list of French female Olympic medal winners. Courtesy Gerard Rancinan
  • Serena Williams, 2004, shot by Bob Martin (British, born 1959). Courtesy Bob Martin
    Serena Williams, 2004, shot by Bob Martin (British, born 1959). Courtesy Bob Martin
  • Narrow Escape – Fire Incident in Hockenheim, German F1 Grand Prix, July 31, 1994, by Arthur Thill (Luxembourg, born 1950). Jos Verstappen (the Netherlands) survived. Courtesy Arthur Thill / ATP Photo Agency
    Narrow Escape – Fire Incident in Hockenheim, German F1 Grand Prix, July 31, 1994, by Arthur Thill (Luxembourg, born 1950). Jos Verstappen (the Netherlands) survived. Courtesy Arthur Thill / ATP Photo Agency

Who shot sports: Brooklyn Museum offers a look at the decisive moments in sports photography

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From a swimmer who looks enveloped in a bubble to a game of football on a dusty ground in Africa, these are sports images but not as you know them. This exhibition puts sports photographers to the forefront, and about 230 works are on display. From old daguerreotypes to digital images, they capture the triumph and tragedy that draws people to sport.

“To play and to watch sports is to be in the moment. Still photographers are masters of moments,” says curator of the show, photographic historian Gail Buckland. There are 170 photographers featured including Simon Bruty, Andrew D Bernstein, Tim Clayton and Daniel Rodrigues. The images span sports from around the world and through the decades.

• Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present runs at the Brooklyn Museum until January 8. For more information visit www.brooklynmuseum.org.

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