Footwork: Where We Gather at Michael C. Carlos Museum

Photo: Sheila Pree Bright Courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum

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Footwork: Where We Gather, Michael C. Carlos Museum — Walter Iooss snagged his first photographic assignment from ‘Sports Illustrated’ at the age of 18, just as he was graduating from a New Jersey high school. He went on to have a storied career capturing the likes of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, and Kobe Bryant. (To mix things up, Iooss at one time was the in-house photographer for Atlantic Records, during which time his subjects included Janis Joplin, James Brown, and Jimi Hendrix). The veteran shutterbug, now in his eighties, shares this exhibition of sports culture with Atlanta-based photographer Sheila Pree Bright, who takes pictures of athletes as well as fans watching from the sidelines. “I found that these gatherings reveal how deeply humans desire connection and how sports become a ritual in these spaces,” Bright says. “The roar of a crowd transcends geography, class, and culture.” — Kevin C. Madigan

Dates: February 26, 2026 – July 19, 2026

Artists: Walter Iooss, Sheila Pree Bright

Venue: Michael C. Carlos Museum

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