The Swimmer, Catania, Metropolitan city of Catania, Italy. Portrait photograph by Adam Docker, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2025

Finalist Portrait · January 2025

The Swimmer

Photographed by Adam Docker

Rosario Patanè lost his leg age 20 and found swimming a way to improve on his mental health. I met him after he had emerged from the water on a little rocky beach outside of Catania, Sicily,, having just swam to the castle in the distance and back.

Award
Finalist — Portrait, January 2025
Location
Catania, Metropolitan city of Catania, Italy
  • black and white
  • inspirational
  • people
  • portrait

The January 2025 Portrait award

Winner and finalists

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