From the sidelines: the Winter Olympics
Photographing the Winter Olympics comes with highs and lows: the challenges of working in sub-zero conditions, the painstaking task of setting up equipment, the thrill of getting the right shot.
Reuters photographers do not just capture the action at the venues. They are also producing a set of pictures showing their own quirky view from behind the scenes as they cover the events.
Ski jumpers stand in an elevator.
Korean special police patrol the venue.
A steward stands in windy conditions.
A U.S. alpine skiing coach looks at his mobile phone after climbing a tree to film the team training.
Photographers take pictures as Laila Friis-Salling of Denmark competes.
Matthias Mayer of Austria crashes into media personnel during the Men's Slalom.
Security personnel react during windy weather.
The Pyeonchang 2018 mascot stands in the Main Press Centre.
Forerunners joke as they wait for the event to start.
Korean girls pick up bears thrown onto the ice by fans of Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan.
Photographers wait for the competition to resume.
A robot carpet cleaner passes a worker using a traditional vacuum cleaner in the Main Press Centre.
Cables are seen at a venue media center.
The Olympic cauldron is seen through a window of a venue media centre as journalists work.
The Olympic cauldron is seen through a window of a portable toilet at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
Olympic pins are displayed by Spanish pin collector Frederic Garriga.
Spectators take photographs of a medal ceremony at the Medals Plaza.
A woman stands in a shelter at an ice park in Pyeongchang.
North Korean cheerleaders perform.
Visitors rest near the olympic hospitality facilities at Yongpyong ski resort.
A child touches an art installation before it is set ablaze at Gyeongpo Beach.
A tree stands next to the Alpensia ski jumping tower.
The media shuttle bus driver looks in a mirror.
Media members ride a karaoke bus to a venue.
Visitors stand in the Medals Plaza.
A vendor sells fruits at Jungang Market.
Dried fish are displayed for sale at a local market in Gangneung.
Egg sellers sit in a shop on a side street in Gangneung.
A fan sits next to Soohorang, the Olympic mascot, at the Olympic Sliding Centre.
A volunteer walks past flags at the Medals Plaza.
Sunrise before the start of the competition.
