![](\"https:\/\/www.firodb.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/firo-profil_juergen-fromme-1.jpg\")
J\u00fcrgen Fromme<\/a> and ![](\"https:\/\/www.firodb.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/firo-profil_ralf-ibing-1.jpg\")
Ralf Ibing<\/a>, ![](\"https:\/\/www.firodb.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/firo-profil_firosportphoto-1.jpg\")
<\/a>founded firosportphoto in 1992.<\/p>\nWhat began in a small backyard led almost We flew by helicopter over Every new job is a new and exciting challenge. No matter what event, a spectacular game or a youth football tournament, we always give 100 % and make the best out of every situation.<\/p>\n Thanks to our international network of partner agencies , we are able to offer a wide-ranging portfolio. Since the early days, we put our trust in the high-quality photographic equipment of Canon and we very much appreciate their support over the last years.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“4.16″ background_color=“#000000″ custom_margin=“0px||“ custom_padding=“96px||96px“ global_colors_info=“{}“][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=“4.16″ custom_padding=“|70px|50px|70px|false|true“ global_colors_info=“{}“][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“4.16″ custom_padding=“|||“ global_colors_info=“{}“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_team_member name=“J\u00fcrgen Fromme“ image_url=“https:\/\/www.firodb.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/JUergen.jpg“ admin_label=“Profiltext J\u00fcrgen Fromme“ _builder_version=“4.27.0″ text_orientation=“left“ background_layout=“dark“ hover_enabled=“0″ global_colors_info=“{}“ sticky_enabled=“0″]<\/p>\n J\u00fcrgen Fromme became a photographer through his passion about football. In 1983, he showed his first pictures to the sport editorial of the Westf\u00e4lische Nachrichten in M\u00fcnster. Since that day, he worked for daily newspapers until he was employed by a prestigious photo agency in Essen in 1990. 1992, with an age of 25 years, he started together with his colleague Ralf Ibing their own business in Bochum, named firo sportphoto. Since over 40 years, J\u00fcrgen Fromme is on the move with his camera on the sports fields of the world. He took photos of many World Championships and in total nine European Championships. For his outstanding work, he won many national and international awards including the award \u201cSportfoto des Jahres\u201d (Best Sports Photo of the year) in Exhibitions: 2008 Alte Sparkasse in D\u00fclmen, 2008 Herzogenaurach, 2009 European HIO-Center Bad Sassendorf, 2017 Deutsches Fu\u00dfballmuseum, 2019 Loris Art Box D\u00fclmen \u201eHighspeedfotografie\u201c, 04\/2023 – 01\/2024 \u201eMythos und Moderne Fu\u00dfball im Ruhrgebiet\u201c Essen Zeche Zollverein<\/p>\n J\u00fcrgen Fromme, born 16.01.1967 in M\u00fcnster.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“4.16″ custom_padding=“|||“ global_colors_info=“{}“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_team_member name=“Ralf Ibing“ image_url=“https:\/\/www.firodb.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5FB807D0-2237-45B0-89AC-B87519891775@fritz.box_.jpeg“ admin_label=“Profiltext Ralf Ibing“ _builder_version=“4.16″ background_layout=“dark“ global_colors_info=“{}“]Ralf Ibing, born in Bochum, bought his first camera in 1984 and started his photographic career while studying history, geography and geology. After a few additional semesters of Photo Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund, he founded firosportphoto together with J\u00fcrgen Fromme in 1992. Firo Sportphoto quickly established itself as one of the leading agencies in Germany. During Ralf Ibing\u2019s time at Firo Sportphoto, he was awarded numerous national and international prizes. For instance, \u201cSportfoto des Jahres\u201d (Best sports photo of the year) in 2004, as well as, 2nd place at World Sport Photo of the Year in Japan 1997. As a part of his job, Ralf Ibing travels to many countries. He often travels to New Zealand (his favourite country ) to expand the database with photos of these journeys[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" firo sportphoto We, J\u00fcrgen Fromme and Ralf Ibing, founded firosportphoto in 1992. 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Our ambition is to find a perfect and outstanding perspective in every moment. Since the early days, this is our mission and we as a team accept this challenge every day. We have been on the road all over the world and captured moments such as World Championships, European Championships or studio and customized productions, in photographs. Our clients come from various fields: big corporations, advertising agencies, football clubs, magazines, publishing companies and many more. We are proud that we still work together with our earliest customers.<\/p>\nSiberia<\/a>, Cape Town<\/a> and Sydney<\/a>, we photographed sports stars under waterfalls in South Africa<\/a> and drove through the desert of Arabia<\/a>. We photographed polititians<\/a> and presidents<\/a> and every sports star of the last 30 years, on and off the playing field: Franz Beckenbauer<\/a> on the Southfork Ranch<\/a>, Michael Schumacher in the pit lane<\/a>, 1999<\/a>, 2007<\/a> and