Peter Sharp, Kick (Documentary/Photojournalism (ATEP 2017))

Working in the close quarters of a photo pit at a concert is not always the safest place to be…sometimes I wonder whether my head and camera look like a soccer ball to others?! The first image in this series entitled ‘Kick’ was captured when the lead singer of the band jumped off the stage and landed foot first onto my lens, which then connected to my head. I was knocked unconscious, spent the afternoon in hospital and then a couple of months recovering from the resulting concussion. I don’t remember much about that day but I do know that I got the shot!

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