- GIVEAWAY -
Australian photographer Ward Roberts was kind enough to send us a couple copies of his new photo book, Courts. Its a beautiful debut book for Ward, the culmination of a four-year project documenting sporting courts across the globe.
This book, available at ERM Books, is loaded with beautiful color drenched images.
Alright who wants them? To win a copy of this book just leave a comment below for Ward. Check out his site, let him know what you like about his work. He is an awesome photographer, I love his color pallets and the simplicity. If you go follow our Twitter page and tweet this giveaway, I will count those as two additional entries. Just be sure to tag @globalyodel in the tweet so I know. I will choose two winners on Friday September 28th.
Whether set against a backdrop of Hong Kong’s pastel high-rises and smog-filtered light, London’s manicured garden beds and quaint architectural details, or the concrete and brick palette of Melbourne and New York, Roberts’ photographs prove striking for their linear properties and architectural contexts.
Absolutely fantastic work.
Waaaaard! Gimme that book please!!
I killed my twitter but I’m in love with Courts.
Does that count too?
Thanks for the enthusiasm Aleksandra. Ward’s book is amazing! We will count that as an additional entry for you!
I want it,I need it!
I love Ward Roberts because of the colours and compositions 
If I win this book I will give it for bday present to my boyfriend,he is a great basketball player 
xxx
I’ve played Basketball since high-school and I used to carry around my ball and shoes all the time, sometimes while I was on the bus I could see a court and invite friends to play there the next day, that’s how we got to know most courts on our city, we knew the ones with lower baskets so we could dunk, we knew the ones where wind played in your favor if you knew the time of day and the side of the court you should be playing.
We even knew which backboards were hollow so the ball would bounce weird off of them, those were not our favorites because the local kids knew that and they beat us. All in all I loved playing basketball everyday of the week, I sure miss those days.
I call ‘travel’ on all the comments so far.
Alley-oop me that sucker so I can slam it into my eyes!
Please?
I love the way his photography can take the mundane and make it special.
The composition is amazing. Love all the different settings!
I really appreciate the noiseless/transfixed sense that you get from most of your photographs, Ward. It’s a different kind of beauty that some people never get to really treasure due to today’s fast-paced society. Keep doing what you love to do!
- Love from Baltimore, MD -
I love the used of pastels and muted colors in his work. 48 hours is very strange and ethereal as well.
Ward – this is a fantastic series and so glad I found your work. While viewing I kept imagining each image as an individual patch of an enormous quilt of color & geometry! Interesting how the buildings seem to stand watch over these spaces, too. I enjoyed viewing the spaces free of distraction from their associated sports. We miss the beauty of the spaces as spectators sometimes. Thanks for noticing for us and sharing!
this is awesome!!!!!!
amazing! great prize
Thanks for all the awesome comments for Ward and his new book. Keep them coming!
this book looks amazing, the colors are so beautiful, congratulations!
Ward, I love you.
I love this photography, I find it very interesting that your taking pictures of COURTS. My cousin is a high school basketball player and a court is like her home. After seeing this book (if i get it) I want to think about the view of these courts from YOUR eyes.
I checked out his site and I especially loved the “Billions” section. It reminds me of when I lived in New York City.
If i had the money i would turn this book into a travel guide and visit all these courts!
Well done mate.
When I played basketball I wasn’t very good, but I loved a good team atmosphere and hanging with my friends. The thing I enjoyed the most was the style of the basketball court, I remember once we played under a hilly range outside of my town and I just wanted to stay there and look at the court. This book strangely relates to me, how odd that someone would share the same passion as me!
p.s. I really enjoy the pastal colours in the courts!
I’ve just found his images and I’m both amazed and inspired! the colours, composition and point of view is incredible and I’ve now become so interested in his work. Was thrilled to find out he was Australian too!
A copy of this book would fit perfectly in my collection!
Beautiful work
Those photographs were simple enough to inspire you
Fantastic work. Love the colors, would love to have it in my collection.
to be honest ? I never heard of you before… but… I saw 3 pictures of your book and it was so… wow
the fact that all the colors are absolutly reduced makes me dream about the place their were taken. What people live there ? What are they doing/working/etc. ? The fact that the colors are more or less “removed” makes me reduce the theme to patterns… I guess it’s a very inspiring act to see your surrounding like this.
These are lovely photos. Really dig the palette and the sense of possibility inherent in these empty courts.
Amazing! I want it!
Anticipation. All the photographs feel like they were taken just before the public were allowed to invade the scene.
Plus if it helps my case ‘because I eat cornflakes’.
Please Enter Me In Your Book Giveaway.
It Would Be Great To Win A Copy Of Courts By Ward Roberts.
The Photographs Ward Takes Look Amazing.
Thank You For Having This Giveaway!!!!!!!!
Is there a pastel palette throughout? Cool!
Yea Ed, it keeps that palette pretty much throughout. Its an awesome book.
I like this giveaway and would like to win these books. I love the book The Copy Of Courts by Ward Roberts.
beautiful
looks like an awesome book
I love his diverse work. I love the colors in Courts, I love 48 hours and Billions. It is awesome.
The clean lines of the photography appeal to me.
I love the great mix of colors in these pictures
Ward, I love your work. I wish I had some talent like you do!
I like his collection called “Minimum”
I like his 48 hours collection. I like the poses and the simple black background all the people are behind.
I followed you under @rabpomm and tweeted: https://twitter.com/rabpomm/status/251754131948199936
I love the colors!
Thank you to everyone for participating in the photo book competition. But there are only two books to give away. The winners of the photo books are…….
Congratulations to Matthew Spencer & Sean Marc Lee, email me your mailing address and I will get these books right out to you!
Stay tuned there is another great giveaway lined up. I will launch it on Monday. Have a great weekend everyone.
I love how simple and non busy they are
Who won?
Hey Frank, I announced the winners on September 28th. Check two comments up.
Hello who won? I don’t know if anyone has noticed but it is way past Friday September 28th