A video tour of Walter Iooss’ diary

. Last fall, I wrote about the Newseum’s exhibition “Athlete: The Sports Illustrated Photography of Walter Iooss.” The show was supposed to close in December, but the museum decided to extend it—for another year. “The visitor response to our ’Athlete’ exhibit has been overwhelmingly positive,” Cathy Trost, the Newseum’s director of exhibits, told me by email. “Because [...]

Bill and Maureen: The day we signed Walter Iooss

… The year: 1984. At the time, recalls Maureen, she and Bill were working out of an office on 47th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenue. It was tiny. “There was just enough room to fit Bill and I,” Maureen says. “If we had a guest, they would have to stand in the hallway.” It [...]

Walter Iooss on “Changing the Game”

… … Walter has written about his exhibition at the Annenberg for The Huffington Post. Well, I think he wrote it, though he might have just said the words and someone else wrote it all down. It’s hard to tell, since at the end of the piece, it says the text was “dictated” at the [...]

Terrific press for “Sport: Iooss and Leifer”

… Friday was the opening night of “Sport: Iooss and Leifer” at the Annenberg Space for Photography, and what a spectacular evening it was. So many people turned out (including photographer/actress Alexandra Hedison) that it was shoulder-to-shoulder, with the many pro athletes in attendance towering above the rest of this. They look so much smaller [...]

L.A., here we come!

… A bunch of us—Maureen, photo agents Dana Eudy and Emily Leonardo, and I—are headed to Los Angeles today. On Friday, the exhibition “Sport: Iooss and Leifer” opens at the Annenberg Space for Photography, and we’re all looking forward to attending the big reception and honoring Walter. Bill flew out a few days early, and [...]

Iooss and Leifer at the Annenberg

… .. On November 12, a major exhibition featuring two of the greatest sports photographers in history will open at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles.  “Sport: Iooss & Leifer” will showcase 80-plus prints by Walter Iooss and Neil Leifer. Walter, of course, has shot nearly 300 covers for Sports Illustrated, in addition [...]

BBC News captures Iooss’ “sporting decades”

… Word of Walter Iooss’ exhibition at the Newseum has spread across the pond: BBC News has picked up the story, posting a gallery of his images at its website, with commentary on each photo from Walter. For example: … …. You can catch the complete slideshow here. … …