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Four gymnasts in mid-routine perform dynamic moves on a balance beam labeled "Paris 2024," with an audience and large screen displaying "Paris 2024" in the background. The gymnasts wear red, white, and blue leotards in a stadium lit with spotlights.

How Advanced Camera Tech Helps Pros Take Amazing Olympics Photos

Professional photographer Nick Didlick has been shooting for nearly 50 years, so he has experienced significant shifts in how photos are captured, shared, and consumed. He's currently in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics and chatted with PetaPixel about how photography has changed, how better technology helps him capture better photos, and the challenge of capturing the perfect moment.

Two swimmers celebrate with outstretched arms, joy apparent on their faces, while wearing USA swim caps. Next to them, a close-up of a swimmer with a determined expression, wearing pink goggles and a black swim cap, emerging from the water.

Pro Sports Photographer Details How to Capture Iconic Paris Olympics Moments

The 2024 Summer Olympics kicked off in Paris earlier this week, with the official opening commencing today, July 26. The "Games of the XXXIII Olympiad," as the event is officially known, puts athletes through grueling competition, but the photographers on hand to photograph everything don't have it much easier. It is a sports photography gauntlet.