Annice Lyn's work during the Paris Olympics was more than just documenting victories, but also about telling the deeper stories behind those moments. (Photo: Instagram/Annice Lyn)
Kota Kinabalu: Malaysian sports photojournalist Annice Lyn has captivated global netizens with her spirited Paris 2024 Olympics shots.
Her work during the global sporting event was more than just documenting victories, but also about telling the deeper stories behind those moments.
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Her portraits of Algeria’s first female boxing gold medallist Imane Khelif were also shared by the Olympian with 679,000 likes on Instagram.
On her own Instagram, Lyn said she was trying to keep her cool during the photoshooting session of the boxing champion.
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“As a photographer, I aimed to capture Imane Khelif’s spirit, channelling all that energy in the studio on the last day with the team to encapsulate and project her courage and resilience to the world,” she captioned.
Earlier, Lyn posted a portrait of Kazakhstan’s silver medalist in artistic gymnastics, Nariman Kurbanov, along with reflections on her journey.
“This Paris 2024 Olympics was quite different from the past three that I have covered, as a former national athlete turned photographer working behind the scenes with an incredible production team,” Lyn shared on social media.
In an interview, she told social news outlet World of Buzz that a painful skating accident that put her on a wheelchair for three days ended her time as a national ice-skater.
Her transition to photography has been nothing short of spectacular as her work has been featured in major publications internationally.
In 2021, she worked with Sabah-born artist Red Hong Yi on a feature piece on the cover of Time Magazine, illustrating the dramatic effect of climate change by setting an artwork on fire.
Commenting on the project's success, she said the entire process took the team two months of planning, two weeks to assemble the art piece and just two minutes to watch it all go up in flames.
“The essential purpose of photography is a form of communication that compels us to inform, reform and have the ability to impact and unite others as visual storytellers,” she wrote on Instagram.
Her recent work at the Paris 2024 Olympics highlighted not just the athletes but also the cultural and emotional narratives behind their performances.
Lyn’s work continues to shine a light on both the athletes and her own journey as one of Malaysia’s most accomplished visual storytellers.
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