We’ve already introduced photographer Ward Roberts with his series Billions. Now he is back, presenting his first book, named ‘Courts’. The book is a culmination of a four-year project documenting sporting courts and fields across the globe. It is filled with colour-drenched images that operate as both playful documentary studies and intriguing formal propositions. Documenting various courts, Roberts hones his focus to the dense urban landscape. 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. At the core of the work, however, Roberts frames the court as a kind of ‘neutral zone’ – a site of ‘shared experience and understanding’ that harbours the potential to transcend cultural and socio-economic circumstance.
Today, you’ll have the chance to win the beautiful book ‘Courts’. If you would like to win, just leave a comment in the box below. Everyone who participates will take part in the drawing for the book. The winner will be selected randomly, he/she will be announced here on Friday, October 12th. Good luck!
AND THE WINNER IS PAUL- CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:49
yallah :)
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:52
jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:53
+1!
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:54
Yikes! Tolle Fotos, tolle Farben ...
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:56
Oh the colours!
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:56
sehr scheene farben. das chättä ich gärnä.
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:57
hell yeah!
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:59
JAAAAAAAAAAaaaa Bitte bitte bitte!!
genau meins…
Oct 09, 2012 · 11:59
"Life in Technicolor"
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:00
<3 it
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:00
nice! want it!!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:00
I love this book!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:00
biddö :)
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:02
haben will
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:03
Very nice book! I want it!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:04
p e n g !
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:05
!!!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:05
Sportlich, sportlich!
Auf die Plätze, fertig, … los!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:08
please
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:09
Amazing work, beautiful colors! It will combine perfectly with my mind.
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:10
beautiful!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:10
Haben will!!! Das sieht wirklich sooo klasse aus, die Farben, ich bin einfach nur hin&weg! Bitte bitte bitte!!:)
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:11
WIN
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:11
ice.cream.court
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:13
perfect pastels
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:19
HIYA! amazing colours :(
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:21
!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:21
This court my eye - please, oh please!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:22
Win :D
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:23
<3 it!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:24
my favourite!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:25
sportplatz, junge
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:25
I WANT THIS! x
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:27
boom! beauto!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:29
großer Sport!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:33
schöne schöne schöne!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:36
SUperb!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:42
lovely
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:43
büdde. es wär mir eine freude!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:45
I'd love to win this!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:45
Schön wäre das !
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:50
Bellissimo!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:53
oh yes, please!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:53
So much colour!
Oct 09, 2012 · 12:55
Such a fantastic book!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:00
Perfection pics :-)
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:00
super cool! war gerade in hong kong auf so einem platz paar körbe werfen!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:02
YEAH!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:03
nice
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:05
Haben wollen!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:07
Bis Freitag! ;)
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:07
courts!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:13
Tolle Farben und schön fotografiert :)
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:16
Chin! Chin!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:17
superb!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:19
Ja ja ja. bitte.
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:19
Supernice Bearbeitet! Courts! Whuuup!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:24
Absolutely beautiful.
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:25
Colors are amazing! WIN! WIN! WIN!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:28
Oh lalalaaa! beautiful! beautiful!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:29
Beautiful!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:33
Wow!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:36
Ich mach auch mal mit ;-)
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:44
stunning work!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:49
nice work! i wanna win this!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:51
love the colors!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:56
gewonnen!
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:57
ohje - schon soooo viele kommentare - sind ja mittlerweile lotto-quoten hier bei Ignant :(
Oct 09, 2012 · 13:58
Ohh I love that book
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:05
Über diesen Gewinn würde ich mich rasend freuen!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:11
This is fantastic, and belongs on my bookshelf.
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:22
FLEXICOLOR!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:25
Ich mach auch mit!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:27
uiuiuiiiii!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:30
nice!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:31
Gerne!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:36
Yes please!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:39
i want this book. so bad.
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:44
Awesomeness!!!! Let me win!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:44
wonderful!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:47
love those colours!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 14:50
oh yes. das wäre was...
Oct 09, 2012 · 15:00
Jawel!
Oct 09, 2012 · 15:03
Ein feiner Bildband ist das.
Oct 09, 2012 · 15:39
Yeyeyeyeyeyeeeeeeee /// Want it !
Oct 09, 2012 · 15:41
I want it!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 16:29
So schön!
Oct 09, 2012 · 16:40
nice! want it!
Oct 09, 2012 · 16:43
bitte ja!
Oct 09, 2012 · 16:45
i love it
Oct 09, 2012 · 16:45
. . , -
Oct 09, 2012 · 16:57
jep
Oct 09, 2012 · 17:20
Super Buch !
Oct 09, 2012 · 17:35
want it!
Oct 09, 2012 · 17:58
This is awesome! I'd love to have a copy of this in my collection!
Oct 09, 2012 · 18:09
Ich hätte gerne eines der Roberts Bücher !
Oct 09, 2012 · 18:29
Sieht gut aus.
Oct 09, 2012 · 18:32
Me, yes, yes!
Oct 09, 2012 · 18:33
bunt bunt.
sehr hübsch
Oct 09, 2012 · 18:48
Ich will auch mal was tolles gewinnen.
Oct 09, 2012 · 18:53
hello friends.
Oct 09, 2012 · 18:57
Why not?
Oct 09, 2012 · 19:01
# fotografie
Oct 09, 2012 · 19:17
Great work! Like it :)
Oct 09, 2012 · 19:22
sehr toll!
Oct 09, 2012 · 19:47
COMMENT!!!
Oct 09, 2012 · 19:49
danke
Oct 09, 2012 · 20:04
Like.
Oct 09, 2012 · 20:16
tolle idee, würde mich freuen...
Oct 09, 2012 · 20:17
like
Oct 09, 2012 · 20:50
will ich haben. trust me, i'm an architect.
Oct 09, 2012 · 21:15
nice!
Oct 09, 2012 · 21:37
wauw!
Oct 09, 2012 · 22:00
ohja!
Oct 09, 2012 · 22:13
come on play with me!
Oct 09, 2012 · 22:17
Childrens day on friday cmom!
Oct 09, 2012 · 22:26
i want to live in one of these buildings.
Oct 09, 2012 · 22:28
let us begin!
Oct 09, 2012 · 22:52
Sehr sehr gern!
Oct 09, 2012 · 22:57
i would like to be a lucky owner
Oct 09, 2012 · 23:37
Bücher sind immer geil
Oct 10, 2012 · 00:11
Great great great !
Oct 10, 2012 · 00:30
very cool :)
Oct 10, 2012 · 01:30
oh ja
Oct 10, 2012 · 02:03
ja!
Oct 10, 2012 · 03:24
Looks like a terrific book. If, for some reason, I don't win it from you, I hope I can track down a copy here in Melbourne...
Oct 10, 2012 · 05:47
lo quiero ! =)
Oct 10, 2012 · 05:53
win win win
Oct 10, 2012 · 08:58
oh bitte! danke.
Oct 10, 2012 · 09:43
Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
Oct 10, 2012 · 09:54
Bitte, Bitte, Bitte !!!
Oct 10, 2012 · 10:38
So schön. One should always view the world in pastel colours. Would really love to have that book!
Oct 10, 2012 · 10:48
shambalaja!
Oct 10, 2012 · 10:59
OMG!!Love this book so much!!!!I grow up in this area!! It is called : Choi Hung Estate( means Rainbow)
Oct 10, 2012 · 12:06
SUPER ! GREAT ! WUNDERBAR !
Oct 10, 2012 · 12:33
wunderbar.
Oct 10, 2012 · 13:23
uhlala..sehr nice ;)
Oct 10, 2012 · 15:59
Ich hätte so gern ein Buch um es in meinen Schrank zu stellen.
Oct 10, 2012 · 18:00
Love the colours in the pics :)
Oct 10, 2012 · 18:41
Darüber würd ich mich sehr freuen ;)
Oct 10, 2012 · 18:51
° - °
Oct 10, 2012 · 19:12
Und schon wieder so ein prima Preis !!!
Oct 10, 2012 · 20:48
Nice book!
Oct 10, 2012 · 23:52
MUST HAVE!
Oct 11, 2012 · 08:59
ICH
Oct 11, 2012 · 10:14
Good luck!
Oct 11, 2012 · 13:38
hübsch!
Oct 11, 2012 · 19:14
Sehr schöne Arbeit!
Oct 11, 2012 · 21:07
supertoll!! :)
Oct 11, 2012 · 22:11
I hope this still counts, because i so want to win this :)
Oct 11, 2012 · 22:29
Wohoho :)