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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2005-01-31
Miralle wins
The 2004 SportsShooter.com Photographer of the Year is Donald Miralle of Getty Images.
By Grover Sanschagrin, SportsShooter.com
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
Yakhouba Diawara #34 of the Pepperdine Waves shoot a free throw as players position for a rebound during the Waves 85-83 loss to the UCLA Bruins on Decemeber 11, 2004 in Westwood, California.
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The members have spoken. Donald Miralle of Getty Images is the 2004 SportsShooter.com Photographer of the Year and will receive the much coveted Grand Prize, a Canon 1D Mark II camera.
Miralle's images, all shot during the 2004 calendar year, led him to a sizable victory against his fellow SportsShooter.com members in the site's annual "clip contest".
The SportsShooter.com 'Clip Contest', sponsored by Canon, is a year-long series of monthly contests. Each month, members compete against each other by submitting their best images from the previous month.
The members are not only the competitors, but they're also the judges. Based on member votes, points are awarded each month to the highest scoring images in each of four different categories (Sports Action, Sports Feature, News, and Feature).
At the end of the year, the member with the most points is declared the winner.
Brian Davies of The Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon, won the title last year - in what was the first-ever year of the contest.
Congratulations to Donald Miralle, and to all of the winners of the 2004 contest.
A quick tour through the winning images of the past year remain on the website, and will serve as an example of how to 'do it right', for years to come.
Thank you to Dave Metz of Canon for his support of this contest. We're thrilled to have Canon's endorsement, and are honored to be able to offer such an incredible camera at year's end.
Some of Miralle's 2004 clip winners can be seen below:
First Place Sports Feature (February, 2004)
Morning Tee
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
Davis Love III hits off the 1st fairway in mist during the final round against Tiger Woods at the WGC- Accenture Match Play Championship at the La Costa Resort and Spa on February 29, 2004 in Carlsbad, California. Love lost to Woods 3&2.
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First Place News (February, 2004)
Janet and Justin
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
Justin Timberlake performs a revealing routine with Janet Jackson during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1, 2004 in Houston, Texas.
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First Place Sports Action (August, 2004)
Direct Hit
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
Keith Smart (L) of the USA competes Alexey Yakimenko of Russia in the men's fencing team sabre bronze medal match on August 19, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Helliniko Olympic Complex Fencing Hall in Athens, Greece.
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First Place Sports Feature (November, 2004)
At the Speed of Light
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
Wide Receiver Anquan Boldin #81 of the Arizona Cardinals poses during a portrait session at Cardinals Training Facility on November 30, 2004 in Tempe, Arizona.
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First Place Sports Action (November, 2004)
Into Black
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
Karl Williams #86 of the Arizona Cardinals runs back a punt as Jim Maxwell #57 of the New York Giants pursues during their NFL game at Sun Devil Stadium/Frank Kush Field on November 14, 2004 in Tempe, Arizona.
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First Place Sports Action (December, 2004)
Lift-off
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
Snowboarder Ross Powers takes off on the lip of the halfpipe during the Men's Halfpipe Finals during their U.S. Snowboard GP at Breckenridge Ski Resort on December 18, 2004 in Breckenridge, Colorado.
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First Place Sports Feature (December, 2004)
The Professor
Photo by Donald Mirale / Getty Images
"The Professor", a player on the AND 1 team, plays and poses during a basketball shoot fo ESPN the Magazine on Decemeber 9, 2004 in San Diego, California.
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Related Links:
Donald Miralle's member page
See the latest winners
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