From the Field
Category: Sports
The latest news from Sydney-based photographer Richard McGibbon as he travels up and down the East coast of Australia covering athletes on adventures and high-action sports events and races.
February 18, 2026
Cannonball day 3: Downhill Seeding and Pumptrack
Thredbo Cannonball, done and dusted for 2026!!! Starting our run on the home straight and continuing with day 3 of…
February 18, 2026
Cannonball Day 1: All-Mountain
Thredbo Cannonball, done and dusted for 2026!!! It is always a busy, busy week for me. Up early, big day…
October 29, 2025
Sea Otter 26
After many years of trying to get down under, Sea Otter finally landed in Australia. I went down there to…
October 15, 2024
Wembo at Stromlo
24-hour racing has to be one of my favourite types of racing to shoot. I love that I can shoot…
September 11, 2024
Mount Borah state round and Warrumbungles.
The final round of the Enduro Gravity State Series was on at Mount Borah mountain bike trails near Tamworth. It…
August 19, 2024
Greenvalleys Cartel series wrap-up
The Cartel Series from Greenvalleys has come to an end for 2024. Three races were held over a bunch of…
February 29, 2024
Mt Buller
I seem to be running around a lot at the moment. A couple of weeks ago I was in Thredbo…
February 20, 2024
A decade of Cannonball
This year was the 10th anniversary of the Thredbo Cannonball. For us, I think, it was the seventh year shooting…
October 10, 2021
One Thirty Seven Point Nine
I got chatting to Dan one day as he was de-kinking my body. During the Sydney lockdown I somehow managed…
August 7, 2021
Locked Down
I haven’t written any posts in quite some time now, in fact almost a year. My website has taken a…
February 20, 2020
Shimano GP Orange
Back out on track again with Outer Image and kicked the season off with a trip out west to Orange…
January 29, 2020
Airborne
After taking breaks from the camera I like to get out and shoot for a bit before I pick it…