WEST PALM BEACH – The London Olympics 2012 are over. But dramatic photos of the event will soon be on display at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach.
Just days after the flag-waving, pride-filled closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games, PB Photographic is presenting an exhibition of images captured in London by renowned sports photographer and PBPC instructor Adam Stoltman. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times and its Sunday Magazine, TIME, Newsweek, and a host of other publications, Stoltman has covered 11 Olympic Games.
“I photographed my first Olympics in Lake Placid in 1980,” says Stoltman. “I was 20 years old, had $50 to my name. I slept on floors and, as I was not accredited, I scrounged tickets to be able to photograph; but by the end of the Games, I had secured a few significant assignments. In 1984, I covered both the Winter Games in Sarajevo and the Summer Games in Los Angeles working for Newsweek magazine, and have covered eight other Olympics since then.”
“Each Olympics is a little different in terms of news, personality, and experience yet the passion of the athletes, and the scope and grandeur of the spectacle is a constant. It is impossible to attend an Olympics without being affected by the spirit of the event, heart of the competitors, the obvious pride of the host city and the diversity of competitors and media from all corners of the globe,” he added.
An opening night reception will be held Aug. 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Center located at the City Center municipal complex at 415 Clematis St. in downtown West Palm Beach. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, call 561.253.2600 or visit www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.