Eamonn McCabe

Eamonn McCabe (1948–2022) was a photographer whose career moved from sport to newspaper portraiture. He won Sports Photographer of the Year four times between 1978 and 1984, and contributed photographs to the Observer and the Guardian. He served as the Guardian’s picture editor from 1988 to 2001.

His later work included portraits for the Guardian Profile. Subjects represented in the National Portrait Gallery’s collection include Philip Pullman, Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley and Paula Rego, documenting writers and artists as well as figures from politics and sport.