The Rouleur Annual Photographers

Guy Andrews

The 2009 Rouleur Photo Annual is now out. A few short weeks ago they gathered to pay homage to the photographers that contributed to making this publication wonderful.

Dan Sharp was one of these photographers and his photos from the 100th Anniversary of the Giro d'Italia are featured within. He made the trip from Portland, Oregon a town that he has called home for over ten years now, to the UK to help the other photographers celebrate.

Dan turned the cameras on the photographers represented at the show. Something that we do not get to see often. The one that I personally am the most excited about is his capture of the elusive beauty Taz Darling. Having spent weeks with her swatting the camera from my hands last year I almost gave up hope. But this image proves it — the snow leopard does exist.

The photographers (some, but not all) of the 2009 Rouleur Photo Annual.

Photos by Daniel Sharp

Camille J McMillan

Rein van de Wouw

Taz Darling

Martein Smit

Timm Kölln

Dan Sharp

Dan has been keeping himself quite busy since returning from the U.K. He promptly got off the plane and printed up a selection of his Giro photos and hung them in the Vanilla Workshop to display. Check out the coverage of that over on Embrocation.

Then, (and it doesn't end there) with the help of local Creative Wizards and friends of the Rapha family Joe Staples and Max Erdenberger we put his photos into a little story dubbed "Il Centenario — Una Storia." This beautiful collection of photos tells a story through Dan's photos and is an amazing compliment as well as a behind the scenes look at modern bicycle racing.