The FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup came to Sydney in September 2022, with 12 nations competing for the title of World Champion. The United States, as expected, won the tournament, but there were plenty of exciting moments captured along the way.
I had the opportunity to cover the tournament for Australian Associated Press, and it was a baptism of fire for someone who had only shot one basketball match before. I was shooting 3-4 matches a day across two venues in the Sydney Olympic Park.
I was also working under the pressure of filing live images through the matches, which meant I had to be quick to capture key moments and ensure that I was sending enough images to keep the wire up to date. To learn more about my sports photography workflow, click here.
Despite the challenges, I thoroughly enjoyed covering the tournament. The level of play was very high, and there were some incredible athletes on display.
I used the following kit to shoot all these:
- Nikon Z9 x2
- Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8
- Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8
- Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
- Nikon 50mm f/1.2
- Nikon 105mm f/1.4
- Nikon 400mm f/2.8
Let me know what you think, if you have any comments, thoughts or questions, let me know below! Here are a few of my favourite images from the tournament:
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_9808-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_8547-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_7691_1-1-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_8829-1-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_6421-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_6214-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3996-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_5917-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_4849-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3465-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3146-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_2666-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_2213-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_0991-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_8965-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3303-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_8682-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_8166-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7359-1024x664.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7112_1-1024x740.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_6758-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_6670-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_6647-816x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_6631-1-1024x668.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_5721-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_5138-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_4973-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_2994-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_4511-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_1903-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_1454-1-1024x695.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_9745-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_9344-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_9197-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_8654-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_2703-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_8831-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_9160-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_7542-1024x695.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_7740-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_8093-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_5528-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3686-1024x695.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_6647-743x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3098-1024x684.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_2722-1024x689.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_1033-1024x643.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_9639-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_8746-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7680-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7142-1024x710.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_5645-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_4388-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_2644-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_3163-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_1735-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_0890-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_0433-1024x674.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_0021-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_7938-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_5676-1024x676.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_5241-732x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_4921-1024x684.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_4923-1024x698.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_8582-1024x700.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_4721-1024x691.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3819-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3703-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3376-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3361-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_2365-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_2084-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_0773-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_0348_1-711x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_9053-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_9013-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7804-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7712-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7237-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_6035-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_5326-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_5309-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_3971-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_3904_1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_3640-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_3567-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_3378-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_1609-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_8682-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_6670-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3303-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_3465-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY2_9606-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7471_1-1-1024x730.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_1903-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/thephotographyassistant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GY1_7760-1-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)