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Fantography is a web-based social media project that provides a forum for baseball fans to view, share and discuss their amateur photographs of baseball scenes and baseball players. [1] The website (www.fantography.net) was founded by former San Diego Padres executive and current Acme Sports Marketing president Andy Strasberg, [2] whose inspiration came in part from a 1960s photo of himself as a teenager at Yankee Stadium with his idol Roger Maris. [3] There are two established guidelines for Fantography submissions: first, player images must not be in an action-shot format, and second, all images must have been taken by amateur photographers rather than professionals. [4]

So far, Strasberg has collected (or "harvested" in Fantography parlance) more than 6,000 photos [5] that span the 1930s up through today, including a cigar-smoking Babe Ruth in street clothes with his daughter, [6] an on-field Howard Cosell interviewing pitcher Vida Blue, [7] and a mid-autograph Roberto Clemente peering up to meet the camera's lens. [8] One contributing "Fantographer" is well-known sportscaster and political pundit Keith Olbermann. [9] A touring exhibit of the Fantography collection has shown in San Diego, CA, and Tucson, AZ, as well as at Kentucky's Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY. [10] Ultimately, Strasberg intends to publish the best Fantography submissions in a coffee table book. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Tony. "Fantography on Display at San Diego Central Library". SanDiego.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Rowe, Peter. "'Fantography' Exhibit: Priceless Lineup of Padres Fan Photos". The San Diego Union Tribune (SignOnSanDiego.com). Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Civin, Todd. "Fantography: The Photographic Diary of the Fan's Love of Baseball". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  4. ↑ Rowe, Peter. "'Fantography' Exhibit: Priceless Lineup of Padres Fan Photos". The San Diego Union Tribune (SignOnSanDiego.com). Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Milani, Jerry. "Saving Fan Photos One At a Time". Baseball Digest. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  6. ↑ Rowe, Peter. "'Fantography' Exhibit: Priceless Lineup of Padres Fan Photos". The San Diego Union Tribune (SignOnSanDiego.com). Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Milani, Jerry. "Saving Fan Photos One At a Time". Baseball Digest. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  8. ↑ Milani, Jerry. "Saving Fan Photos One At a Time". Baseball Digest. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Rowe, Peter. "'Fantography' Exhibit: Priceless Lineup of Padres Fan Photos". The San Diego Union Tribune (SignOnSanDiego.com). Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Tony. "Fantography on Display at San Diego Central Library". SanDiego.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  11. ↑ "Fantography Exhibit: Fans Share Favorite Photos". KFMB-TV CBS 8. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
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