Video | Stop and go: Paralympic football five-a-side
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Photojournalists Cameron Hart and Antonella Crescimbeni of Penn State University made long sequences of still photos and used natural sound to recreate the experience of football five-a-side, a form of soccer unique to the Paralympics in which all of the players complete blindfolded, except for the goalies.
Football official Mariano Travaglino says the key to understanding the game is that players are athletes, first, and blind, second.
(This story was originally published by The Associated Press as part of Summer Games 2016 coverage.)
About the Contributors
Cameron Hart
Senior / Visual Journalism
Cameron Hart fell in love with photography his first year of college and is exploring documentary and journalistic photography. Branching into multimedia journalism he has discovered a passion for telling stories through building relationships and establishing personal connections. Last summer he interned with the Toledo Blade. Follow him on Instagram @cameronhartphoto
Antonella Crescimbeni
Senior / Visual Journalism
Antonella is a senior majoring in Photojournalism and Fine Art Photography. She works for her University’s paper, The Daily Collegian, as the Photo Editor. She also works as a freelance photographer for Penn State University where she has done numerous events ranging from charity events, magazine covers, portraits of the president, senior vice-president etc. This past summer she covered both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions for the McClatchy newspaper company. Antonella will be traveling to Rio de Janeiro in September to provide coverage of the Paralympic Games for the Associated Press. Follow her on twitter @antonellacres and her instagram @antonellac_photography.
