In his heartfelt foreword, best-selling author Hanif Abdurraqib describes how Clark's photos rehumanize the players, reminding us of the truth of their young lives before their stories became nationally known in print, film, and television. Boobie Miles, the star fullback sidelined by injury, is here, along with Coach Gaines and others. Friday Night Lives also includes Clark’s portraits of key Panthers figures at a later age, documenting complex lives of beauty and struggle. The archival photos, published here on the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Bissinger's bestseller, capture intimate moments among the players and their families and classmates, as well as the wider world of Odessa. Bissinger is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of five books, including the New York Times bestsellers Three Nights in August and Friday Night Lights. Friday Night Lives collects dozens of the never-before-seen images, taking us back to the team, the city, and that dramatic season. That book was Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights-the chronicle of a season with the Permian Panthers, one of the state’s winningest teams of all time.Ībout twenty photos appeared in Bissinger’s book, but Clark shot 137 rolls of film during his time with the Panthers. In 1988, when Robert Clark was in his early twenties, he traveled to Odessa, Texas, to create a visual element for a book about a high school football team.
0 kommentar(er)
