About Porter Binks

Porter Binks is a freelance photo editor, photo event manager and photographer in New York City. He is currently the photo consultant to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and The Final Four. 

He spent 10 years at Sports Illustrated, primarily as college basketball picture editor, and where he continues to freelance edit special projects. Other major clients include The Big East Conference, United States Golf Association, New York Road Runners, and Luxury Custom Publishing.

Binks was the basketball photo manager for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In 2010, he served at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games as the photo manager for Ski Jumping, Cross-Country and Nordic Combined.

 Before joining Sports Illustrated, Binks was a sports picture editor and photographer at USA TODAY. He has covered many major sporting events and was a production photographer for six Eco-Challenge adventure races. He began his career at The Chattanooga Times and served in the U.S. Air Force.