VisCom alumna and Getty Sports activities Photographer Maddie Meyer’s photographs displayed in exhibit in Schoonover Middle

Gymnast Simone Biles splendidly balances on the beam whereas eyeing for gold. Freestyle skier Birk Irving as soon as once more carried out his death-defying trick. Skateboarder Shaun White exhibits a spontaneous downpour of feelings after ending fourth throughout his fifth – and final – Olympics.

The wonder, the motion, the drama of sports activities – all captured by Getty Sports activities Photographer Maddie Meyer whose photographs are at the moment on show on the VisCom Gallery in Schoonover Middle 140 at Ohio College till Nov. 25.

Meyer, a VisCom alumna, is the chief photographer for Getty Photos primarily based in Boston, Mass. Her love of sports activities pictures stems from her time enjoying soccer rising up and dealing for the Athletics Division at Ohio College. After photographing a sport on the sidelines at Peden Stadium, she was hooked. 

She graduated with a photojournalism diploma in 2014 and held internships at The Washington Put up and the Seattle Instances. In 2015, she was employed by Getty Photos and has been primarily based in Boston ever since. 

Her common assignments embody overlaying New England skilled sports activities groups just like the New England Patriots, Boston Purple Sox, Boston Bruins, and Boston Celtics. She has photographed 4 Olympic video games, The Males’s and Ladies’s FIFA World Cups, and the FINA World Swimming Championships. Her favourite assignments are these she is ready to full with a group, such because the Tremendous Bowl, golf majors, and the Olympic Video games.

When she’s not at a stadium she enjoys quiet time away from the crowds, snowboarding, operating on the Charles River, scuba diving, or biking. 

Meyer can even maintain a scholar portfolio evaluate on Nov. 1, beginning at 2 p.m. and ship a lecture on her experiences as a sports activities photographer later that night at 7 p.m. in Schoonover Middle 145. Admission for the lecture is free and open to the general public.

To order a spot for the portfolio evaluate, contact Joe Timmerman at jt316618@ohio.edu.

The VisCom Gallery is open Monday by Friday from 9 a.m. to five p.m. and is free and open to the general public.