FOR THE TROPHY

KIM HØLTERMAND is an architectural and landscape photographer from Denmark. His images are nothing less than breathtaking and through hints of fog, lighting or stillness, evoke a sense of nostalgia. It was hard to choose from his collections, but in the end I felt most connected to this goals series. It felt like almost every weekend of my childhood was spent watching my older brother play soccer. He was a star, and as we all like to admit, could have easily made it pro. But, that's a whole other story. My parents were on top of getting us out of the house as early as possible, especially on tournament weekends when the fields would start lining up with duffle bags and smelly shin guards before the sun came out. There were mornings when we'd arrive and the fields looked exactly the way they do in these images. The grass would still be wet, the fog beginning to roll out and make way for all the boys that would, in just hours, lead their teams to a trophy victory. While my dad would help my brother warm up, us little ladies (my mom and I), would unfold our lawn chairs, unpack our little cooler filled with orange slices and Capri Sun's, wrap a blanket around each other, and set up shop as close to the sideline as we could. 

song: then it's white by the field (off of their new album, looping state of mind)