From a relatively new sport in Vietnam, pickleball quickly became a trend among young people with a series of playgrounds and tournaments appearing continuously.
This fever also led to a sharp increase in the demand for sports photography, causing many photographers (photographers, photographers) to regularly be outside the stadium to hunt for moments of competition, celebration and natural interaction of players.
Mr. Nguyen Dao Minh Thai (photographer in Hanoi) said that his shop started deploying pickleball photography services about three years ago, when this sport gradually became popular in Vietnam.
During the year, the period of strongest demand usually falls from June to September, when many tournaments and sports activities are organized," said Mr. Thai.
More and more pickleball tournaments are organized more methodically. Clubs are starting to pay attention to media image, preserve competition activities and build communities," Mr. Thai shared.
The main customers today are pickleball clubs that need to record exchanges, competitions or media services. A part of individual players and influencers on social networks also turn to the service to build an image on social networks.
Not only stopping at tournaments, the trend of pickleball photography has also spread to a youthful, dynamic sports style.
According to Ms. Le Mai Anh (photographer in Hanoi), many young people watch pickleball as an activity that both exercises and connects society.
Customers not only want to play sports but also want to have beautiful photos to post on social networks. They like dynamic, youthful photo sets that bring a healthy lifestyle feeling," Ms. Mai Anh said.
According to her, most customers are groups of young people, couples or individual players who want to take photos in a dynamic sporty style.
In addition to sports moments, customers also like photos posing with rackets, beautiful clothes or taking photos with friends to post on social networks," Ms. Mai Anh said.
However, behind the eye-catching photos is a fairly large workload. Photographer Nguyen Dao Minh Thai said that a pickleball tournament photoshoot usually lasts from 8 am to 5 pm, the crew must bring many devices and continuously move around the court.
Pickleball shooting is quite hard because each photographer doesn't have much rest time. All activities on the field must be closely monitored to not miss the moment," Mr. Thai shared.
Currently, the cost for a pickleball shooting session ranges from about 1 to 10 million VND depending on the scale and form of shooting. For major tournaments, the price may be higher due to the required duration and number of matches.
