{"id":1032,"date":"2019-12-10T22:53:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T22:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vpms1.humber.smartmanagedservers.com\/convergencemag\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2023-04-05T18:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:18:16","slug":"shooting-for-the-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/shooting-for-the-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting for the headlines: Talking sports photography with Kishan Mistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Sean Marco<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It was during the 2019 Toronto Raptors\u2019 championship run that photographer Kishan Mistry caught the attention of sports fans on a global scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shot that rocked the world. Kawhi Leonard\u2019s game 7 buzzer-beater that rolled around the rim to eliminate the Philadelphia 76ers. One of the most historic and iconic moments in NBA history and Mistry\u2019s photo captured it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow it\u2019s slowly starting to set in that moment was an iconic moment,\u201d Mistry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was a very iconic moment,\u201d Mistry\nsays. \u201cIn history, in sports history, Toronto\nhistory, basketball history in general.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With cameras virtually everywhere we go, everyone is a photographer. From smartphones to expensive DCLR cameras, it seems like the photos we can capture are endless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But some photography still manages to\nstand out. Some images manage to capture\nthe imagination of people.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports photographer, Mistry started in the\nworld of music, capturing live performances\nand artists. This allowed him to develop his\nstyle of shallow depth of field to allow the\nimage to focus on the emotion of the artists\nas they perform.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"1277\" data-id=\"1047\" src=\"https:\/\/vpms1.humber.smartmanagedservers.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean5.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean5-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean5-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean5-44x55.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><figcaption>Fred VanVleet scroed 12 points in the fourth quarter to solidify the championship win. Courtesy Kishan Mistry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1434\" height=\"1792\" data-id=\"1045\" src=\"https:\/\/vpms1.humber.smartmanagedservers.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean3.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean3-44x55.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1434px) 100vw, 1434px\" \/><figcaption>Courtesy Kishan Mistry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1643\" height=\"1094\" data-id=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/vpms1.humber.smartmanagedservers.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean2.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean2-83x55.jpg 83w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/><figcaption>Barack Obama attended game two of the NBA Finals in Toronto. Courtesy Kishan Mistry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1844\" height=\"1229\" data-id=\"1043\" src=\"https:\/\/vpms1.humber.smartmanagedservers.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean1.jpg 1844w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean1-83x55.jpg 83w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1844px) 100vw, 1844px\" \/><figcaption>Courtesy of Kishan Mistry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was when Mistry constructed a graphic design edit of Edwin Encarnacion during the Toronto Blue Jays\u2019 2016 playoff run and posted it on Twitter that the sports media industry started to take notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a couple of follows and a direct message he found his way into the sports world and was offered a position at TSN. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mistry was able to take the same style and use it on athletes to give the images a more artistic, soft look that gave the same type of emotion as concert photos did. It allowed viewers to get a close personal look at athletes during games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you may know, Leonard brought Toronto an NBA championship, added a Finals MVP to his collection, and left the Raptors to go home to the Los Angeles Clippers, which makes this photo even better. A photograph of a legend doing something no other Raptor can do. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vpms1.humber.smartmanagedservers.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean7-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049\" width=\"403\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean7-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean7-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean7-37x55.jpg 37w, https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean7.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><figcaption>Kawhi Leonard&#8217;s game 7 buzzer-beater is the first in NBA history. Courtesy of Kishan Mistry.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Award-winning photographer and professor Peter Power says much like photographers of his generation, he fell in love with photography in the dark room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing really that compares\ntoday with photography in terms of that\nmoment when you look at a print coming up\nin the developer,\u201d Power says.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today he says the photography trends are\nconstantly changing within the field and you\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>need to adapt if you want to keep up with the\ngame.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPhotographers who want to stay current,\nare always going to adapt to trends,\u201d he says.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Power remembers when the trend was photographers shooting with extremely wide lenses compared to now where subjects are captured with shallow depths of field, allowing the viewer to focus on the subject, such as in some of Mistry\u2019s shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says style is in the photographer and\nthat doesn\u2019t change, but being able to adapt is\nwhat makes a photographer successful.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 23, Mistry has enjoyed success in the\nsports media arena, even given interviews\nfor his Game 7 shot, but says he expects to do\nmore.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want that to be my peak.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says he\u2019d like to capture more of that kind of momentous shot. He\u2019s always looking to improve and beyond the culture of the city, he points to Toronto shooters like Charlie Lindsay as a source of inspiration for the kind of photography he\u2019s like to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Style, skill and opportunity came together and for now, this once-in-a-lifetime shot means that Mistry is on top of the trend. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was during the 2019 Toronto Raptors\u2019 championship run that photographer Kishan Mistry caught the attention of sports fans on a global scale. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[311,296,308],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",1096,730,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6-170x120.jpg",160,113,true],"medium":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6-768x512.jpg",696,464,true],"large":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6-1024x682.jpg",696,464,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",1096,730,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",1096,730,false],"td_150x0":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",150,100,false],"td_218x150":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",218,145,false],"td_300x0":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",300,200,false],"td_324x400":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",324,216,false],"td_485x360":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",485,323,false],"td_696x0":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",696,464,false],"td_1068x0":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",1068,711,false],"td_1920x0":["https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Sean6.jpg",1096,730,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"convergencemag","author_link":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/author\/convergencemag\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"It was during the 2019 Toronto Raptors\u2019 championship run that photographer Kishan Mistry caught the attention of sports fans on a global scale.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4254,"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions\/4254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/convergencemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}