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Olympic gold medal-winning gymnasts Suni Lee and Simone Biles traded uneven bars and balance beams for Sony Alpha cameras this past week to photograph NFL action, becoming the latest in a very long series of pro athletes who have picked up a camera to shoot sports. <\/p>\n
As the NFL shared<\/a> on its social media pages during week 17 action, Sunisa \u201cSuni\u201d Lee photographed her hometown Minnesota Vikings as they battled the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day. <\/p>\n Lee was kitted out with the super-fast Sony a9 III<\/a> camera and G Master lenses. Beyond photographing the game itself, Lee also captured the halftime show, featuring Snoop Dogg with guests Lainey Wilson, Huntrix, and the father-and-son operatic duo Andrea and Matteo Bocelli. <\/p>\n A few days later, Lee\u2019s Olympic teammate and 11-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles picked up a Sony a7R V<\/a> to photograph the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, California. <\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, Biles spent quite a bit of time photographing her husband, Jonathan Owens, who plays safety for the Chicago Bears. <\/p>\n Admittedly, there is an aspect of marketing involved with something like this. The NFL loves this type of attention. It is a business, after all. However, cynicism aside, it\u2019s always nice to see celebrities pick up a camera, as it may inspire others to give photography a try. It also stands to reason that athletes who have been photographed as much as Suni Lee and Simone Biles may bring a fascinating, distinct perspective to sports photography. <\/p>\n Lee and Biles are far from the first athletes to pick up a camera. Some former professional sports stars are passionate photographers, including notably MLB Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr.<\/a> and Randy Johnson<\/a>. Former NFL superstar wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is also a noted passionate photographer, who picked up the camera<\/a> long before he retired from a Hall of Fame football career. Sports photography is a highly competitive field, so it makes sense to me that people who made their living being competitive on the field may take to a profession that channels the same spirit on the sidelines. <\/p>\n Image credits: NFL <\/p>\n