Bar to Gold: A Four-Frame Final

• Photographer
  Tatsuki Mizutani
• Photo Date
  2025/9/17

At the World Championships final, these four frames follow one athlete from composure to velocity, inversion, and the decisive clearance that mathematically sealed the gold medal. I kept a consistent color language—muted background tones so the red-blue kit and yellow spikes carry the eye—while mixing controlled motion blur with a single crisp peak. The landing remains unseen; the narrative holds the viewer in the space where effort turns into certainty. Together the images chart the pole vault arc: focus at the line, speed down the runway, trust in the bend, and release above the bar—the mome