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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Olympic photographers are taking blurry photos! They used these four techniques to turn sport into art with motion blur

VAL DI FIEMME, ITALY - FEBRUARY 10: Josephine Pagnier of Team France competes in the Mixed Team Trial Round on day four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium on February 10, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images).

Traditional sports photography freezes a moment in time with a fast shutter speed. But a number of photographers with a coveted gig covering the 2026 Winter Olympics are taking blurry photos – and they are stunning.

Watching the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, I couldn’t help but think that the events feel like both athleticism and art. The way that the figure skaters, skiers and athletes move celebrates sport as well as shapes, colors and composition.

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