2013 Photo Contest, Sports Action, 3rd prize

London 2012 - An Overview

Photographer

Chris McGrath

Getty Images

08 August, 2012

A bird’s eye view of the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

About the photographer

Chris McGrath

Chris McGrath started his photography career at a regional newspaper in Queensland, Australia. After completing his newspaper cadetship and a diploma in photography, he joined...

Background story

London, UK

Olympic Games, London 2012—an overview. 

Choe Un-Gyong (in red) of North Korea competes with Monika Ewa Michalik of Poland, during the women’s freestyle 63 kg wrestling match.

Technical information

Shutter Speed
1/1000 sec
Focal length
50 mm
F-Stop
5.6
ISO
3200
Camera
Canon EOS-1DX

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