The Making of UFC’s $2,500 Book
The UFC has released Octagon, a book consisting of an amazing collection of images taken by photographer Kevin Lynch. The book is big, 800 pages and almost 2 feet tall and wide. The price tag is even bigger, $2,500. This sounds crazy, but then again there are those people who pay thousands of dollars for cage-side tickets.
Octagon has its own website loaded with info. One of the most interesting pieces of the site is the video interview with Lynch where he provides insight into the shooting of the book. He talks about what it is like to photograph these guys, before and after their fights. He even says that he can sometimes tell who is going to win the fight during the pre-fight photo-shoot just by the look in their eyes. The video is about 5 minutes, but definitely worth watching. Unfortunately there isn’t a direct link to the video as the entire site is in Flash. However, just go to the site and then click the “Making Of” tab and then “Video.”
