Sports, 2nd prize
World Aquatics Championships
Adam Pretty
Getty Images
Getty Images
22 July, 2011
Akira Yanase of Japan battles with Samir Barac of Croatia in the Men’s Water Polo first preliminary round, at the World Aquatics Championships were in Shanghai, China, on 22 July. Croatia won 18-7.
Adam Pretty
Adam Pretty is a professional sports photographer from Sydney, Australia. He began his career as a news photographer at The Sydney Morning Herald in 1997 and his desire to spe...
Akira Yanase of Japan battles with Samir Barac of Croatia in the Men’s Water Polo first preliminary round, at the World Aquatics Championships were in Shanghai, China, on 22 July. Croatia won 18-7.
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