Donald Miralle is a photographer born in Los Angeles, California on August 8, 1974. With more than 30 international awards to his credit, Donald is especially known for his sports photography imagery.
Miralle grew up in the La CaƱada-Flintridge, a suburb of Los Angeles, and studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. A competitive swimmer for the UCLA Bruins, Miralle redirected his interests to art after the men's swimming team at UCLA was cut due to Title IX. Upon graduating with a Bachelors of Arts degree, Miralle landed an entry-level position with Allsport Photography in 1997. Miralle worked with Allsport through the company's 1998 merger with Getty Images, where as a senior staff Photographer, Miralle covered six Super Bowls, five Olympic Games, three Pan American Games, The Masters, The Indianapolis 500, The World Series and other major sporting events worldwide.
After 10 years, Miralle resigned from his staff position at Getty Images to pursue a freelance career with editorial and commercial clients. He has worked on assignments for ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, The New York Times, Golf Digest, and Men's Journal.
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