mike blake

@msk8blake

Reuters staff photographer based in Southern California.
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And just like that ….. wildfire season began a few hundred meters from the ocean … #coastalfire #calfire #californialiving
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4 years ago
Shooting the Academy Awards is a big production for all the wires …. There are a zillion pictures to take but really only a few moments that carry forward in time - this is not the slap heard around the world , but it was one of my favorite moments ….( besides hanging out with @tonyhawk ) - Best Actress Jessica Chastain reacts as her Oscar is engraved for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" at the Governors Ball following the 94th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. #oscars #jessicachastain
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4 years ago
Life seems to be getting back to normal in L.A. , Oscar’s preparations are up and running at full speed in Hollywood. #oscars #academyawards #hollywood
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4 years ago
Sometimes the moon will set just as the sun rises …. #cardiff #surfing #moon #photography
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4 years ago
Members of NASA's Recovery Team watch as they work through the final certification run for recovering the Artemis I Orion space capsule by capturing a mock capsule into the bay of the USS John P. Murtha off the coast of California. Homo Sapiens are going back to the Moon ! So cool ..#ussmurtha #nasa #artemis #space
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4 years ago
A shoutout to the action images edit team who took care of @brian_photog and myself at F1 races this week … ….specially pulling crops like this on race day …#redbull #lewishamilton #f1 #actionimages #maxverstappen1
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I really know nothing about auto racing , but I’m here trying to make some nice pictures of the people that drive the cars … #lewishamilton #f1 #circutoftheamericas #formula1 #mercedes
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4 years ago
My fellow Canadian made it into space today …..well done Captain Kirk #williamshatner , #blueorigin . It’s was a piece of history for the history books and a great moment to photograph.
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4 years ago
L.A. looking a lot like L.A today ….. #losangeles #la
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4 years ago
Just a last few picture from Rhythmic gymnastics as we close out the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics ….. The Japanese managed to make thes games happen during a global pandemic … for that , this country and its people really should receive a gold medal. I know of no other country in the world that could have pulled this off … so the gold medal goes to Japan. #Japan #japangold
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4 years ago
One more day to go and I’ll have survived my 16th Olympic Games as a photographer for Reuters. It’s never easy , always a marathon , a challenge yet one of the most rewarding events any photographer can get to cover. Here is an image of Anastasiia Salos of Belarus from yesterday , or the day before , or today , depending on where you are on the planet … rhythmic gymnastics team finals tomorrow.
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4 years ago
Was a real thrill in my photography career to get to shoot the first ever Skatepark Olympic events in Tokyo over the past 2 days ….. I grew up skating and it’s always been a big part of my life , so to be there was pretty cool, congrats to @keeganpalmer @coryjuneau @pedrobarrossk8 for showing the world how much of a creative community it is and how we’re not a bunch of misfits #skateboarding #skatepark
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