The call room is a tiny area underneath the east stand of the Sambodromo where the archers wait for their match, wait to go on stage. There’s a lot of thinking – or maybe trying not to think too much – in a very small, unglamorous space. They actually moved one ‘wall’ of it inwards due to the winds a few days ago, which makes it feel a bit more like a prison cell.
For some reason, I’m allowed in there, with a camera. I’m trying to make the most of it.
David Pasqualucci, Areneo David
Bernado Oliveira
Tan Ya-Ting
Marco Galiazzo
Zach Garrett
Caroline Aguirre
Deepika Kumari, Kristine Esubua
Yessica Camilo
Choi Misun
Patrick Huston
Choi Misun & coach
Le Chien-Ling
Concentration
Really nice images, John, full of atmosphere: more please!
Passion
Fantastic pictures John, the monochrome really brings out the moment and tension. Very reminiscent of what I would imagine it was like before the gladiators entered the Colosseum.