Walter Iooss' Striking Photos of Sporting Greats His Time With 'Sports Illustrated'

Featuring the likes of Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali.

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For the latest MR PORTER x Sonic Editions collection, the duo tapped legendary sports photographer Walter Iooss. Heading to his home in Montauk, the team went through Iooss’ archive of photos with the greatest sporting icons of all time. Iooss began his career shooting for Sports Illustrated in the 1950s and has been a contributing photographer for over 50 years. The prints chosen in the end feature Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Björn Borg and more. The collection of 10 photographic prints are available now over at MR PORTER and Sonic Editions for $300 USD. Each print is extremely limited and are true collector’s pieces.

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