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Parkour.

Parkour is from France, like fromage. But this art is not growing moldy. On the contrary, it moves. Fast. But in case you plan to be chasing cheese in Gloucester anytime soon, you might want to take a lesson from the friendly folks from Texas Parkour.
On an adventurous (rainy) summer day in San Antonio, Texas I captured these images of Jereme Sanders (above) and Matt Willis (below). I previously blogged on Matt as he was on the show Bigshot Live!


This move is called a "vault" - Parkour connoisseur's take note: this standard move has been accentuated for visual interest.


backflips




Backlit Backflip.

future projects

Parkour.


Check out this Parkour video. Then check it out again...and again! Once it gets 100,000 views, traceur Matthew Willis of Texas Parkour will return Sunny California to be featured again on the American television show Big Shot Live. He was featured recently and collaborated on a motion capture session with the studio House of Moves, and stunt coordinator Garrett Warren. As of last November, I've been corresponding with Matt to arrange a shoot himself and the members of Texas Parkour. It's slowly coming together, and will probably happen this summer on a hit-and-run trip through Texas and possibly New York.

That being said, if you're a skating/biking/breakdancing/boarding/freestyling type and have an interest in being photographed, drop me a line: michalgarcia@gmail.com. I will collaborate with the best.

After you've checked out the Big Shot Live video Matthew Willis' demo video:



*the images/video in this post are not affiliated with michalgarcia.com - they are used only as an indication of future projects.

jump! It's only the beginning.

My favorite way to photograph people is when they are in motion. Having grown up skating, I've taken my share of action snapshots and see urban spaces in a unique way - how I can make 'em my playground. I draw inspiration from the ethic of Philippe Halsman. I am making and have made plans to photograph a number of extreme sports (including Parkour) upon my return to Texas.

The shot above is of Laura Mays, talented singer-songwriter-guitarist . . . and here's a short clip of my attempt to get a different shot on the same day :

Goodtimes.