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TULSA, Okla. – Right place, right time can only be used so often to describe one’s good fortune at producing a memorable photograph. When it comes to David Cannon, who has consistently delivered the goods while covering more than 100 golf majors, it’s better to be good than lucky.
“Throughout my career I have developed an unerring desire to capture the split second of life that will be remembered forever,” he said.
The Englishman, 66, was honored Wednesday with the PGA of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Photojournalism at a ceremony at Southern Hills Country Club.
With his distinctive wide-brimmed hat, Cannon has been a foot soldier lugging 20-30 pounds of cameras and belt packs full of lens and equipment over courses for going on four decades.
“If I had a dime for every mile that Dave Cannon has walked, I’d already be retired,” said his Getty Images colleague Sam Greenwood.
Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images)
He’s also flown the equivalent of circling the world more than 100 times and spent more than 500 nights in hotel rooms. As the writer John Hopkins so eloquently put it, “David is there, wherever there is.”
Cannon take a golf photo from a golfer’s perspective. He was good enough to finish eighth in a British Youth tournament ahead of Sandy Lyle, but seeing Nick Faldo play had him looking for another profession. At one time, he was a lingerie salesman and worked at an ad agency before finding his niche behind the lens.
“His photos capture the moment but they’re almost artwork,” Greenwood said. “You want to hang them on the wall.”
Cannon seamlessly made the transition from film to digital. Where he once shot 50 rolls of film with 30 frames on each, he now shoots 2,500 photographs on an average day. He tries to focus on the eyes while also having a knack for capturing just the right background.
“The combination of shooting tournament action and golf courses at that…
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