"Snapshots are always the result of hard work. The ball wasn't in play; I would have put my camera down but then this great moment happened. As a photographer, you have to be ready for moments like that; you can't wander off to the hot-dog stand", said Jürgen Fromme. The 47-year-old won first place in the "Amateur and Youth Football" category at the Sports Photo of the Year competition for his image of a stricken referee.
The moment that earned Fromme the award came about at an U-8 tournament in Essen. "The referee had been clowning about with the lads for the entire match – then he fell over. I have no idea what the young lad's name was, but he played for Beeck 07, a club from Duisburg", said Fromme, who has been a photographer for the Firo photo agency for 22 years.
Sportfoto des Jahres
DFB Media Director Ralf Köttker on the jury
The German football magazine Kicker, together with the Association of German Sports Journalists, hosted the 44th annual Sports Photo of the Year competition, with 78 sports photographers from across Germany submitting 642 images. DFB media director Ralf Köttker was on the jury that selected the Sports Photo of the Year at their meeting in Frankfurt on 9 January, as well as winners in the "Amateur and Youth Football", "Football: Action and Feature", "Sport: General Action", "Sport: General Feature" and "Portfolio" categories.
Matthias Hangst was awarded Sports Photo of the Year for an image taken at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, showing an extravagant lift from the Russian synchronised swimmers' routine. The German Football Association, together with Kicker, Mercedes-Benz and Canon, donated a total prize of 30,000 euros, to be presented to the winner in Hanover on 31 March.
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"Snapshots are always the result of hard work. The ball wasn't in play; I would have put my camera down but then this great moment happened. As a photographer, you have to be ready for moments like that; you can't wander off to the hot-dog stand", said Jürgen Fromme. The 47-year-old won first place in the "Amateur and Youth Football" category at the Sports Photo of the Year competition for his image of a stricken referee.
The moment that earned Fromme the award came about at an U-8 tournament in Essen. "The referee had been clowning about with the lads for the entire match – then he fell over. I have no idea what the young lad's name was, but he played for Beeck 07, a club from Duisburg", said Fromme, who has been a photographer for the Firo photo agency for 22 years.
Sportfoto des Jahres
DFB Media Director Ralf Köttker on the jury
The German football magazine Kicker, together with the Association of German Sports Journalists, hosted the 44th annual Sports Photo of the Year competition, with 78 sports photographers from across Germany submitting 642 images. DFB media director Ralf Köttker was on the jury that selected the Sports Photo of the Year at their meeting in Frankfurt on 9 January, as well as winners in the "Amateur and Youth Football", "Football: Action and Feature", "Sport: General Action", "Sport: General Feature" and "Portfolio" categories.
Matthias Hangst was awarded Sports Photo of the Year for an image taken at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, showing an extravagant lift from the Russian synchronised swimmers' routine. The German Football Association, together with Kicker, Mercedes-Benz and Canon, donated a total prize of 30,000 euros, to be presented to the winner in Hanover on 31 March.
