Masters 2026: Photographer's career has been happily interwined with capturing the magic of Augusta National
Native Callifornian Paul Lester first started photographing the Masters more than 30 years ago, and he's so enamored of Augusta National that he even lives not far from the course
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Paul Lester was walking around Augusta National Golf Club with his unmistakable bucket hat and smile. MORE: Masters picks, the Bryson Dilemma He was there to watch final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur as a fan before working the Masters as a professional photographer.
Lester didn’t have his camera with him, but he was still recognizable to so many. As he walked, he stopped to chat with, among many others, Golf Channel broadcaster Brandel Chamblee, a college coach and a USGA employee. , Stranger isn’t in his vocabulary.
“It is wild. Like you saw today, I can’t walk 10 feet without seeing of someone I know,” Lester said. “I’ve been in the business 55 years.
Thank gosh I haven’t done too many things wrong and I’m friends with just about everybody. It’s cool to see everybody there. If I spot someone, I’ll say hi and it doesn’t have to be a full conversation.
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