Sunday, February 3, 2013

Inside the daunting job of a Super Bowl photographer

Peter Read Miller super bowl

Peter Read Miller's been to so many Super Bowls that he can't even remember exactly how many. "I think this is 38," the long-time Sports Illustrated staff photographer told me. "I said 34 the other day, and then I re-counted for someone else who was asking, and I think this is 38." 38 Super Bowl Sundays he's spent crouched in the end zone or running down the sidelines, shooting everyone from Larry Czonka to Eli Manning with dozens of different cameras in countless different situations. He's seen four decades of football through his viewfinder.


He certainly remembers the games, too. Even his first Super Bowl, Super Bowl IX in 1974 (which, barring any skipped years, would in fact make this Miller's 38th Super Bowl), brings back clear...


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