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How to Photograph the NYRR Grete's Great Gallop 10K: A Central Park Course Guide Locations

How to Photograph the NYRR Grete's Great Gallop 10K: A Central Park Course Guide

Harlem Hill, the Three Sisters, and Cat Hill turn a flat-looking Central Park loop into three separate photo opportunities in one race. Here is where to stand for the NYRR Grete's Great Gallop 10K.

Cezar Pekelman
Triathlon and Open Water Swim Photography in Hawaii: Kona and Waikiki Locations

Triathlon and Open Water Swim Photography in Hawaii: Kona and Waikiki

The Ironman World Championship put Kona on the map for endurance sports, and the Waikiki Roughwater Swim has been running for 55 years. Here is where to shoot both, and why open water swimmers are some of the easiest athletes to sell photos to.

Cezar Pekelman
Stand-Up Paddleboard Racing in Hawaii: Where to Shoot Locations

Stand-Up Paddleboard Racing in Hawaii: Where to Shoot

Two races define SUP racing in Hawaii: a 40-mile channel crossing that started it all as a competition, and a 9-mile downwind run that started the sport itself. Here is where to point a camera for both.

Cezar Pekelman
Beach Volleyball Photography in Hawaii: Where to Shoot on Oahu and Maui Locations

Beach Volleyball Photography in Hawaii: Where to Shoot on Oahu and Maui

Queen's Beach in Waikiki hosts NCAA Division I beach volleyball; Kalama Park in Kihei mixes tourists and locals on the sand. Where Hawaii's beach volleyball scene actually plays, and why the sport is an easy addition to any Hawaii shoot list.

Cezar Pekelman
How to Photograph Outrigger Canoe Paddling in Hawaii Locations

How to Photograph Outrigger Canoe Paddling in Hawaii

Long before surfing, outrigger canoe paddling held the islands together. From daily practice at Waikiki's Outrigger Canoe Club to the Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Race in Kona, here is where crews train and race, and how to shoot a canoe differently than a surfer.

Cezar Pekelman
Triathlon and Open Water Swim Photography in NYC: Where to Shoot Locations

Triathlon and Open Water Swim Photography in NYC: Where to Shoot

From the Big Apple Triathlon's Hudson River swim to CIBBOWS at Brighton Beach and the 28.5-mile 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan, here is where New York's triathlon and open water swimming scene actually happens, and how to shoot each leg differently.

Cezar Pekelman
Golf Photography in NYC: Public Courses and Driving Ranges Worth Shooting Locations

Golf Photography in NYC: Public Courses and Driving Ranges Worth Shooting

Van Cortlandt, the oldest public golf course in America, the 36-hole Pelham Bay and Split Rock complex, and the Hudson-side Chelsea Piers driving range: where to shoot golf in a city most photographers never think of as a golf town.

Cezar Pekelman
SoCal - Where to photograph surfers? Locations

SoCal - Where to photograph surfers?

From iconic piers to pro-packed lineups, these spots deliver waves, wallets, and wicked shots.

Cezar Pekelman