By now, you’ve seen these action portraits of sailor Anna Tunnicliffe that Steven Lippman shot for ESPN The Magazine‘s 2012 “Body Issue”…
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Anna Tunnicliffe. Photo by Steven Lippman for ESPN The Magazine’s 2012 “Body Issue.”
Anna Tunnicliffe. Photo by Steven Lippman for ESPN The Magazine’s 2012 “Body Issue.”
Anna Tunnicliffe. Photo by Steven Lippman for ESPN The Magazine’s 2012 “Body Issue.”
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…But you didn’t know the story behind the shoot. Until last week, when Nancy Weisman, the magazine’s deputy photo editor, wrote a post at the ESPN site about what it was like to bounce around the waves while Steven got the shots. Here’s an excerpt:
“Anna, now on her radial sailboat, removed all her clothes on her boat and then came zipping past the stern of our boat where Steven was leaning over and shooting. Anna was going so fast and came so close that I thought for sure with these crazy conditions she would crash right into us. Every time I expected to hear a thud. Steven would then show me the shots on the back of his camera. Looking at them only made me more nauseous. Before I knew it I was hanging over the edge of the boat feeding the fish my morning pumpernickel bagel. Anna was incredible, and Steven, bless him, nailed those shots in incredible fashion. But I was very much looking forward to getting back to my cubicle!”
Read more here or by clicking on the screenshot below…
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