FORT WORTH, TEXAS (AP) — Photographer Mat Otero has been working at the AP in the Dallas bureau for nearly 30 years. In that time, he’s covered an annular and partial solar eclipse, so he was prepared for the challenge of making a photo of the only total solar eclipse on this scale he will likely cover in his career (the next coast-to-coast eclipse in the U.S. is expected in 21 years). This is what he said about making this extraordinary image.
My job is to create and curate eye catching images that will draw a viewer in, communicating from my lens to their eyes and brain. That’s part of the magic of AP — our work makes a truly massive journey every day, from the field to viewers around the world.
With millions interested in such a historic and widely photographed event as this eclipse, I knew that anything I produced would need to grab attention immediately and be dispatched ASAP after the moment. We joke at AP that every millisecond is our deadline.
Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
Poland detains and questions Russian man who illegally crossed from Belarus
UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour
Former Las Vegas casino executive to be sentenced in bookmaking money laundering case
Cruise worker 'murders newborn son on board ship': Shocked co
Lithuania defends banning Russian and Belarusian observers from monitoring upcoming election
Dozens still missing after Monday's South Africa building collapse. 7 confirmed dead
Biden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll Trump
What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky
Chinese leader Xi Jinping set to meet Serbian officials on the second leg of his Europe tour