Canon Explorer of Light and pro American sports photographer Kevin Jairaj shares his kit bag essentials

Canon Explorer of Light and USA Today photographer Kevin Jairaj (right) with one of his shots of two basketball players fighting for the ball (left)
(Image credit: Kevin Jairaj)

If you want to photograph American sports you'll never be short of excitement with unexpected fast paced thrills packed into the half of every game whether it's American football, basketball, baseball or even ice hockey!

Based in the USA, Kevin is an internationally recognized Canon Explorer of Light, specializing in weddings and American sports. He holds prestigious titles such as the WPPI Triple Master and PPA Master of Photography and came first in a previous World Sports Photography Awards. He covered major sporting events like the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang for USA Today. He also covers Super Bowls, Final Fours, the World Series, and National Championship.

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Dan Mold
Deputy Editor

Deputy Editor on PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Dan also brings his technical wizardry and editing skills to Digital Camera World. He has been writing about all aspects of photography for over 10 years, having previously served as technical writer and technical editor for Practical Photography magazine, as well as Photoshop editor on Digital Photo

Dan is an Adobe-certified Photoshop guru, making him officially a beast at post-processing – so he’s the perfect person to share tips and tricks both in-camera and in post. Able to shoot all genres, Dan provides news, techniques and tutorials on everything from portraits and landscapes to macro and wildlife, helping photographers get the most out of their cameras, lenses, filters, lighting, tripods, and, of course, editing software.

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