TAKING PART

With the London borough of Waltham Forest acting as one of the five host boroughs for the 2012 Olympics this work was part of a project documenting local sporting activities leading up to the games. Promoting the olympic ideal, it is taking part not winning that counts. I worked as part of a group of local photographers covering the many sporting activities that bring people together throughout the borough. The community-facing project focuses on the wide variety of talent and skill from members of diverse groups at a grass roots level.

The series engages with one of the key attributes of photography, time. Time also plays a critical role in sport, an athlete’s performance is measured in split seconds and a football match can be won or lost in an instant. Being an outlying borough of London, the region is comprised of built-up urban areas and suburban natural spaces. I sought to portray the relationship between the participants and the uniquely varied landscape found in Waltham Forest as well as capturing a sense of commitment, training all hours, in any conditions.

The project featured in the London Evening Standard Newspaper, March 2012 and won the Bar-Tur Photo Award in the same year.

C-type prints, 2012

Cowley Boys FC, Wanstead Flats, Leytonstone, 2012

East London Triathletes, South Woodford, 2012

Eton Manor Athletics Club, Leyton, 2012

Taking Part featured in the London Evening Standard Newspaper, March 2012