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Jeffery Rose - Photographer
Images courtesy of Jeffery Rose
Edited by Good Sport
GS: What does out of left field mean to you?
JR: Unexpected. Surprising. Innovative. While routine and ritual are the basic components of sport - like swinging a bat or dribbling a ball - innovation is the foundation on which sports were created and how they continue to evolve.
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Jeffrey Rose is a New York City based photographer. This series is part of a larger project on NYC’s unique basketball community which will soon be made into a book.
Find more of his work at www.jeffrey-rose.com