No time for cameras

When running, hard, like at the end of a 5k race when you have put every second on the line. This doesn’t mean going out too fast so the end is extra painful. No, this is in a race run on guts and brains. The face is so determinedly set on the line, looking for it, even when only half way. While the body is hurting, everywhere, and the mind is trying to detach itself from the numbing pain all the while willing more from its’ vehicle. Those faces set in cascades of control and wildness make for some of the best pictures. The true beauty when seeing these raw images of an individual are that they are never posed but rather are reflections of what a person is bringing within themselves; graceful pain.