According to a story in the Vail Trail Marty Odom, the a Sharpshooter photographer (who was not working and used his own camera) who got the photo of the bare-assed skier may get fired.
“I was out on my own with my own camera, so I didn’t think it was a big deal,” Odom said. “I thought it was going to be the photo of the New Year.” . . . However, when he arrived at work on Monday, he was told that he was suspended until further notice. . . . “We all know what that means,” said Odom, who has been working for Sharpshooters since the beginning of the season. “I guess it embarrassed Vail Resorts, and they called (my) shop.”
Not a bad price to pay for getting the shot that was seen around the world (it was even featured in the monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night [10:26 into the show]). And no, Marty is not sorry he shot it.
[Link: Vail Trail via Deadspin]
i’m sure he’ll land on his feet unlike the victim of the chairlift incident.
We were at the Tap Room the day after this was taken and our waitress said that this guy brought HIS camera in when he came in for a beer and showed her the pictures. Now he tells everybody that he was working for SSI when he took the pictures. Moreover, SSI is using this to bully newspapers into not publishing the pictures (copyright infringement). Anyone else think this guy made a deal for his job?
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