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Sports photography in Melbourne looks glamorous from the stands. You can see the flashes, the tracking shots, the crisp freeze-frames that make a tackle feel like it happened in slow motion. But the real work happens before the lights, before the first whistle, and long after the stadium empties. I have spent enough time courtside, behind the goal, and tucked into the tight service lanes around busy venues to learn one thing quickly: the best images do not start with a c

Working as a photographer in Melbourne sports means you learn two languages at once. One is the obvious one, the visual language of timing, light, and bodies in motion. The other is human communication, how coaches think under pressure, how teams share space, and how clubs protect their culture while still getting usable images for sponsors, socials, and records. I have worked with everything from weekend juniors to elite squads that treat training like a production sche

Netball has a special kind of motion. It is fast, but it is also deliberate. Players read space in half-seconds, then commit with their whole bodies, shoulders squared, eyes locked on the next option. If you shoot netball in Melbourne, you learn quickly that the best images are not just about freezing action. They are about capturing the moment the team becomes a unit, when anticipation turns into movement and the whole bench seems to breathe at the same time. I’ve photo