Athletes Among Us: The Stories Behind These Cool Photographs

PublishedOctober 2, 2013

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Last year the photographer Jordan Matter released a super-cool book called Dancers Among Us. He put dancers in everyday situations—in the middle of a park, a subway station, on a busy sidewalk—and photographed them, out of context, doing their dance moves. As a follow-up to the book, Matter has released a new series of photographs, Athletes Among Us.

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Matter agreed to annotate some of his photos for us. Click on the numbers below the photographs to see his commentary. Each shot has a pretty great backstory.

Athletes Among Us: The Stories Behind These Cool Photographs

"Valentine's Day": Erik Coleman, former NFL safety, and wife Sabrina

"Business Travel": Vincent Iuzzolino, kickboxer and bodybuilder

"Chicago": Erin Rye, dancer

"Waiting To Cross": Jackie Carlson, gymnast

"Sunday Shopping": Erik Coleman, former NFL safety

"Broken Buzzer": Ethan Zohn, soccer player