David Rigert: In the Gym
David A. Rigert is ready for the lift. Does anyone have an idea what kind of exercise is it going ti be? Obviously the black and white version of this photo has been around...
David A. Rigert is ready for the lift. Does anyone have an idea what kind of exercise is it going ti be? Obviously the black and white version of this photo has been around...
Valery Yakubovsky was a world class athlete in the 110kg weight class. The competition for the place in the national team in his weight class was tough. The list of the usual suspects was...
The Lift Up: History in Color series continues with this enhanced cover photo of Team Egypt: Left to right: El Sayed Mohaned Nosseir, El Touni, Ibrahim Hassan Shams, Mahmoud Fayed, Kamal Mahgoub The original...
On the enhanced in color photo, Arkady Vorobyev is lifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Legendary Olympic weightlifter, scientist, coach and educator, Arkady Vorobyev (1924-2012) belongs to the generation of the Soviet...
Sultan Rakmanov (1950-2003) won the Olympics in the super heavyweight competition in 1980 in Moscow when his legendary teammate Vasily Alexeev was eliminated after he failed three times to snatch 180 kg. Rakhmanov made...
It’s cold in Boston. Bernie C. prefers to stay warm in front of the fireplace at home.
This is the Northern Cardinal from Winthrop. He’s patiently waiting for his breakfast in our backyard. He was so patient that I was able to make this fast shot of him without waiting until...
Birds are not trains or buses. There are no fixed schedules of their arrival or departure. Sometimes you go to the woods and there is nothing there. No chirping. No singing. No birds. Last...
Bulgarian training methodology was a truly revolutionary look at the training and competition process in Olympic weightlifting. It was masterminded by Ivan Abadzhiev, the head coach of Team Bulgaria for 20 years (1969-1989). Sometimes...
This little fella was having a good time in the Belle Isle Marshes this week. It’s a Black-capped Chickadee. He was playful but really didn’t want to be on the photo. Finally, he said:...