Mat Matters: Peace be with you, Roger Baker
When you are a writer and don’t know where to begin, use a photo. Or many. To start, look up...
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Tag: photographer
Paustian’s AWA photos and memories shared in new book
WATERLOO, Iowa – There are four people who have been coming to the Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame...
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Terry Machalek was a champion of Canadian wrestling writing and photography
Terry Machalek Sr., who has died at the age of 76, was one of the greatest champions in promoting...
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Guest column: Remembering photographer Eddie Cheslock
By DICK BOURNE – Mid-Atlantic Gateway David Chappell and I were very sad to learn this...
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Bob Mulrenin was a ‘Super’ photographer
Longtime wrestling photojournalist Bob Mulrenin had more guts, determination and in the last few...
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Remembering Hawaiian photographer & writer George Beppu
If you were a die-hard wrestling fan in the 1960s and 1970s, you cannot have missed a regular...
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Journalist, photographer Blackjack Brown dies
David “Blackjack” Brown, a photographer, writer and wrestling hotline operator, has...
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Famed lucha photographer Lourdes Grobet dies
There are photographers, and then there is Lourdes Grobet, perhaps the greatest lucha libre...
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Photographer’s Eye: Safety precautions before HorrorSlam
DETROIT – Last Friday, February 18, my son and I were looking for something to do. He gets...
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Western Pennsylvania commentator, photographer Jim Emler dies
A lot of those who enjoy working in professional wrestling have passion for the business. Perhaps...
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Joe Black was an iconic Toronto photographer
Just around the corner from Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens was Joe Black’s studio,...
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Mat Matters: We’re with you Christine!
Damn you COVID-19. You have caused so much pain and suffering, and now one of our own,...
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Remembering photographer Lyle C. Williams
If a wrestling match happens, and no one photographed it, did it really happen? The answer should...
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The photographers eye EVOLVE
At SLAM! Wrestling, we are fortunate to have access to some of the finest pro wrestling...
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Mat Matters: Goodbye and thank you, Bob Leonard
It’s funny, for the number of times that I talked with, consulted and bugged Bob Leonard for...
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Sports film fest brings photos and film of Roger Baker into focus
The amazing thing when going through the photographic works of Roger Baker is that he never took...
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A photographer’s lens on WWE Fan Axxess
WrestleMania has become about far more than just the show. My girlfriend and I spent last weekend...
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Behind the lens of WWE’s former photo chief
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the WWE featured some of the most memorable characters of all time....
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The SLAM! Wrestling photographers look back at 2010
We are blessed at SLAM! Wrestling to have a great collection of photographers contributing their...
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Mat Matters: A photographer’s memories of Carpentier
The news of Edouard Carpentier’s recent passing was a sad event for all who knew him. He was...
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Memories of Bearman McKigney flood back after indy show
KESWICK, Ont. — The memories came flooding back to me Saturday night, as a special card put...
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Jimmy remembers Mama Cornette
While some mothers may frown upon their children becoming involved in the world of professional...
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Combat Zone Wrestling: A Photographer’s Eye
PHILADELPHIA, PA. — After 15 years of shooting wrestling from ringside, I’ve seen up...
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Ring of Honor: A Photographer’s Eye
CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. — I’ve shot from ringside hundreds of times, but the sounds I...
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Tony Lanza dead at 84
He was, quite simply, the greatest wrestling photographer the world had ever known. And now, with...
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