New picture guide celebrates Aussie love of footy

Photographer Cory White’s new undertaking, Footy Country, celebrates the spirit and camaraderie of grass-roots soccer throughout Australia.

His photographs spotlight the gamers, communities, and satisfaction that outline regional footy, whereas showcasing the nation’s numerous landscapes.

Accompanied by reflections from gamers and personalities together with AFLW midfielder Ally Anderson, NRLW lock Keilee Joseph, musician Tim Rogers, and Coodabeen Champions Ian Cover and Jeff Richardson, Footy Country explores how soccer connects Australians to one another and to their communities.

“This isn’t country footy; this is footy country. Our footy country,” White says.

Known for mixing portraiture, remark, and artwork, White has established himself as one in every of Australia’s main photographers.

He says Footy Country grew from a business undertaking celebrating regional soccer right into a shifting portrait of sport, place, and id.

The massive (32.5 x 23 cm) hardcover 300-page photobook is printed by Hardie Grant Books. It retails for $65. 

You can see Cory’s different work on his website.