“When you picture some of the greatest athletes of all time in their prime, chances are, Mr Walter Iooss Jr. took the image you’re thinking of. Mr. Michael Jordan floating impossibly through the air mid-slam dunk? Mr. Muhammad Ali reunited with his heavyweight nemesis Mr. Joe Frazier? Mr. Kelly Slater surfing a door while wearing a suit? They’re all the work of the multi-award winning 72-year-old American who has been called ‘the poet laureate of sports’ and ‘the foremost sports photographer of his generation.'” So begins a profile of Walter at Mr. Porter, the men’s luxury fashion site. Walter’s son Bjorn Iooss photographed his dad for the story, which you can read right here.
