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Nate Jones pointed out the stark contrast between the way female beach volleyball players and most other athletes are snapped in a piece for Metro on August 1st. He also took it upon himself to crop photos of male basketball players, swimmers, divers and gymnasts to see what it would look like if every Olympic sport was photographed like beach volleyball. (See the full post here.) The result? Lots of closeups of men’s crotches.

This alleged behind-the-lens double standard doesn’t mean sports photographers aren’t also taking pictures that capture female beach volleyball players’ athleticism, because they are.

Beach Volleyball Photos Focus On Women’s Body Parts — Not Their Athletic Skills

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