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Offside Sports Photography
Offside is a dynamic photographic agency specialising in football, rugby and the best in UK and international sport. The image archive houses the work of Gerry Cranham - first winner of the SJA Sports Photographer of the Year award back in 1977 through to the football photography of Mark Leech - winner of the Barclays 20 Seasons Premier League Photo award.

Here's a breakdown of what we offer:
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Offside employs a team of selected photographers to cover the top teams and most of the Barclays Premier League football.
Mark Leech Sports Photographic Library
Offside's Managing Director Mark Leech is widely recognised in the industry as one of Europe's leading sports photographers, with one of the best picture archives from the last 30 years. Specialising in football and rugby, the archive covers everything from Sunday morning 'kickabouts' to World Cup Finals.
Gerry Cranham Colour Library
Offside acquired the Gerry Cranham colour library including most notably colour photos of England's 1966 World Cup victory. Thousands of nostalgic shots from football and many other sports in the 1960s and 1970s, reflecting people and places shot by a legend of photography.
L'Equipe Archive
L'Equipe is the leading daily sports paper in Europe, committed to reporting on sporting news stories across the globe. It's coverage of current football, tennis, athletics, Formula 1, cycling and rugby is second to none. It also has great access to sporting personalities. The L'Equipe archive dates back over 100 years, covering all major international sporting events, including football World Cups, Olympics and the Tour de France.
Marca Collection
Marca is the famous Spanish daily sports newspaper, based in Madrid. This collection contains iconic sporting imagery from the past to the present, including historic Spanish football pictures.
Service
Offside provides an excellent research service with no fee. We have access to over a million sporting photos, with over 250,000 available online.
For wider or more specialist searches please don't hesitate to contact us directly. If it's not online, we can normally find it or point you in the right direction.
Delivery
Pictures are available via our website, email or ftp. The original slides and negatives are all stored on site meaning a higher resolution scan or more images from a given match can be delivered quickly.

For general information on the company, feel free to contact David Wilkinson on +44 (0)20 7253 3344.