Member’s Gallery (In Person) (Print) – Sports Action Photography with Gary Rubin

Bio/Description: 

Gary Rubin’s photography journey began in middle school with his dad’s Minolta SRT-101. He shot primarily black-and-white film through high school and into college, where he was a photographer and photo editor for his college yearbook. He set photography aside for a few years after college and made the move to digital photography about 20 years ago to document and share his kids’ activities and adventures with family members. About 10 years ago, Gary began to return to photography as a hobby, shooting wherever family activities and vacations took him. He started getting more serious about sports photography thanks to his kids’ involvement in a variety of sports. He found in particular that watching his son’s wrestling matches through a DSLR eyepiece provided emotional distance and made the matches much less stressful. While he continues to shoot a variety of subjects and genres, the vast majority of his shutter clicks are spent capturing sports.

Gary is currently a freelance and volunteer sports action photographer. He can often be found at Falls Church High School, where he volunteers on behalf of the Athletic Boosters and also provides sports action photos for sale as team fundraisers. A highlight of his sports photography experience was being classified as a staff member during the post-COVID return to sports when spectators were still unable to attend games. During those shortened seasons he photographed every sport at FCHS and allowed the Boosters to provide parents and family members with images of their athletes competing. Gary’s preferred style is to shoot and crop tight to give viewers a feeling of being in the midst of the action and to provide a perspective that can’t be seen from the bleachers. He primarily shoots on a Nikon Z6iii and D5. His current favorite lens is a Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8. He is a 2nd-year member of NVPS.  

The photos selected for this Members’ Gallery span a variety of sports and are representative of Gary’s style, bringing the audience into the action while balancing peak-of-action with story-telling and emotion. More of Gary’s sports photography can be seen at www.grsportsphotography.com.