Feel the Fight: Haringey Box Cup
Boxing Photograper

The legendary Haringey Box Cup is one of Europe’s largest and most respected amateur boxing tournaments. It’s the kind of arena where boxing greats like Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor, and Nicola Adams once made their mark before going on to conquer the world stage. I went with a very intentional lens. I wanted to feel into the atmosphere, not just observe it. My approach was to embrace the imperfect, letting go of any overreaching technical control, like visual poetry that’s unafraid to trip over its own feet. I sought out the intimacy, emotion and anticipation that lives between the ropes, the sweat, the stillness and sparks before a storm.

I wanted to make images that didn’t just show what happened, but which pull you right into the space. The nerves, the triumph the disappointment, the camaraderie and the rhythm of movement, to place you right inside the ring. In a world chasing speed and perfection, I’m leaning towards the imperfect. The raw, the real, the human-made images that move you. AI can impersonate a picture, but it can’t feel a moment. Because embracing imperfection. I think that’s the new creative superpower.