After approximately 35 years as a senior executive at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Dick Druckman has now turned his passion for sports photography into a full-time endeavor. Gold Medal Impressions, Inc. (goldmedalimpressions.com) has been created to showcase and source his sports photography.
Over the past two decades, Druckman has created an extensive library of stock sports images with an emphasis on Olympic sports action photos. He has one of the largest private collections of olympic images in the world. Also included in his library are numerous other sports images from Major League Baseball, Professional Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Tennis. Some of his most popular shots are included in a series entitled-recent historical moments in sports- and include Michael Jordan's final game in Chicago , Mark McGwire's 70th home run, Wayne Gretsky's final face-off in New York, and Pedro Martinez's record all-star performance in 1999. Recent additions to the website include Michael Jordan returns, Cal Ripkin's Final Game, Barry Bond's 73rd Home Run, and numerous collegiate highlights. Also added are galleries for LeBron James, Professional Basketball 2003, and Super Bowl xxxvii.
Dick's photography is currently on exhibit in numerous countries including China, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Canada. In the U.S., his work is on exhibit at the Food and Drug Administration in Bethesda, Maryland; at The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York; and the Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Graduate School of Business in New Jersey. Dick's work has been published in numerous sporting magazines(Sports Illustrated), college brochures, and corporate publications.
Bud Greenspan, the world's foremost sports filmmaker of the Olympic Games, comments: "Dick Druckman is a unique talent. His camerawork is pure poetry, images that are sharp, dramatic and many times poignant portraits of athletes before, during and after their competitions. His work is the fulfillment of the adage that a 'picture is worth a thousand words.' And now that Dick has decided to make his avocation his future lifetime work, the world of sports will be better for it."
Dick Druckman is a proud member of
- ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.)
- PPA (Professional Photographers of America)
- Freelance photographer for the AP (Associated Press)
ALL IMAGES ARE FOR EDITORIAL AND EDUCATIONAL USES ONLY. MODEL RELEASES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT ANYPLACE, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!!!
To arrange a portfolio review, select stock photography, or discuss how I can create memorable images for you, please contact: Dick Druckman @ (609) 606-9001, or richard.druckman@mindspring.com