Lawrence Ripsher

A friend stopped me the other day to remind me of a shot I took on the set of The Contender Asia. It was an image which captured the exact moment of the impact from a kick – one of those shots where the ripple of the skin can be seen… that exact millisecond before a wave of pain replaces it. That conversation reminded me of another image which was similar but I never shared… I just looked through my archives tonight to look for it and managed to find …

#3 in a series “Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.” Meg Cabot, author of…

Episode fourteen was the second and last semi final fight. It was fought between Muay Thai great John Wayne Parr and young star Dzhabar Askerov. A tremendous battle that went the full five rounds, the fighters at the end were…

I’m horribly behind in posting my images from The Contender Asia. So, making a concernted effort to finish off the series now. This is Episode 13, the first semi final and contested between Thai superstar Yodsanklai and Scot Sean Wright….

Episode 12 saw Dzhabar Askerov and Soren Mongkontong square off against each other. It was a highly anticipated match and one that was tough to call as both fighters brought contrasting styles and excellent track records. How it ended though,…

Episode 11 was the last of the quarter finalists. This bout saw a match up between John Wayne Parr of Australia and Zidov Dominic of Croatia. Both fighters had become great friends in the house, adding to the drama on…

Episode 10 saw Yukay Karlsson of Sweeden and Sean Wright of Scotland go up against each other in the second quarter final. Both men had won their first round matches by way of knockout and many (including myself) were looking…

Episode 9 was the beginning of the quarter finals. It was also the match which saw good friends and fellow Thais Yodsanklai and Naruepol face off against each other. Yodsanklai won this bout by KO in round 2. My favourite…

Am a little behind on publishing these so will give this more attention and wrap up the series over the next couple of weeks. This is Episode 8 which say Yukay Karlsson from Sweeden in action against Pitu Sans from…

It has been weeks since I last picked up a camera with a serious intent to take really good photography. Last year turned out to be a hugely exciting time for me with my cameara work, but in contrast, the…