Unusual Views of the Winter Olympics

Alan Taylor has shared a bunch of photos of the just-concluded Winter Olympics “featuring infrared imaging, vintage cameras, optical filters, digital composites, unusual angles, unexpected subjects, and more”. Two of my favorites:

The first photo is of a curling match taken by Ryan Pierse with a vintage camera. Taylor:

Images in this series were captured using vintage Graflex cameras, paying tribute to the type of camera that would have been used 70 years ago when Cortina previously hosted the games in 1956. In a modern twist, these cameras have been adapted to record images on smartphones, enabling live transmission of the content captured.

The second is a composite image of the women’s snowboard halfpipe final by Hector Vivas, a technique popularized in recent years by Pelle Cass.

See also photos of the Winter Olympics using thermal imaging cameras.

• 2026 Winter Olympics
• Olympic Games
• photography
• sports