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Professional Sports Photographer
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@sonyalphasa @sonymea
Founder @matrix.images

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I am free ! After 20 years as crew onboard the epa ship I am now captain of my own vessel once again. I pause here to reflect on the past 20 years of photojournalism. The most meaningful take away from this experience is the friends I have made along the way. Thank you to my brothers and sisters who built this agency together when we started as a global entity in 2003. Very excited to share news of my next chapter coming very soon...for now thanks @epa_images see you in the field. Thanks @sonyalphasa @sonyalpha @sonymea @sonyalpha_uk for continued support.

1. The fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, winning in Beijing Olympics 2008
2. Amputees from Sierra Leon's brutal civil war chase for the ball in Freetown, Sierra Leone 2006. (Sports Action Award, NPPA, USA 2007)
3. A 9 year old Liberian government gunman fires during Liberia's brutal civil war in Monrovia, Liberia 2003.
4. Sudanese heads of families sit and wait for food in Muhajiriyah IDP camp, South Darfur, Sudan October 2004. (Fuji Africa Press Photographer of the year Award, SA 2004)
5. A Sudanese aid worker from the French aid organisation Solidarite watches over the heads of families who sit and wait for food in Muhajiriyah IDP camp, South Darfur, Sudan October 2004. (Ischia International Award, Italy 2005)
6. Hungary's Gabriella Szabo leads her crew in the Canoe Sprint heats in the London Olympic games 2012. (Award of Excellence, POYI, USA 2012)
7. Zsofia Foldhazi from Hungary falls off horse Christino at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (First Prize Olympic Action Award, POYI, USA 2017)
8. Twig Baker on the biggest wave I have ever seen break at Sunset, Cape Town, May 2008.
9. Zijie Wang of China against Jaeho Song of South Korea in the Fencing Men's Epee at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
10. A rebel fighter sits next to a shot up house and bus as a ceasefire came into effect at the end of Liberia's brutal civil war. 2003 (Photographer of the year Award, Fuji Photographic Awards SA 2003)

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@the.independent
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@reuterssport by @nicbothma

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I love inspirational stories.

Here is another one.

My friend @granttwigbaker has just won the Men’s Biggest Paddle award at surfings @bigwavechallenge awards.

Top athletes have a few prime years when they win many awards. Every now and then you get some exceptional souls who break this mould and keep on winning well beyond the norm.

I’m not sure how old Twig is but i can tell you he’s no spring chicken. To win, again and again, in a sport demanding such a high level of skill, athletic ability, and pure guts is truly amazing. Form is temporary, class is eternal, age is a concept.

Grateful to have connected with Twig during many memorable sessions over the last 30 years. Here is to many more champ !

Well done Twig ! You frikken legend.

📷 © @nicbothma / @matrix.images

#bigwavesurfing
#surfing
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#legends taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @nicbothma

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Sony 400mm f4.5 G Master lens with Optical Steady Shot and weighing less than 1 kg !! 🚀 This lens changes everything and opens up a whole new arena of possibilities for long lens work.

@sonyalphasa @sonymea

#SEL400F45GM
#SonyGMaster
#SonyLens
#SonyAlpha taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @nicbothma

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A mind blowing new lens from Sony ! G Master quality 600mm f6.3 OSS and light as a feather has this lens up and down mountains with ease ! @sonyalphasa @sonymea #SEL600F63GM #SonyGMaster #SonyLens #SonyAlpha #sportsphotography taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @nicbothma

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Big reach, remarkable freedom. The all-new Sony GM prime lenses are here!

Combining G Master image quality and advanced autofocus in a compact, well-balanced design, the 400mm and 600mm lenses are built for handheld shooting, from wildlife and sports to trainspotting and beyond.

For more details, please visit the link in our Linktree

#SEL400F45GM
#SEL600F63GM
#SonyGMaster
#SonyLens
#SonyAlpha

@karolinanoreewild in the zone.

Captured with the Sony FE 400mm F/4.5 GM prime lens

Captured with the Sony FE 600mm F/6.3 GM prime lens

@nicbothma at work behind the lens.

Lens used: Sony FE 400mm F/4.5 GM prime lens

Lens used: Sony FE 600mm F/6.3 GM prime lens

@karabomatlala_ in her element.

The Sony FE 400mm F/4.5 GM prime lens in action

The Sony FE 600mm F/6.3 GM prime lens in action

@nickkleer at home and making magic.

Putting the Sony FE 600mm F/6.3 GM prime lens to work

Putting the Sony FE 400mm F/4.5 GM prime lens to work by @nicbothma

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Sports photographers ! Allow me to introduce the new Sony G Master 400mm f4.5 launched today. The world’s lightest 400mm f4.5 prime is a phenomenal lens offering G Master quality with precision glass capturing razor sharp images in a lens very light and compact. Never before have i had such ease in using a 400mm. Shooting while walking up and down a mountain to capture these images was a breeze. This lens is going to rock the sports photography and photojournalism world.

#SEL400F45GM
#SonyGMaster
#SonyLens
#SonyAlpha

@sonyalphasa @sonymea

#sportsphotography taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @nicbothma

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19 days ago

ANNOUNCEMENT:
A mobile G Master™ super telephoto prime you can shoot handheld.

Explore a new world of super-telephoto possibilities. G Master image quality and advanced AF come together in compact, well-balanced 400 mm and 600 mm super-telephoto prime lenses. Capture sharp detail in wildlife, sports, trainspotting and more with remarkable handheld freedom.

For more details, please visit the link in our Linktree.

#SEL400F45GM
#SEL600F63GM
#SonyGMaster
#SonyLens
#SonyAlpha by @nicbothma

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19 days ago

@nicbothma puts the all-new Sony 400mm and 600mm GM lenses to the test to see if they can keep up with the high demands of sports photography.

A mobile G Master™ super telephoto prime you can shoot handheld.

Explore a new world of super-telephoto possibilities. G Master image quality and advanced AF come together in compact, well-balanced 400 mm and 600 mm super-telephoto prime lenses. Capture sharp detail in wildlife, sports, trainspotting and more with remarkable handheld freedom.

For more details, please visit the link in our Linktree.

#SEL400F45GM
#SEL600F63GM
#SonyGMaster
#SonyLens
#SonyAlpha by @nicbothma

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The Ultimate Champions of the @ultimateathleticschampionships

Thank you @worldathletics for an epic event.

The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, September 11-13 2026.

📷 © @nicbothma / @matrix.images

@sonyalphasa @sonymea

#sport #athletics #worldathletics #budapest #sportsphotography taken in Budapest, Hangary by @nicbothma

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Sinesipho Dambile @sdambile 🔥of South Africa 🇿🇦 finnished 4th in the Mens 200m Final in a time of 19.91 after a blistering fast semi final which he won in a time of 19.80 during the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on September 13, 2026.

📷 © @nicbothma / @matrix.images

@sonyalphasa @sonymea @ultimateathleticschampionships @asa_athletics_south_africa

#sport #athletics #southafrica #sportsphotography #sprinters taken in Budapest, Hangary by @nicbothma

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Busang Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana @goflo400m making history for Africa winning the 400 Metres Mens final in a national record time of 43.39 during the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on September 12, 2026.

📷 © @nicbothma / @matrix.images

@sonyalphasa @sonymea @ultimateathleticschampionships @btcbw @globalsportcommunication @bwgov @nikerunning @mrjbakker

#sport #athletics #botswana #hungary #sportsphotography taken in Budapest, Hangary by @nicbothma

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Klaudia Kazimierska @klaudia.kazimierska of Poland on her way to win the 1500 Metres Womens final during the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on September 12, 2026.

📷 © @nicbothma / @matrix.images

@sonyalphasa @sonymea @ultimateathleticschampionships

#sport #athletics #poland #hungary #sportsphotography taken in Budapest, Hangary by @nicbothma

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