Sports Action, 3rd prize
London 2012 - An Overview
Chris McGrath
Getty Images
Getty Images
28 July, 2012
A bird’s eye view of the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
Chris McGrath
Chris McGrath started his photography career at a regional newspaper in Queensland, Australia. After completing his newspaper cadetship and a diploma in photography, he joined...
London, UK
Olympic Games, London 2012—an overview.
Rikke Skov of Denmark passes the ball during a match with Sweden in the women’s handball preliminaries. Denmark won the match 21-18.
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