Danbury’s match against Trumbull was my first wrestling match I have covered in a few years. Though, growing up in Iowa I was surrounded by wrestling. Some consider University of Iowa and Iowa State University powerhouse schools for wrestling. Some might call it a religion in the midwest. I covered the state championships in Iowa and photographed it on and off around the country since. But at Danbury I was thrown for a loop when I arrived. The gymnasium I found myself in looked more like a theater. The room was dark except for a lone light in the middle of the gym. I knew right away that this was going to be a challenge to get a publishable image. I knew I had to wait for the wrestlers to maneuver into the light.
Before long, I stopped waiting for the wrestlers to maneuver into the light and I used the light to create a mood and to make abstract photographs that satisified my curiosity with the light.
