SIDELINE SCHOOL
Rituals: early mornings and long waits
The early drive, the warm-up, the wait between heats, the snack after.
How to shoot it
- Step 1
The early drive
Meets start early. The bag, the wet hair on the way home, the sleep in the back seat. Take it parked, or hand the phone to whoever isn’t driving.
- Step 2
Under the towel
Between heats, swimmers wait under towels and parkas. Shoot it from the stands, wide. Never take photos near the locker rooms.
Pro tip
Meets are mostly waiting. Shoot the waiting, from the stands.
The arrivalWarm-upThe car rideBetween heatsThe post-meet snack