Todd Antony, Photographer, Sydney

Description

An amputee athlete is captured mid-air performing a powerful acrobatic kick toward a soccer ball on a dry, dusty red pitch. The player holds a medical crutch extended upward in one hand while suspended above a cloud of fine red dust kicked up from the ground. The subject wears a purple athletic shirt, dark shorts, and a long black sleeve on one leg, with one foot bare and raised toward the ball. The harsh overhead lighting casts sharp shadows and highlights the texture of the airborne dust and the dry earth below. The high-speed action photograph freezes the intense moment of impact and motion on the athletic field.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Action, Earthy, Raw

Techniques

High-speed / freeze, Natural light

Industries

Fitness

Color

Background

Road

Context

Fine Art / Personal Project