About WINNING IMAGE photography by Gary Dineen

Sports: Gary Dineen has been photographing basketball since the 8th grade, when he did a series of self-portraits dunking on a toy hoop hung over his bedroom door. Since then, the level of competition of his subjects has increased and, over a 26 year career, he has photographed hundreds of high school and college games and over 1,400 NBA/WNBA games. For the past 16 years, Dineen has been a contract photographer for the NBA, acting as the Milwaukee Bucks team photographer, and regularly covering the Chicago Bulls. NBA highlights include photographing Michael Jordan's last Championship Series in Chicago, Reggie Miller's final regular season game in Indianapolis, the Golden State Warriors Team on the Great Wall of China, and the last eight All-Star weekends.

Entertainment:  Gary has been the house photographer for the Bradley Center from 1999 to present. Covering concerts and events, his subjects have included Cher, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Billy Joel, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Alan Jackson, the Dixie Chicks, CSNY, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz, Phil Collins, Barry Manilow, AC/DC, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Lady Gaga, et al.  Prior to that, he had a short stint in the late 1980's as one of the official Summerfest photographers, covering the "Big Gig" and the various other ethnic festivals.

Publications: Gary's work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Time, Rolling Stone, ESPN Magazine, the NY Times, the LA Times, USA Today, Inside Stuff, Inside Sports, SLAM Magazine, SPORT, Basketball Digest, HOOP, Billboard, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, American Photo, Shutterbug, and others.  His action portrait of New York Knick Latrell Sprewell was selected as one of the best basketball photos of all time, appearing in the book - Basketball’s Greatest Shots.