Fantography is a web-based social media project that provides a forum forbaseball fans to view, share and discuss their amateur photographs of baseball scenes and baseball players.^[1] The website (www.fantography.net) was founded by formerSan Diego Padres executive and current Acme Sports Marketing president Andy Strasberg,^[2] whose inspiration came in part from a 1960s photo of himself as a teenager atYankee Stadium with his idolRoger Maris.^[3] There are two established guidelines for Fantography submissions: first, player images must not be in an action-shot format, and second, all images must have been taken by amateur photographers rather than professionals.^[4]

So far, Strasberg has collected (or "harvested" in Fantography parlance) more than 6,000 photos^[5] that span the 1930s up through today, including a cigar-smokingBabe Ruth in street clothes with his daughter,^[6] an on-fieldHoward Cosell interviewing pitcherVida Blue,^[7] and a mid-autographRoberto Clemente peering up to meet the camera's lens.^[8] One contributing "Fantographer" is well-known sportscaster and political punditKeith Olbermann.^[9] A touring exhibit of the Fantography collection has shown inSan Diego, CA, andTucson, AZ, as well as atKentucky'sLouisville Slugger Museum & Factory and theBaseball Hall of Fame and Museum inCooperstown, NY.^[10] Ultimately, Strasberg intends to publish the best Fantography submissions in acoffee table book.^[11]

• Baseball websites
• American photography websites

• Use dmy dates from December 2020