Young Boxers in Ring with Trainers, Cinematic Feeling c. 1950s Glossy Snapshot odd fellows object and of course the church

and of course the church with steeple

ink on wove

" or "I have got a big sore on my face

with the two young men in black tank tops at center seeming perhaps in training--surely someday soon to graduate to white shirts

handle turns smoothly

Young Boxers in Ring with Trainers, Cinematic Feeling c. 1950s Glossy Snapshot odd fellows object and of course the churchThis photo snuck up on me (like a good boxer I guess!) I first grabbed it because I love a boxing photo, but the more time I spend with it the more compelling I find it, and moodily cinematic feeling, too, with a sense of real significance to the quiet moment captured, as if some sort of turning point in all of their lives. I do love to project! But really, what a beautiful play of bodies and gestures and details, down to the pair of boxing gloves