The Brown Brothers – senior linebacker Arthur and junior running back Bryce – are a pair of football studs. Depending on who you talk to, they are each ranked the top recruit nationally in their respective classes. What makes them so special is that they play on the same team – Wichita East. And they are brothers.
I photographed them in a west Wichita field for USA Today about three weeks ago to accompany with a story that Steve Wieberg wrote for this weekend's edition. You can read the story here. Sean Dougherty, a sports photo editor at the paper's office in Virginia, called in early August to check my availability and interest. He was interested in something that showed what most people outside of Kansas think of our state: wide-open, rural space. Unfortunately, a big rain the night before soaked a lot of potential sites. I settled for a plowed field near 119th West and Kellogg.
This is my favorite image from the assignment but it wasn't chosen for publication. I put an artisitc flare on it, more than most newspapers would probably ever accept, accentuating the cool color palette and the silhouetted tree line in the background, a true Kansas signature.
As for the Brown Brothers, they helped the East High Blue Aces defeat Dodge City 21-0 last night in a game that was televised nationally on ESPN-U.
3 comments:
They're going to look good in Mizzou's Black & Gold in the near future. Go Tigers!
Love the moody lighting. Great job!
According to a story today (Sept. 19) at kansas.com, Arthur is now considering ten schools. MU isn't on the list but the Wildcats are! Go State!
Mike
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