Reality Football
In the spring & summer of 2010, Britain & most of the planet will once again be gripped by football hysteria as the World Cup approaches. From the opposite end of the spectrum but with equal passion comes the photography of REALITY FOOTBALL by Alan Powdrill.
Shot over three seasons in eight UK cities, Reality Football is a portrait of the game rarely seen or glamorised by the nation’s media. From the very grass roots where many of today’s stars began their love of football, this project focuses on the pub teams, the Sunday leagues and local parks up and down the land where thousands turn out week in, week out, for the love of the beautiful game.
Characters from all ages, races and ability are captured here contributing to a humanistic photographic study that illustrates the UK’s undoubted
passion for a sport that’s very origins be
