He floats — not falls, not flies, just… exists — between sky and soil, between thought and instinct. Every muscle knows the rhythm; every breath trusts the wind. For one split-second, he is neither past nor future. Only motion, only presence. The spike will come. The game will move. But this? This is flight without wings, power without force, time without ticking. In this stillness shaped by movement, he becomes more than athlete — he becomes story. And that story now lives in pixels and pause. Weightless. Timeless. Frozen.
When Time Held its Breath
Two bodies rise — neither touching ground, both reaching for something greater than the ball. Suspended mid-air, they are warriors caught in a perfect still. Fingers stretch, hearts race, and yet… nothing moves. This is the moment before victory or defeat, before noise erupts and dust returns to earth. A single heartbeat stretched into eternity. The net between them becomes a boundary between now and after. In this frame, the laws of motion bow to the poetry of pause. Time doesn’t just stop — it listens.
Before the echo
He rises — arm drawn back, eyes locked forward — a storm gathering mid-flight. This is no quiet moment; this is the breath before impact. A second stretched into forever, where motion coils in silence. The crowd fades, gravity forgets its pull, and he becomes nothing but momentum waiting to break. In that air, he is all fire and force, captured at the edge of release. The echo hasn’t come yet — the strike is still a secret. But this image holds it all. Power. Stillness. And the promise of something unstoppable.
Adedamola Emaleku
Adedamola Emaleku is an 18 year old photographer from Ondo state, Nigeria. She’s a third year Pharmacy student at Afe-Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. Reading novels, writing poems, creating content remains her favourite hobbies. She is working towards being a more skilled photographer. She specializes in all kinds of photography but specializes mostly in landscape and sports photography.
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Her work speaks for itself and more so about her. Phenomenal work.
Beautifully captured and written to perfection 👌 👍 🥰
This is just beautifully written and captured.. Truly remarkable 👏
Crazy how one second in the air can tell such a beautiful story. This is beautiful
Your shots are incredible! You capture not just the action but also the emotions and intensity of the game. It feels like we’re right there on the field. Truly world-class work!🫰🏾✨