Sports photo of the year voted: Legendary Lewandowski picture wins

Created: 01/22/2022, 15:47

By: Alexander Kaindl

Wherever there is something to win, Robert Lewandowski has his feet in the game.

© Pool photo / Imago

The sports photo of the year 2021 was chosen.

Sebastian Widmann prevailed from over 900 pictures - with a true Lewandowski work of art.

Munich - Next title for Robert Lewandowski and FC Bayern Munich!

What is meant is not the election to the world footballer, but rather the sports photo of the year 2021. Of course, the Polish goalgetter didn't shoot it himself, but: He can be seen on it - in an incredibly impressive pose.

Sebastian Widmann (44) has achieved the absolute masterpiece.

He had kept track of the heavy snowfall in Kiev and photographed Lewandowski at the moment when the striker started to score his dream goal in the Champions League group stage.

The goal paved the way for Bayern to win 2-1 at Dynamo.

FC Bayern Munich: Sebastian Widmann photographs Robert Lewandowski in a unique pose

The election, which

magazine organizes together with the Association of German Sports Journalists (VDS), was a truly mammoth task.

64 participants submitted more than 900 pictures - in the five categories "Sports in general - action", "Olympics and Paralympics", "Amateur and youth football", "Football in general" and "Portfolio/sports reports".

In the end, Widmann came out on top with “Once upon a time in Kiev”.

The amazing thing about his work is "that Lewandowski is so free to do the overhead kick," said the freelance photographer: "Players were standing to his left, but thanks to my perspective, he's completely alone here.

He is perfectly in the air and just hit the ball.

And then with open shoelaces.” The English newspaper

even enlarged on this detail.

Sports photo of the year 2021: Sebastian Widmann wins with Lewandowski picture

Given the difficult conditions at the end of November, Widmann was "just happy that I had the picture and that it was sharp".

He continued, "If the focus shifts, maybe a snowflake in the foreground will come into focus.

So it's just a nice action.” The judges also really liked the photo.

The reward is the title.