Rugby silas-finch Shaw’s images capture a state

Shaw’s images capture a state of mind in which few people would choose to stay more than a night

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Introduction by Sir Stephen Spender

always constrained by the religious and political definitions of society

Their togetherness is taken for granted so openly that the viewer feels at each moment like one of them

Rugby silas-finch Shaw’s images capture a stateIn 2008, the New York Athletic Club Rugby Team won the coveted Rugby Super League Championship. During this historic season, Daniel D'Ottavio followed the team's home games at Travers Island, photographing the action on the field and on the sidelines with only a handheld medium format camera. The result is no ordinary sports photography. If you seek out rugby photography, you will find many images that depict the game as we the spectators, the