The eyes of the boy are wide open as he looks at the young man in front of him. The boy was an Atlanta Falcons football fan. The young man, A.J. Terrell, Jr., is one of the starting cornerbacks for the Falcons, an Atlanta native, and one of the team’s best and most popular players. That interaction, along with others between fans and the teams and players they support, shines through in the photography of Sheila Pree Bright and in the new exhibition, “Footwork: Where We Gather.”
The exhibition is located in the Michael C. Carlos Museum and will be there through July 19.
Bright calls the collection of work, “capturing a moment” of Atlanta sports, the atmosphere around the professional football, basketball, and soccer that takes place in this city, and the people who make it possible.
“I didn’t want to focus on the players. I wanted to focus on the people,” said Bright, who added that the city is known for its music, Civil Rights legacy, but also its sports.
