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Football! It's a religion of it's own. True fans most probably have a
whole different set of chemicals that flow in their brains which are
no where to be found in anyone who is not a fan of football. Like they
say, "Every four years, a ball does the impossible."
The bar had an energy that was (proportionally) equal to that of a packed stadium. Chants of Ole, Ole, Ole! and Ar-GEN-TINA! were defeaning but very amusing to sing along with. Not being from Argentina, I can NEVER connect with these people emotionally but I can semi-understand their super-hyper-excitement as I'm the same way watching my countrymen play cricket. The end of the quarter, semi or full Final games will make these fans cry regardless of what the outcome is, they could be happy or sad tears...
Most of the more-exciting emotive frames were captured on my 35mm film camera, so you'll have to wait till I develop the rolls on Monday. Stand by...
Photos taken at www.bistronovecento.com
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Canadapt 34 months ago | reply
Fantastic .... captures all the angst of the game in one image!
marcellucray 18 months ago | reply
lightning shot.....
vikavillanueva 16 months ago | reply
That's ME! My friend told me that my pictures were used in a bunch of papers and blogs... I didn't even know anyone took my picture. Now I've been asked for the articles and I'm not sure where they are anymore. I only read the ones forwarded to me before. You gave me 15 mins of fame. ha. Not exactly the best minutes of my life but... you definitely captured the moment! :)
Ali Brohi 16 months ago | reply
Haha! Nice to meet you (again)... Actually a lot of people have requested images from this series for blogs and newspaper articles from all around the world. Matter of fact when I shot this photo, I was working on a school project and went to many different locations to photograph football fans during the world cup. I remember the day perfectly. You were my most photographed subject for this project (I think... if not, definitely in the top 3).