Gunhild Larking
41. Gunhild Larking: Photo by George Silk, 1956
Photographer George Silk worked for LIFE for 30 years, memorably covering the Battle of the Bulge from the front lines and the demolished city of Nagasaki days after the bomb was dropped. But at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, Silk turned his lens on Gunhild Larking, a Swedish high jumper. Larking, 20, is all focus, waiting pensively for her turn to compete, as the crowd behind her fades out. The sultry beauty would finish 6th that day but Silk's unexpected portrait of athleticism and beauty won her legions of fans.
41. Gunhild Larking: Fotografie realizata de George Silk, 1956
Fotograful George Silk a lucrat pentru revista LIFE pentru 30 de ani, aducand cadre memorabile din primele randuri ale bataliei de la Bulge si de la reinele orasului Nagasaki la cateva zile dupa ce bomba a fost lansata. Insa la Jocurile Olimpice din 1956 din Melbourne, Australia, Silk si-a atintit lentilele aparatului de luat vederi asupra lui Gunhild Larking, o atleta suedeza care concura la saritura la inaltime. Larking care avea 20 de ani, este fotografiata intr-o postura foarte concentrata, asteptandu-si ganditoare randul, in timp ce publicul apare estompat in spatele ei. Atleta de o frumusete covarsitoare va termina pe locul 6 in acea zi insa neasteptatul portret fotografic realizat de Silk, fotografie care surprinde atat latura atletica dar si frumusetea protagonistei, ii vor aduce sute de fani.
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