In today’s world, Images are so instant to take with the evolution of cellular phones. It’s almost impossible to not capture that “Kodak Moment” that can spawn at almost any instant. Growing up, I’ve played and succeeded in just about every sport manageable. I’ve had pictures taken of me at Giants Stadium and have had the privilege of even showing face on the front page of local newspapers. However, if there were a picture I could take, it would be my first time at Madison Square Garden.
Ever since this moment, I’ve been a die-hard Rangers fan. I watch every game and I’ve been proud to call Madison Square Garden my second home. I remember walking in with my father and one of my three brothers. Compared to watching the games on television, I felt like everything was in HD. Now not only was it my first game, it was an extremely significant playoff game. The arena was packed and the crowd had a certain electricity to it. The game ended up going into double overtime. Eventually, my Rangers were able to find the back of the net and the roar of the crowd is still like nothing I have ever experienced to this day. This was the image I wish I had captured. That instant of a split second of 18,OOO plus fans leaping in unison, pumping their complementary rowdy towels and screaming out of pure enjoyment.
As a film major and a fine art minor, I always envisioned my projects transferring into the world of sports. I think a project like this would certainly tie into a project I would love to do. For my at play project [basketball] I attempted to captured the motions of the sport. For my at large project [baseball] I captured more of the spectacle of the game. I never accomplished what I wanted to and capture the raw emotion of athletics. As a fan, I would love to one day attempt to document the impact of sports on a community, proving athletics as way much more then just a game.
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