just wondering does anyone have any tips on how to become a sports photographer, i would love to be in croke park someday! thats my goal.
i do go to events club games and motor sport but then dont really know who to send photos to? how to make a few bob from it?
I covered local club soccer games for a good few years and then started submitting to the local paper for matches they did not cover. Eventually they asked me to cover local GAA games they were unable to cover and they contact me regularly now. Regarding Croke Park for this years U21 Hurling Final I contacted Croke Park Media Section about getting accreditation but no reply to emails, phone calls etc. I then organised it through the local paper and covered the match for them as their photographer was on leave. As far as I am aware you have to apply in January for a GAA Photographers pass and if you can tie up with a local paper they might be able to sort you out in this regard for a GAA pass.
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