2. Biography
Tom Jenkins studied documentary photography under Magnum photographer David
Hurn in Newport, South Wales, UK. In 1989, after finishing the course, he freelanced
for the sports specialist agency Allsport, as well as The Independent, The Daily
Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Express. In 1990, Jenkins began to
get regular commissions from The Guardian, and when The Guardian Media Group
acquired The Observer, from that newspaper, too. Most of his work is sports-based,
but he has also covered a variety of news events.
Jenkins has attended five FIFA World Cups, four summer Olympic Games, four Rugby
World Cups, two Cricket World Cups, World Athletics Championships, the
Commonwealth Games, and major tennis championships, including Wimbledon on 20
occasions. His numerous accolades include UK Young Press Photographer in 1990, UK
Sports Photographer of the Year (five times), four awards at the BPPA’s 2008 The
Press Photographer’s Year competition, 2003 Zurich Rugby Photographer of the Year,
and the 2011 Barclays Premier League Photo of the Year. In the Moment, a
retrospective of his work, was published in 2012 to coincide with an exhibition in
London and Newcastle.
3. Image Analysis
Here is a long shot image taken by Tom Jenkins of
England rugby player, Johnny Wilkinson. In this
image we can see the stadium and the fans. The
point of interest for this image is clearly
Wilkinson. The leading lines support the point of
interest for this image because the fans have
extended arms, reaching out to get a handshake
or even just a touch of Wilkinson.
The colours for this image are a mixture of green
with the stadium and white for the fans’ kits. A
good majority of the fans are wearing the kits,
this brings an overall sense of pride for the
Country. This is also supported by the fans
seemingly desperately reaching for Wilkinson.
The lighting for this image is high-key and both
natural from the open-top of the stadium and
fluorescent from the floodlights. This allows all of
the image to be light up, with some shadows
formed.
The depth of field for this image is very deep
because everything is in focus, from Wilkinson to
the fans all the way at the top of the stands.
Photographic Category
Sport
Purpose
To document a sports event
Meaning Created
The meaning in this image is making
rugby player Johnny Wilkinson look
powerful and important as he leaves the
pitch.
4. Image Analysis
Here is a long shot taken by Tom Jenkins. This
image is of a Liverpool v.s. Manchester United
game, where we can see Wayne Rooney scoring a
screamer against Pepe Reina. This image is
landscape, this allows us to see all different points
of interest in the image – including: The ball, the
key players in this attempt on goal and the
stadium. This also supports the depth of field
being deep due to all the stand being in focus.
There are a few different points of interest, at first
you may think it would be the ball flying in the net
but the camera’s focus is more on the players and
pitch.
The leading lines for this image are Reina’s arms
reaching for the ball, this allows Cristiano
Ronaldo’s face to be in much more focus.
The colours in this image are dominated by reds
and greens, the reds definitely signify the
Manchester United team spirit and their victories
– which supports the goal they have just scored.
The greens are from the pitch and Reina’s jersey.
The lighting is very high-key natural lighting,
despite there being a huge shadow cast towards
Reina’s net, the sun still manages to light up the
whole stadium.
Photographic Category
Sport
Purpose
To document a football event between
Liverpool and Manchester United
Meaning Created
The meaning created in this image
shows that Manchester United are a
powerful strike force and that Ronaldo
is unstoppable.
5. Image Analysis
Here is an image taken by Tom Jenkins on a vast
running track. The main focus of this image is
clearly the runner. The leading lines for this
image are the poles coming from the top of the
stadium and also the runner’s arms, these lines
support the point of interest because they lead
towards his face.
This is a landscape image allowing a large
amount of the running track and sky are in the
shot.
The colours for this image are blue and grey, the
blue is natural and comes from the bright sky
and the grey from the track.
The lighting is low key and natural as it is
coming from the sky, there are shadows cast all
over the running track however his face is
staying in the high-key lighting, drawing more
attention and focus to him.
The depth of field for this image would by deep
being even though there is only one true main
focus, the track is still in focus considerably.
Photographic Category
Sport
Purpose
To document the Paralympian running
Meaning Created
The meaning of this image shows the runner
is powerful and strong willed despite having
no legs.
6. Image Analysis
Here is a medium shot from the Athens Olympics in
2004. This image was taken by Tom Jenkins and we
can see the sheer happiness and surprise from a
winning runner. The point of interest for this image
is runner 1809 and the camera’s focus helps her
stand out tremendously. The leading lines for this
image are the runners extended arms which lead to
her face, this draws the audience’s eye to her face
almost instantly. Anoter line could be runner 2548’s
arm which again leads to the winner.
The colours in this image are bright from the
number sheets on the runner and also the running
gear they are sporting, meanwhile the track and
background are both predominantly brown and
blue.
The lighting for this image is a mixture of natural
from the sky and un-natural from the floodlights, all
the runners and other things are fully light up so
the camera which broadcasts to the TV audience at
home can see who they want to watch.
The depth of field is fairly shallow because on the
winner is fully in focus, the other runners and back
ground are all out of focus.
Photographic Category
Sport
Purpose
The purpose of this image is to
document the running event an
capture the excitement as the runner
wins.
Meaning Created
The meaning created in this image is
that of shock coming from the winner
and her expression.
7. Image Analysis
Here is an image of Usain Bolt and Mo Farah taken
by Tom Jenkins. This image is from the London 2012
Olympics. The image is landscape meaning that both
points of interest are in focus while a majority of the
stadium can still be in shot. The points of interest for
this image are clearly the two runners, this is
supported by the clothing they are wearing,
especially Bolt’s as it is bright yellow which is the
colour of his home, Jamaica. Whilst Farah has the
colours of the union Jack.
The lighting for the image seems to be mainly from
the floodlights, as it appears to be at night – this
makes the lighting high-key as it has multiple light
sources and no visible shadows.
The depth of field for this image is shallow because
only the main points of interest are in focus, the
background is not.
Photographic Category
Sport
Purpose
The purpose of this image is to
document this moment of the two
runners after they both finished a race
at the Olympics
Meaning Created
This image makes Usain Bolt and Mo
Farah look like the best of friends at
the Olympics
