From baseball’s Royals to football’s Chiefs to soccer’s Sporting Kansas City, KC’s sports teams play to a notably enthusiastic fan base – amid a rapid-fire click of shutters as local photographers chronicle the thrills, spills, and on- and off-the-field drama.

Three of the best, David Eulitt and John Sleezer of The Kansas City Star and KC-based freelancers Jamie Squire and Denny Medley, share samples of their work and discuss what makes a great sports photo. The event complements the Pictures of the Year International exhibit Visions of Excellence on display at the Central Library through November 29.

Co-presented by Pictures of the Year International, which is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and the Kansas City chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers.