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Featured Photographer: Neville Palmer – Cowboys and Fighters

Early on in life Neville Palmer came in to possession of both a barbell set and a camera. Today he considers himself a "fairly fit photographer" and is sharing his amazing photos with us.

Becca Borawski

Written by Becca Borawski Last updated on February 15, 2013

Art can be so much more meaningful when you know a little bit more about the person behind it – the eye behind the lens. That’s why I periodically profile sports/action photographers and their work. Read on to learn about photographer Neville Palmer and get a good look at the world through his eyes.

Neville explains his passions for photography and fitness best in his own words:

I remember a couple of things from my early childhood – how much I loved to be good at sports and how much I loved taking photographs. Around the age of thirteen I began to develop an interest in improving my physique and did what many kids have done, in the U.K. at least. I went by bus to the local town and bought a plastic coated barbell set at the catalog shop. I struggled with it down the High Street on a Saturday afternoon and wrestled it back home on the bus. Quite the spectacle. But with a wall poster showing various curls and presses I was off and running.

At around the same time I got my first SLR camera – a West German Practika which was completely manual. I practiced hard with both and now at 47 I’m a fairly fit photographer living in rural Alberta, South of Calgary. The concrete weight set has been replaced by kettlebells and clubs and the antique mechanical sketchpad has become a highly functional studio.

Possibly the thing I enjoy most about my job shooting pictures is that I get to witness and enjoy people doing what they love to do. Sometimes this will be musicians or business people, sometimes it will be athletes and sports people. I feel a particular affinity with athletes and enjoy photographing them immensely. I love the challenge of trying to capture the tension, the balance, the raw delight of the moment.

Photos courtesy of Neville Palmer:

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Becca Borawski

About Becca Borawski

Becca found her way to a career in health and fitness through Martial Arts and CrossFit. Originally a music editor for film and television, Becca started studying Martial Arts in 2000. Though she started with traditional Martial Arts it was not long before she discovered Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and her path was forever altered. She began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Muay Thai and started working with professional MMA fighters, building websites, working on fight promotions, and producing videos.

As a competitor in BJJ herself, Becca wanted to get stronger and fitter. In 2006 she discovered CrossFit and became a student at CrossFit Los Angeles. In only a couple of years she became CrossFit Level III Certified, left her career in the film industry, and dedicated herself full time to coaching. She has since been certified through CrossFit in Olympic Lifting, Powerlifting, Nutrition, Endurance and Kids coaching. She also held an NSCA-CSCS from 2006-2008 and is a certified IndoRow instructor. In addition to coaching adults, she founded the CrossFit LA Kids program in 2010 and taught children aged 5-17.

Becca regularly takes on new sports, which have included indoor rowing, fencing, and most recently, cycling, as she believes it makes her both a better athlete and a better coach. In order to reach more people with her coaching, Becca also created ModernAthena.com – a website dedicated to women in pursuit of physical fitness and self-improvement.

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