I spent last weekend at Nelson’s Trafalgar Centre, photographing a gymnastics competition. Tiring, demanding conditions for photography, but great fun. You can find all the photographs on my gallery site here
http://www.new-zealand-photos-online.com/tots2013
Here are some local competitors. First Hannah Bloomfield
Then Sam FuAllen:
and the last of the photos donated for use in the Nelson Mail, young Nina Usui:
The local paper had no photographers there, a sign of the hard times that news photographers are experiencing right now. They seem to be relying on the public to provide stuff for free. On Monday I spoke with a sports photographer who has done a lot of work for the Nelson Mail in the past, but no longer. It’s not viable for him.
These three shots appeared in Tuesday night’s paper. I was happy enough to provide them, not because I wanted to see my name in the paper, but because the Nelson Gymnastics club really needs the exposure. They have a great sport which gets very little media attention.
