The Olympics You didn't See (By David Burnett)

Photojournalist David Burnett, who wrote this really great piece about his experience "in the buffer" covering election night in Chicago - History In The Buffer - and which is a remarkable diary of his election night experience, and well worth a read, has put together a really interesting piece about his experiences behind the scenes at the Olympics.

If you ever been curious what photographers have to go through when going to major events do not miss this one.

Check it out!


The Olympics You Didn't See from David Burnett on Vimeo.

2 comments:

Jess said...

Ah yes, the mantra of photographers everywhere: "Glamorous in retrospect."

Anonymous said...

Interesting film but if I got paid to go to Beijing and shoot the olympics I wouldn't spend 3 1/2 weeks whining!