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les sharp australia
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The long distance runner
Cross.
As I look towards the starting place in Sydney's CBD the entire street is completely filled with participants. Some are sprinting, some are walking, some are in outrages costumes, and some are in wheelchairs. It is the Sydney City to Surf run finishing on Bondi beach a distance of 14km with 80,000, participants making it the largest run of its kind in the world.
My fascination with photography started in the 1960s with the publication of the iconic image of a baboon in full flight turning to confront the chasing leopard. Today, the image still acts as a carrot on a stick, taunting me to achieve its standard with the taking of the next photograph. Combine this with the excitement of travel and the world becomes an amazing place, providing opportunity across the photographic genres of landscapes, cityscapes, events, portraits and wildlife.
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entry description
I am standing in William street, as the leaders sprint past before entering the tunnel at KingsCross.
As I look towards the starting place in Sydney's CBD the entire street is completely filled with participants. Some are sprinting, some are walking, some are in outrages costumes, and some are in wheelchairs. It is the Sydney City to Surf run finishing on Bondi beach a distance of 14km with 80,000, participants making it the largest run of its kind in the world.
about the photographer
I am a retired physicist who has photographed most of my life, inter¬weaving photography with my scientific career that has extended over 40 years.My fascination with photography started in the 1960s with the publication of the iconic image of a baboon in full flight turning to confront the chasing leopard. Today, the image still acts as a carrot on a stick, taunting me to achieve its standard with the taking of the next photograph. Combine this with the excitement of travel and the world becomes an amazing place, providing opportunity across the photographic genres of landscapes, cityscapes, events, portraits and wildlife.
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