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Documenting Eurovision
W atched by more than 200 million people worldwide, the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the most iconic entertainment events in the world. But what’s it like to photograph the historic show? MPB lent photographers Corinne Cumming and Sarah Louise Bennett some much-loved Nikon and Canon kit for 2022’s edition. Q: What kit did you borrow and were you happy with the results? CC: I borrowed the Canon EF 100- 400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM and a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV to take to Eurovision in Turin. I already have a Mark IV, so having With Eurovision 2024 done and dusted, MPB talked to Corinne Cumming and Sarah Louise Bennett – who photographed 2022’s show in Turin – to find out all about what it’s like to capture
SLB: The Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II was brilliant for Eurovision. Having previously photographed other music television broadcasts for the BBC, I know that the live broadcast takes priority over stills – I have to work around the multiple television cameras, so I often won’t have my ideal shooting
a second made my two DSLR camera set-ups a lot easier as they were both touchscreen. The real game changer was the lens. Even though I was shooting from the green room, which is very close to the stage, I needed the extra zoom. I took some of my favourite pictures on that lens.
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