Turbo January 12, 2023January 11, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College, in September 2018. • 400mm • f/5.6 • 1/1000 • ISO200 • 7DMkII & EF100-400/4.5-5.6L •
Running Down the Clock May 21, 2021 David BlackerLeave a comment Athletes from a Negombo high school, in September 2018. For most of Sri Lanka, school’s been out since March 2020, over a year ago; and while classroom education has proceeded, for the more fortunate students, online, all extracurricular activities, like sports, have been completely on hold. For most, a lack of sports may seem a small price to pay to keep the spread of the corona virus at bay but, for many high school athletes, a year on the sidelines is the end of a career before it begins. For those hoping to represent their schools in track, cricket, rugby, and other sports at the under-19s (a vital step in the process for selection to club and national teams, and an advantage even for job opportunities in the government and mercantile sectors), it will be a year lost forever. As the government continues to mismanage the pandemic, the long-awaited vaccination of the Sri Lankan population has been slow and inefficient; and the authorities have countered with a new series of lockdowns and travel restrictions that are set to batter an already exhausted populace. With the crisis now in its second year, and another batch of young sportsman and sportswomen facing deserted stadiums and closed training facilities, there is no indication of when the authorities will allow schools to resume.
Fast Girls January 16, 2020December 30, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment High school runners close on the finish line at an athletics meet in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College in September 2018. Continue reading “Fast Girls” → 7.172485 79.885348
Dead Heat October 29, 2019December 30, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment High school runners race for the finish line at an athletics meet in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College in September 2018. Continue reading “Dead Heat” →
First Down the Home Stretch June 13, 2019June 14, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment A high school runner blows past spectators on her way to the finish line during an athletics meet in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Shot for Smart Media and Gateway College in September 2018.
Fighting to the Finish May 24, 2019June 14, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment Two young runners battle for first place as they race down the home stretch in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College in September 2018.
To the Finish April 4, 2019June 17, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment High school athletics, shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College. Negombo, Sri Lanka. September 2018.