Ryan Young, Photographer, Los Angeles

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Captured by photographer Ryan Young, this dynamic outdoor image features a Black man in his 20s leaping high into the air to head a soccer ball. He wears a bright red short-sleeve athletic jersey and matching red athletic trousers paired with dark athletic shoes. He also wears tinted sports sunglasses while focused intently on the ball suspended just above him. The setting is an outdoor sports field with artificial turf, bordered by a blue wall and surrounded by distant green trees. Bright natural daylight illuminates the scene against a clear blue sky with faint wispy clouds. The low-angle composition emphasizes the height of the jump and the athletic intensity of the moment.