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I started at Sporting Pictures agency in Holborn, as a darkroom junior at sixteen year old, at a time when David Bowie was in the charts with ‘The Laughing Gnome’. It was a wonderful place to learn photography skills from amazing photographers, as I’d joined without ever owning a camera.
Having learned a lot in a short time, I started working for myself in 1977 and having kept most of my archive images, formed Offside in 2001.
My main award remains the Barclays Photographer of the 20 Seasons, awarded in 2012 and judged to be the best set of images from all the photographers working in the Premier League since its inception.
Having learned a lot in a short time, I started working for myself in 1977 and having kept most of my archive images, formed Offside in 2001.
My main award remains the Barclays Photographer of the 20 Seasons, awarded in 2012 and judged to be the best set of images from all the photographers working in the Premier League since its inception.
Born in 1929, Gerry Cranham is a British photographer, who is widely regarded as the one of the foremost practitioners in sports photography.
After five years in the army and a career in athletics (middle-distance running), Cranham became a coach. He used his passion for photography in his work as a trainer, using photos of the athletes to correct a stance, or analyse a stride.
In 1957 he began his career as a full-time photographer, sticking with his favourite subject matter, and saw his first photo published at the age of 28. Though now retired, he remains a force and an inspiration in the world of sports photography. Cranham has worked with many newspapers and magazines, including The Watch, Sports Illustrated, Time and The Evening Standard, and his work is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
After five years in the army and a career in athletics (middle-distance running), Cranham became a coach. He used his passion for photography in his work as a trainer, using photos of the athletes to correct a stance, or analyse a stride.
In 1957 he began his career as a full-time photographer, sticking with his favourite subject matter, and saw his first photo published at the age of 28. Though now retired, he remains a force and an inspiration in the world of sports photography. Cranham has worked with many newspapers and magazines, including The Watch, Sports Illustrated, Time and The Evening Standard, and his work is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Originally from Suffolk, Simon Stacpoole now lives with his wife and their two boys in leafy Cheshire, and has been Offside’s north-west representative for over a decade.
He joined on a freelance basis in 2006, and has since covered all manner of events right around the world, including three FIFA World Cups, three FIFA Confederations Cups, the London 2012 Olympics, numerous Wimbledon tennis championships, the Open Championship golf, the British & Irish Lions tour, and, most significantly, the World Worm Charming Championships.
Simon has been shortlisted for a number of awards over the years, and in 2014, he was named Sports Photographer of the Year by the Picture Editors' Guild.
He joined on a freelance basis in 2006, and has since covered all manner of events right around the world, including three FIFA World Cups, three FIFA Confederations Cups, the London 2012 Olympics, numerous Wimbledon tennis championships, the Open Championship golf, the British & Irish Lions tour, and, most significantly, the World Worm Charming Championships.
Simon has been shortlisted for a number of awards over the years, and in 2014, he was named Sports Photographer of the Year by the Picture Editors' Guild.
Charlotte Wilson has been part of Offside since 2013. Charlotte started as part of the office team, sorting and scanning Offside's expansive film archive - the modern day equivalent of beginning your photography career in the darkroom.
Though she still plays a big role in the office, Charlotte has progressed to working pitch side as a photographer. Over the years, cold and wet Tuesday nights down at Millwall have turned into top fixtures at Premier League grounds, Champions League Finals and International matches. In the summer of 2019, Charlotte also became the first Offside photographer to cover a Women's World Cup.
Though she still plays a big role in the office, Charlotte has progressed to working pitch side as a photographer. Over the years, cold and wet Tuesday nights down at Millwall have turned into top fixtures at Premier League grounds, Champions League Finals and International matches. In the summer of 2019, Charlotte also became the first Offside photographer to cover a Women's World Cup.
Jacques joined the Offside team in December 2021 initially on a freelance basis shooting smaller Premier League matches alongside working with other agencies such as Getty Images and PA Media.
After gaining invaluable experience for the remainder of that season, he joined on a more permanent basis for the 2022/23 season while continuing to progress his photographic abilities and has since gone on to shoot crucial Champion's League and Premier League matches. He also plays a part behind the scenes, often helping out the other photographers by editing their matches and runs the Welloffside Live Instagram account
After gaining invaluable experience for the remainder of that season, he joined on a more permanent basis for the 2022/23 season while continuing to progress his photographic abilities and has since gone on to shoot crucial Champion's League and Premier League matches. He also plays a part behind the scenes, often helping out the other photographers by editing their matches and runs the Welloffside Live Instagram account