Second Best

Silver medal winners from the Zealand Boxing Championships in Copenhagen 2015. Historically we always only focus on the winners so giving a name and a face to the people who come in second was the whole idea. Nobody ends up in a competition final without a lot of hard work. The silver medallist should also get some attention. I fully understand the society that we live in, and that we all want to be a winner. The important statement for me in this photo series is that we should not always focus on being the best, but rather focus on doing our best. We have to remember that somewhere, there will always be someone that is better than you. Received first place in the sports category at the Sony World Photography Awards 2016.