Uncovered

Recent images for the ongoing Sport Uncovered series:

Danielle Wyatt - Cricketer, 24: 

“I was 18 when I made my senior debut in Mumbai, India. I was dead thin back then. No muscle, no strength. But within six months of me being around the England set-up, they had me on a strength programme. Now I can hit sixes out of the park. It will always be more about technique for me, though. The girls who are naturally bigger can just go ‘bang’. But little girls like me, we’ve got to have the right technique. It’s all about timing."

Jake Ball - Rugby player, 24: 

“I used to be a cricketer. When I was about 15, I stopped playing rugby and went out to Western Australia to train with their cricket academy. I was a fast bowler – built really differently to how I am now. Back then I weighed around 92kg and had hardly any body fat on me. Now I’m 123kg."

As a sports portrait photographer I’m continuity amazed as these individuals athletic abilities.