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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighty-two: A city portrait -- impressions of Havana, Cuba. > Sparring, Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym, Havana, Cuba, 2012
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08-MAY-2012

Sparring, Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym, Havana, Cuba, 2012

In the final image I display from this colorful boxing gym, the fighters spar with each other. I photographed the boxers from below, and built the image around the dominant red glove poised to deliver a blow. A slight blurring of the image increases the tension flowing between them. Head to head, glove to glove, attack and defend – the rhythms of the sport itself are all on display here. Boxing is Cuba’s great passion, and those who train in this legendary gym, are at the root of that passion.

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Phil Douglis30-May-2012 18:13
Viewers often will interpret emotion differently. You see fear and anticipation here, Celia, while I see apprehension and caution. Perhaps his reaction is a combination of all of these emotions. All such expressions represent human values that are essential components of expressive photography.
Cecilia Lim29-May-2012 21:13
That look of fear and anticipation on the right boxer's face about to receive that blow is priceless!
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