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What They Say...
"An insider's vivid, surprising look at a world most of us never get a chance to see—a world of battle-weary veterans and bright-eyed newcomers, of surrogate fathers and ancient skills and sanctuary from the mean streets just outside the door. Not to be missed."
-- Geoffrey C. Ward, author, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
"Both up to the minute and timeless, his pictures are also affecting, intricate and sometimes just glorious."
--Time Magazine
“As these gyms disappear . . . the essays . . . and photographs brought together in this documentary will provide a valuable portrait of this historic American institution.”
-- The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
“Gritty, grimy and gorgeous. Lommasson's images move beyond the easy, one-sided spectacle of boxing as a blood sport and toward a multifaceted depiction of the boxing gym as a unique and beloved American institution. Visceral and quietly dramatic, the photos are ... a lively cross-breed of art and journalism.”
-- Victoria Blake, The Oregonian
This collection is especially wonderful and amazing.
-- Gus Van Sant
“Outstanding photography.”
-- Philadelphia Inquirer
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