Shot Master - Forty Years at the Pinnacle of Professional Tennis Photography

From 1969 onwards, Michael Cole covered Wimbledon and the other major tournaments, such as the US Open in New York, the French Open in Paris and the Stella Artois at Queen's. He travelled to Monaco, Portugal, Florida and Moscow to shoot the tennis stars in action, and often not in action. His speciality was the outré, the humorous and off-the-wall. Tennis Week stated, 'While everyone else is focused on forehands and backhands, Cole will notice the caterpillar climbing up the net post, the humorous moment as a ball kid tries to catch a moth. The combination of creativity and quirkiness,' takes Michael's photography to another level.

Ranked by the American magazine Tennis Week in 1994 as the World's No. 1 tennis photographer, Michael Cole has been at the pinnacle of his profession for 40 years.

The book contains a fantastic collection of stunning tennis photographs, including all the leading tennis players of the last 40 years, beautifully designed, with top quality production values. A wonderful gift for the tennis fan.

Michael Cole studied at Beckenham Art School in the early 60s, followed by attendance at The Ravensbourne College of Art & Design. After starting work as a graphic artist, he became interested in photography in the late '60s and began to specialise in tennis. From 1969, he would clock up 46 years' consecutive coverage of The Wimbledon Championships and The French Open at Roland Garros. He would shoot the U.S. Open in New York and the Miami Open at Key Biscayne for some 25 years including the '80s and '90s, together with other British and European tournaments in London, Estoril, Monte Carlo, Rome...

Size: 280mm x 240mm, Jacketed Hardback. 160 pages, more than 300 photographs.