Kai Pfaffenbach in Behind the Lens series

Canon Professional Network is featuring Kai Pfaffenbach, senior Reuters photographer, in their Behind the Lens series.
"He’s covered Olympic Games, World Cup finals, wars in the Middle East and papal funerals. Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters’ senior photographer based in Frankfurt, speaks to John McDermott about how not making it in soccer led to him becoming one of sports great shooters".

Kai's geography and event scope is wide indeed: Gulf war, 9/11 catastrophy, and Lebanon; football cups and the Olympics; and feature stories occasionally.
His is absolute proficiencywith a special feel of the moment and the scene,
“Kai is one of the best photographers Reuters has and few can match him when it comes to shooting sports, especially soccer. It is not only that he knows the game intimately; he also has formidable reflexes and can predict the next moment in the action. Most importantly has an incredible desire to win and be the best” - Tom Szlukovenyi, Reuters’ global pictures news editor says.
To see the whole article and the showcase of Kai Pfaffenbach photos go to Canon Professional Network site.