Capoeira Resistência in Richmond, VA

A recent commercial photography client in Richmond, VA is a martial arts group. The group practices Capoeira, a martial art originally disguised as dance. The art comes from Brazil where African slaves practiced the art. As I am discovering the art is fascinating to experience and intriguing to learn about. The group embraces music as it strongly associated with the practice of Capoeira. The music seems to keep the ‘players’ moving and rhythmically chasing and lunging at each other throughout the routines.

As I have experience photographing various sports, I am accustomed to moving with and timing my shots. It takes a few routines to start anticipating the sweeping and incredibly athletic movements with the camera. Once the moves are connected the routines create a remarkable display of movement from the human body. Quite fascinating to experience.