World Kendo Championship Milano 2024

Once every three years, kendo practitioners from all over the world get together to compete over 4 days. In the Italian summer heat the competition was fierce. Of course lot of quick action and spectacular cuts, but what interest me the most as a photographer is to try to capture the state of mind of the players. Kendo competition is first and foremost a game of the mind, like playing chess at 100 km/h.