NBA star Derrick Rose photographs Joakim Noah's wedding with a Canon!

Derrick Rose
(Image credit: IG: @alainataughtyou (via @drosevile))

NBA star Derrick Rose traded shooting the basketball for shooting a wedding recently, as he was a guest at the nuptials of his former teammate, Joakim Noah – and he took the occasion to engage in a spot of wedding photography using a Canon DSLR.

The current New York Knick was part of a dynamic duo with now-retired Noah in Chicago, where Rose became an icon after winning Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player as the centerpiece of the Bulls. Since then the pair have remained firm friends, with Rose arriving at his teammate's wedding with his trusty Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and red-ringed professional L lens to take some photos. 

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Noah, the 37-year-old 6'11" center who retired from the NBA in 2021, tied the knot with 31-year-old Brazilian Victoria's Secret "Angel" Lais Ribeiro. The pair began dating in 2018 and announced their engagement after Noah proposed at the Burning Man festival in 2019.

Other guests at the ceremony included fellow Victoria's Secret models Sara Sampaio and Candice Swanepoel, Noah's father Yannick (legendary tennis player who won the French Open) and Rose's wife Alaina Anderson – who shared footage of Derrick's paparazzi act on her Instagram account.

Rose was obviously not the official photographer, and there were at least two professionals shooting Noah and Ribeiro's big day. However, the former MVP certainly fit right in with his chunky DSLR and flashgun mounted on the hot shoe – even though it was hardly going to do anything, aiming into the sky in the outdoor Brazilian sunshine.

The snakebitten former all star has experienced a career resurgence over the past few seasons, guiding the Knicks back to the playoffs and scoring a 3-year, $43 million (approximately £36.5 million / AU$64 million) contract for his contributions. He is currently battling back from yet another injury, ahead of the new NBA season starting on 19 October.

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James Artaius
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The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus). In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals. This has led him to being a go-to expert for camera and lens reviews, photo and lighting tutorials, as well as industry news, rumors and analysis for publications like Digital Camera MagazinePhotoPlus: The Canon MagazineN-Photo: The Nikon MagazineDigital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker, as well as hosting workshops and talks at The Photography Show. He also serves as a judge for the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest. An Olympus and Canon shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.