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Legendary Michael Jordan Photos Get An Exhibition

Famed sports photographer Walter Iooss has teamed up with Your Art Gallery as a Featured Artist. Walter is currently displaying 30 of sport’s most iconic Michael Jordan photos.

Your Art Gallery is a start-up community for all artists to display and sell their work. We are so honored that Walter has chosen to work with us. Recently, our story has been picked up by Vice who put together an article highlighting Your Art Gallery and Walter Iooss’ recent collaboration.

Vice:
If your favorite athlete played in the last 50 years, chances are they’ve been photographed by Walter Iooss. The prolific sports photographer started working for Sports Illustrated back in 1961 and has been taking pictures ever since. Recently, Iooss teamed up with printmaking studio and online art gallery, Your Art Gallery, for a new exhibition sale of 30 limited edition archival prints of Michael Jordan in his heyday. While MJ just donated $5 million to the Smithsonian today, Iooss has been snapping photos of him since 1987, eventually collaborating with him on a photographic autobiography of his career entitled Rare Air: Michael On Michael. The sale at YAG features several photographs from that book, most notably the famed white hoodie portrait (below), as well as many others he’s captured over the years.

Iooss was selected as Your Art Gallery’s featured artist this month. In an interview with the photographer, the gallery asks the photographer how he asserts himself as an artist when working with these “larger-than-life” athletes. Iooss responded, “Players are used to coaching, just like actors are used to directors. When they come to your shoot, they expect you to take charge… Your job is to disarm them, get the shots you need, and get them moving on with their lives.”

Nathaniel Ainley — Aug 10 2016

Check us out at YourArtGallery.com for Limited Edition Walter Iooss prints & various artists.

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