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Journal / Photography

Shooting for the wire teaches you to edit in your head

Telephoto lens pointed down a football pitch

On assignment for a wire, nobody is waiting for your favourite frame. They are waiting for the frame that captions itself — the one a picture desk in another timezone can use without asking you a question.

What survives the crop

Wire pictures get cropped to shapes you did not intend. Compose so the story lives in the middle third and the frame still works square.

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Sajad Imanian
Sajad Imanian

Social media specialist, content creator and digital storyteller. Nine years inside global football and Olympic sport — AFC, FIFA, and Paris 2024 — turning live events into audiences.