SUNSPORT’S brilliant snapper Dickie Pelham has clinched the top prize in British photojournalism, winning the SJA Football Picture of the Year award.
Pelham’s magnificent snap of Joe Hart pulling off a Gordon Banks-calibre save against Slovenia in the World Cup qualifiers rightly wowed the Sports Journalism Association judges.
His picture of the Three Lions No1 making a stunning save from Bostjan Cesar made back pages and websites all over the world.
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As with any major sporting event, he is there on the sidelines, capturing the moment and shutter poised for some of the best snaps in sport.
In 2016, Dickie was sent to some of the biggest events in the game, including Leicester City‘s title triumph, England’s dramatic flop at Euro 2016 – and Wales‘ run to the semis, Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory, the Rio 2016 Olympics and all of Anthony Joshua‘s biggest fights in the ring.
He tweeted: “I am so proud to win this Football award, still in a state of shock and very sorry for not much of a speech.”
Don’t worry Dickie, your winning picture says it all. See below for some of his favourite pictures of 2016 – and his stunning recent one-on-one frames of David Haye ahead of his scrap with Tony Bellew.
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