Best of 2009

2009 was a year that I went seriously into sports photography. Here are some of my favourites.

Dragon dance	MotoGP's Tony Elias	SEPANG, MALAYSIA - FEBRUARY 2009: MotoGP's world champion Valentino Rossi from Italy tests his Yamaha motorbike in the preseason	A puncture	Jubilant
Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Festa	Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Festa	Fernando Alonso, F1	Mark Webber, F1	Kimi Raikkonen, F1
Ferrari team practices pit stops, F1	Ferrari fans, F1	Lewis Hamilton, F1	Portrait of Karen girl, Thailand	Finger nail dance, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Boats at Kampung Balok fishing village	Boats at Kampung Balok fishing village	Waiting for the sunrise	Euphoria	Silhouette
Reflections in Beijing	Langkawi	Japan GT race queen	Japan GT	SEPANG, MALAYSIA - JUNE 21: Three race cars crash out into the gravel trap of turn 15 in the rain during the Autobacs (Japan) Su
Tyre change	Hazrin in Sepang	Track marshal signaling	SEPANG, MALAYSIA - AUGUST 08: Team Porsche Club of Singapore's race car stops for refuel and driver change at the Merdeka Millen	Team Porsche Club Singapore
Speed	Paralympic Games	Paralympic swimmer	KUALA LUMPUR - AUGUST 15: Visually impaired paralympic athlete Phimnara Piamthanakankun from Thailand wins the 100m race at the	Exhaustion after the 800m race
Thailand's Sangat Chaikhini vs Singapore's Adam Kamis	Haridas Krishna Kumar	Amputee at high jump	Wheel chair race	Tawarchai Morapat
Just too fast	Shadow chase	Ice hockey	Wait	Clashing
Thunderbirds	Thunderbirds, USAF	Malaysia vs Chinese Taipei Haishan HS	Jones hanging on for a little more airtime	Brown going up the board
What happened to your head	Jason Dixon	Jamal Brown's layup	Jorge Lorenzo	SEPANG, MALAYSIA - OCTOBER 25: Valentino Rossi (left) celebrates his win at the Shell Advanced Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2
Valentino Rossi, world champion 2009	Clock repairer, Malacca	Angler at Malacca Straits Mosque	Cooks in a restraurant, Malacca	Dragon dance, Malacca
Swaying the God on a chariot mimicking sailing the ocean	Bukit Cina in the morning mist	Drummer getting into position	Lion dance performance	Video conferencing with grandson