Reuters photographer gets too close to the action at the running of the bulls
Joseba Etxaburu is a photo stringer for Reuters, but when he’s not snapping shots on assignment, he works as a fireman. Which might explain his penchant for risk-taking—he’s been capturing the San Fermin festival in Spain (aka the running of the bulls) for 12 years.At this year’s event, he wanted a different angle on the action as the wild cows were released into the bull ring. So he went in with a wide angle lens and tried to keep an eye on the fast and bad tempered cows. Here’s his account of what happened with one cow:
