
Let’s begin with the sports photographs. Quite often the photographer of a sport such as football, soccer or even competitive bicycling will have a single subject – the athlete. Additionally, this athlete is usually in motion and heading towards a goal or finish line. While watching this as it happens can be exciting, a photograph of an athlete doing their job can actually be dull. How many times do we see images of a runner sprinting towards the end zone? These are not necessarily compelling images, but they could be if the photographer had only added an element of space to the photograph.