Wimbledon - Visions of the Championships

Wimbledon: Visions of The Championships is a breathtaking photographic celebration of the world's oldest and most famous tennis championships. Featuring more than 300 stunning photographs, the book captures the glorious diversity of people, action and moods that make up the unique character and atmosphere of Wimbledon during the magical summer fortnight when a small corner of London SW19 becomes the centre of the sporting world. Compiled by a team led by multi-award winning sports photographer Bob Martin, Wimbledon: Visions of The Championships is bursting with wonderful Wimbledon images featuring the stars of the world game. Beyond that it goes behind the scenes and to new and varied vantage points, angles and perspectives to tell the story of The Championships, from dawn to dusk, through the lenses of some of the world's top tennis photographers.

Summary

Wimbledon - Visions of the Championships is a breathtaking photographic celebration of the world's oldest and most famous tennis championships and is a lavish coffee-table book from the team behind Centre Court - The Jewel in Wimbledon's Crown (winner of the Best Illustrated Book award at the 2010 British Sports Book Awards).

Product details

• Authors: Ian Hewitt, Bob Martin
• Assisted by: Ian Hewitt (Editor), Bob Martin (Editor)
• Publisher: Vision Sports Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9781907637124
• ISBN: 978-1-907637-12-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 250 mm x 307 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 1849 g
• Subject: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history