Ep 51 | Footy Travel as a Journalist - Part 2 w/ NWSL photo-freelancer Georgia Soares
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Show Notes
Welcome to Part 2 of our behind the scenes look at what it was like to 'footy travel' as a professional journalist covering Women's World Cup 2023 (aka, the biggest women's football tournament ever) this past July and August. In this episode, Colin chats with Georgia Soares, a footy photo-journalist originally from Brasil, currently plying her trade out of Philadelphia, largely with the NWSL and some of the teams based on the east coast. We discuss the award-winning Christen Press photo that sparked her recent succces, what it was like to mix it up on the field with World Cup Champions, and a couple special DMs - one from a Ballon d'Or winner. Travel tips for photographers and footy travelers included.
Episode Outline
0:03:08 | Welcome to Georgia
0:05:36 | Getting the text for the Women's World Cup project
0:09:02 | How Georgia got into sports and footy photography
0:12:32 | THAT (award-winning) Christen Press photo
0:15:34 | Shooting the WWC 23 Final, and getting a DM from the Golden Ball winner
0:18:38 | Georgia's take on the state of women's soccer
0:23:44 | Bearing witness to the passion of the Philippines
0:27:08 | Shout out to Colombian & Dutch fans, and a DM from Daniela Arias
0:29:37 | Flying for a footy photographer, and on-field credentials
0:33:31 | A 'compressed' travel tip
0:38:18 | Rapid Fire begins
0:39:03 | Ali Krieger for the win
0:41:53 | And the 'worst airport' award goes to...
Foot(y)notes:
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Check out Georgia's photography on her website.
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Follow Georgia on Instagram, and find her now-world-famous photos of Aitana Bonmatí and Daniela Arias.
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Here's an article put out by the Athletic of Georgia's 25 favorite photos from the USA v Netherlands match.
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And a video from the Athletic project we worked on highlighting what it was like for Georgia as a photographer at WWC23.
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Georgia talks more about her award winning Christen Press photo.
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