“We’re seeing the parity between men’s sport and women’s sports being less obvious,” says Getty Images’ head of creative insights Dr Rebecca Swift. Photograph: Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty ImagesSwift’s team have been tracking the changes in the way women are represented in sports photography since the Rio Olympics in 2016. “Women’s sport was seen as unattractive. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic of France celebrate after defeating Australia’s Ashleigh Barty and Sam Stosur to win the Fed Cup in Perth. Getty hired two women photographers on internships who are covering the women’s game around the country.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2019 07:52 UTC