Foreword: As I have already shot the main event of my folio, I wasn't sure weather to write in past or future tense. I wrote one way, then edited a 2nd copy so I had both. Written here is the past tense.. that is, the accurate one.
For the personal half of the final folio for the Social Commentary/Documentary series I intended to document the progress of a friend of mine, Kieran Walsh fight for the New South Wales state kickboxing welterweight championship belt. I planned to document his training and preparation as well as the final fight. The series should tell Kieran’s story from a personal, intimate perspective.
Kieran has been Kickboxing for more than 7 years and began fighting in semi-professional fights in 2007 at 17 years of age. Since then he has fought 6 fights, winning 3 and losing 2 with one draw. Kieran has fought the current title holder previously, before he won the title, and won.
The amount of work that Kieran must endure to be physically and mentally ready for a fight all reaches its peak on the fight night. I want to show how Kieran prepares for a fight, as well as documenting the night. On the night I intended to not just record the fight but show “the other side”. The people behind the scenes, the mental preparation and crowds’ reaction. The series will hopefully depict “snapshots” in time, that is, images showing reactions, emotions and candid moments.
I planned to shoot the whole series in high(ish) contrast, black and white as a throw back to the old film images of Mohammad Ali. I will and have of course payed close attention to maintaining details in the black.
I anticipate it being quite difficult to display all the facets of the fight (and the preparation) in only 6 images, so I may, as discussed with Belinda, submit up to 10 images, although I am aiming for 8.
The fight night was in the Castle Hill RSL in Castle Hill, Sydney on 2 August 2009. Permission was gained from the Promoter, Paul Grima of Pitbull Kickboxing to shoot on the night. I was ringside for Kieran’s fight.
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