Really, you can have him right in your bedroom, as soon as this week:
"The Sports Illustrated Group today announced that the iconic August 25, 2008 SI cover featuring Michael Phelps wearing all eight of his 2008 Olympic Gold Medals will be commissioned as a poster and available to a global audience. This is a first for the SI franchise.
'This cover represents photo journalism at its finest,' says Sports Illustrated Group President Mark Ford. 'Our mission is to create innovative ways to deliver sports fans our award winning content and this is the latest example. We are thrilled that this amazing image will be our first commissioned poster.' "
Mhmm, its finest, for sure. Phelps wears his trunks awfully no, does he not? Reminds me of this.
Anyhoo, get your Phelps here. And read about getting your Phelps, here.
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From the distance of your blog being on the right side of the page, I thought this was a picture of a drag queen, wearing a halter-neck shirt with gold shorts. Admittedly, in the last year my eyesight has gotten slightly worse, but those straps in peach color, dangling around his neck with gold SEQUINS at the end ... he'd fit right in with the waitresses at LIPS ... I'm so glad this is Photojournalism at its best. ;-)
I don't get it, isn't this a studio shot? How is it photojournalism?
As much as I do want Phelps in my bedroom this week...this has got to be one of the worst pictures of him taken this year. He's a goofy-looking dude and as such, a flattering shot requires something other than a straight-on grin. I wish they had worried less about recreating the iconic Spitz cover and instead had done something, well let's be honest about it - hotter.