Crafting unique and creative sports imagery can be an exciting journey. We've gathered a list of amazing sports photographers to help inspire you on Instagram. Dive into their profiles to gather ideas and discover how they leverage their cameras and lenses to capture stunning moments. Share your own shots on Instagram using #SonyAlpha for a chance to be featured on AlphaUniverse.com. Don't forget to follow @SonyAlpha for your daily dose of creative motivation.

These sports photographers leverage their cameras and lenses to capture stunning moments. See how they do it and get ideas for your own sports imagery.

Jean Fruth – @JeanFruthImages

Sony Artisan Jean Fruth is one of the most prolific sports photographers. With a special focus on baseball, Fruth not only makes epic single shots, she gets to the heart of the story and captures it beautifully. In addition to shooting professional sports, she is working on a project for her non-profit organization, Grassroots Baseball. Fruth photographs all levels of baseball, from the grassroots to the pros and approaches each game with the same care and consideration. With her Sony gear in hand, Fruth consistently takes great sports images. Check out her tips for storytelling in sports photography and see how she uses the new Sony 300mm f/2.8 G Master for her sports photography HERE.

Jermaine Horton – @jhsportspix

Sony Artisan Jermaine Horton is a portrait, wedding and sports photographer based in Chicago. Horton consistently creates unique images of sports that blow us away. What ties Horton’s sports and wedding images together is the emotion that comes through each image, along with the care and storytelling. Horton is a jack of all trades photographer. 

Patrick Murphy-Racey – @murphyracey

Sony Artisan Patrick Murphy-Racey is a photographer and videographer based in Knoxville, TN. He has photographed major sporting events for over thirty years. Using his Sony Alpha 1 and Sony 600mm f/4 G-Master, he was able to make this action-packed image. Regardless of the event or job, Murphy-Racey produces creative and eye-catching work.

Darren Carroll – @dcarrollphoto

Darren Carroll is an Austin-based portrait, music, lifestyle and sports photographer. He is well-known for his golf imagery and if you scroll through his Instagram feed, you can see why! Darren approaches every tournament with fresh energy and makes strong, interesting photographs. We love this one from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it’s a strong storytelling shot and an unusual composition. 

Amanda Cain – @amandajcain

Amanda Cain is a professional photographer originally from the Metro Detroit area, currently working in San Jose, CA. She is the team photographer for the San Jose Sharks, visually telling the story of the team. In addition to her work for the Sharks. Amanda shoots on the Sony Alpha 1 and a wide array of Sony lenses. Learn more about Cain's journey HERE.

Matt Hernandez – @MattHernandez

Senior portrait and sports photographer Matt Hernandez is well known for creating flawless portraits using his Sony gear and Westcott lights. His Instagram account is fun to scroll through because you get to see his stunning images and many behind the scenes clips. This really showcases how well Hernandez uses artificial light to capture motion and tell a story. For example, in the image below, he has used off camera flash to photograph the golfer and it adds a dramatic element to the image. Matt shoots with the Sony Alpha 1 and Sony Alpha 7R V. 

Grace Alivia Hollars – @_gracehollars

Grace Hollars is a visual journalist for the Indianapolis Star — USA Today Network. As a journalist, she photographs a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly skilled when it comes to sports photography. We love that she’s not afraid to be creative with shutter speed, angles or composition and it leads to some stellar results. The images below showcase her ability to capture emotional moments in the game. Check out her account and be sure to give her a follow.

Thearon Henderson – @thearonhenderson

Thearon Henderson is a freelance sports photographer who often works on contract with Getty Images. Henderson has a magic ability to photograph action. Sometimes he does this by freezing motion at the perfect instant and other times he utilizes motion blur. Of course, this skill is critical to sports photographers - but Henderson seems to have mastered it beautifully. We love the video he put together below from photographs made with his Sony Alpha 1 and Sony 70-200 G Master II – it really shows the power of the high frame rate in the Sony Alpha 1.

Andy Kuno – @punkpoint

For many sports photographers, being an official photographer for a team is the dream. Andy Kuno is living that dream as the team photographer for the San Francisco Giants. In this role, he is able to capture special moments on the field, in the locker room, and in between. We love this shot taken with the Sony Alpha 1 and the Sony 400mm f/2.8 G Master.