Sports

Motion, held.

Surfer crouched low on a backlit emerald wave, spray curling overhead at golden hour

Surfer pushing through collapsing whitewater, board nose surfacing beside the mossy rocks

Soccer player in gray shielding the ball as three defenders in yellow bibs close in during a scrimmage

Soccer player number 19 winding up to strike the ball with his right foot in open play

Swimmer in an orange cap mid-butterfly stroke, mouth open for air as water sheets off his shoulders

Breaststroker surging out of the water mid-stroke, mouth open for air as spray erupts around him

Swimmer in a TYR cap surging forward in breaststroke, red lights reflecting on the churned green water

Freestyle swimmer turning to breathe mid-stroke, droplets frozen above the lane line

Swimmer at the pool wall with both arms raised in celebration beneath the starting blocks, a rival looking on

Butterfly swimmer surging through red lane lines, arms swept wide in a burst of spray

Billiards player sighting down his cue at the white ball on a blue-felt table, rivals bent over tables behind him

Bearded pool player in black stretched across the table, eyes fixed past the cue ball amid scattered colored balls

Football quarterback silhouetted at dusk, cocking the ball to throw beneath an American flag

Football player fastening his helmet chinstrap at sunset, flag rippling out of focus behind him

Soccer player in an orange Milford Football Club kit walking the pitch at sunset, empty yellow bleachers glowing behind him

Close view of a Milford FC player jogging, eyes fixed downfield against dark trees

Soccer player in orange firing a shot as two defenders in green stretch to close him down

Soccer player lining up a shot on glistening night turf, seen through the goal netting

Two soccer players waiting on a floodlit field at dusk, empty bleachers under a fading orange sky

Swimmer draped in a white towel, yellow cap and mirrored goggles catching the light as he walks off the deck

Six-plus years coaching competitive swimming — I know where the moment happens before it does.

Shooting an event, or building an athlete’s reel?

Floodlit — a night match, in sequence

Archive — the full sports set