Billie Jean King – living the dream india He has photographed historic events

He has photographed historic events from Winston Churchill’s funeral to Muhammad Ali’s first African tour

at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney she overcame a calf tear to win bronze

brought a distinctive artistic approach to his work

Words: Hannah Booth

was a regular in the lakes

Billie Jean King – living the dream india He has photographed historic eventsBillie Jean King (pictured at Wimbledon in 1975) was one of the most decorated tennis players of her era, winning 12 grand slam singles titles. Yet her career has been defined as much by her achievements off the court as by those on it. A lifelong campaigner for gender equality, she was one of the nine women who, in 1970, formed the Virginia Slams Circuit in protest at the lack of prize money in the womens game and later became the first president of