JudoPhotos.Com (previously Judo Photos Unlimited) was created by David Finch as a judo editorial
stock photo library that has been in existence since 1973 recording European,
World and Olympic Judo. Currently JudoPhotos.Com contributes to several international judo
publications in Germany, Russia, USA, Hungary, Italy, Holland, Switzerland and Great Britain.
See the FEATURES link. Often images are supplied from
stock to illustrate editorial articles ranging from judo etiquette and
personalities to illustrations of techniques, styles of judo or competition
sequences etc.
The vast majority of photographs on this website come
from the
portfolio of David Finch. However, early photographs of the Budokwai and Dr
Jigoro Kano were supplied by Richard Bowen, Trevor Leggett and Dr Ken Kingsbury.
They will be added over time.
David Finch has been a member of the Sports
Journalist's Association of Great Britain (SJA) since1975 and the Association
International Presse Sportif (AIPS) since 1979. His photographs, principally of
judo, have been used in more than 100 books around the world including
Athletics, Basketball, Diving and Trampolining,
1986 Sports Writers
Association dinner. Left to right: Brian Davies (Budokwai Chairman), Yasuhiro
Yamashita (Budokwai Guest Coach, 1984 Olympic champion and 4 times World
champion), David Finch and Neil Adams (Budokwai Head
Coach, former World Champion and twice Olympic silver medallist)
Many of these books have been solely illustrated by
him. They include books written by former Olympic, World and European
Champions such as Yasuhiro Yamashita JPN,
Robert Van der Walle BEL,
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki JPN, Neil Adams GBR,
Michael Swain USA,
Hideotoshi Nakanishi JPN,
Peter Seisenbacher AUT,
Karen Briggs GBR, Jean-Luc Rouge FRA, Hitoshi Sugai JPN and Brian
Jacks GBR among others. Included are several books by successful coaches such as
George Kerr (coach to double Olympic Champion Peter Seisenbacher - Crowood
Press) and Roy Inman - one of the world's most successful women's coaches (Ippon
Books - link: Fighting Films)
along with Cyril Carter, coach to Neil Adams
GBR, Brian Jacks GBR and Peter Tancred (Shotput) - Pelham Books.
Yasuhiro Yamashita and David Finch at
the Budokwai just before Yamashita returned to Japan in 1986
In his Masterclass book Osotogari Yasuhiro Yamashita -
possibly the world's finest international sportsman - wrote "The bulk of the
competition photographs came from the seemingly limitless portfolio of the
leading European specialist judo photographer, David Finch."
The books have ranged from judo instruction books such
as Practical Women's Judo (Roy Inman - GBR) where one reviewer wrote "Photos are by the indefatigable David Finch who seems to have photographed every European, World and Olympic Championship ever held."and Olympic Judo - Preparation
Training (Neil Adams - GBR) through to La fabuleuse historie des Arts Martiaux
(C. Quidet - FRA), the United States Olympic Association Olympic Games
Commerative Book (USA) and Judo Fazination (GER) as joint author. He has also
worked in a freelance capacity for Sport Agence Magazine (SAM) FRA and Allsport
GBR (now Getty Images).
The 1984 Allsport team
at the Los Angeles Olympics. Front Steve Powell and Tony Duffy, far left at the
very back David Finch.
David Finch was at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Athens was his seventh Olympics
as an accredited photographer.
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Keith
Remfry GBR gets carried away with his gripping against Djibilo Nijeradze URS
during the 1974 London European's heavyweight category. Remfry won but lost
his next contest to Ojeda ESP.
Byung
Keun Ahn - a Korean Christian - thanks God for his 1985 light-middleweight 71
kgs Seoul World Championship victory while silver medallist, Michael Swain USA,
looks on open mouthed and the referee behind, becomes increasingly frustrated at
the delay.
Keith
Remfry GBR gets carried away with his gripping against Djibilo Nijeradze URS
during the 1974 London European's heavyweight category. Remfry won but lost
his next contest to Ojeda ESP.
Robert Van der Walle BEL,
