Bertram Knight, Photographer, New York

Description

Two shirtless black men are captured mid-game playing basketball on an outdoor asphalt court under warm golden hour sunlight. The foreground player wears black athletic shorts with prominent white branding and white sneakers, aggressively guarding his opponent. The second player wears light grey shorts and a silver chain necklace while dribbling an orange basketball. The composition uses dynamic close framing with dramatic natural side-lighting highlighting muscle definition. The dark chain-link fence and green court surface form the background of this sports editorial photograph by Bertram Knight.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Action, Warm

Techniques

Natural light

Industries

Basketball

Color

Background

Sports Venue

Context

Editorial