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In mid-May, Women in Football partnered with World Sevens Football to give two of our members the unique opportunity to be part of the event’s Creator Collective.

One of those selected, Amy Robinson, travelled to Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium from Northern Ireland and spent all three days with exclusive pitch-side access. Nirali Sisodia, the host of podcast ‘The Kickback’ was also given the opportunity by Women in Football to capture video and photo content at the first ever UK based World Sevens. 

We asked Amy (Instagram: @amyrshoots) and Nirali (Instagram: @thekiickback) to choose five of their favourite images they shot across the tournament and to share the creative inspiration and process behind them.

 

Amy Robsinson Photo 1: Malard smiling 

This is one of my favourite photos of the tournament. Melvine Malard was one of the stars of the tournament, a real joy to watch and as you see in the picture, she’s smiling away. Shot after shot, goal after goal, Malard kept smiling.

I took this photo with a low shutter speed around 1/15s to show the motion of the game. Due to the nature of the World Sevens tournament, the games are very fast paced, and I was fortunate to capture the motion blur along with a smile of one of the players of the tournament.

 

Nirali Sisodia Photo 1: Fans bringing the passion and the Fashion  

This is one of my favourite photos because it brings roots, passion and fashion together. 

The black and gold Man Utd shirt paired with the golden Jhumkas brought about the south Asian representation as well as the passion for football, really showcasing the beauty of womens football – which is unity in diversity. Something I wanted to celebrate at the World Sevens.

 

Amy Robsinson Photo 2: B&W contrast 

I love this photo. The contrast, the light, the opposition. I took this photo for a West Ham corner verses Aston Villa. The light was just stunning. During the tournament the weather in London was really hot, which made for interesting changes and pockets of light which can add great contrast and interest to an image.

I particularly like this one as the light is focused only on the attacker and defender of the corner, Seraina Piubel for West Ham and Kirsty Hanson for Aston Villa as well as highlighting the West Ham logo. Our eyes are naturally drawn towards the light in photos, and this is an extreme example of that.

 

Nirali Sisodia Photo 2: Yuka Momiki snapping the photographers 

This photo was absolutely unexpected. The players were warming up for their entrance and it felt like Everton were going to do something cheeky – which they did!

Momiki decided to pretend to take photos of the content creators and we snapped right back! 

 

Amy Robsinson Photo 3: Timing is everything

Timing is everything in sport, especially World Sevens. You can definitely feel the tension in the last minute of the game. For this photo I could see Rachel Maltby of Aston Villa was going to shoot, so I aligned my camera accordingly to get the goalkeeper and defenders in shot too.

Having the camera set to burst mode allows you to take loads of photos continuously which is great for sports photography. I particularly like how this photo is aligned and the symmetry within the image.

 

Nirali Sisodia Photo 3: Sonia Bompastor joins the Chelsea walkout

Sonia Bompastor started the trend of being part of the player walkouts and this one didn’t disappoint. Chelsea decided to clown everyone with their iconic moments.

The Chelsea squad revived the 2016 Mannequin challenge and included the Alyssa Thompson hair pull, showing a card, and Lucy Bronze strapping her leg as she did in the Euros.

I remember the crowd erupting in roars and yet, little did we know, Chelsea would sign Katie McCabe soon after! 

 

Amy Robsinson Photo 4: What it’s all about

This photo is less about technique but more so shows what World Sevens is about: the fans. The girls at the bottom of the image were great supporters every day, singing away and supporting their teams.

There’s something special about World Sevens and women’s football in general, where fans of different clubs get along. Of course, there can be rivalries but overall, there is a friendly atmosphere that’s very welcoming to all.

 

Nirali Sisodia Photo 4: Aggie Beever Jones wins all the trophies!

Aggie Beever Jones had the time of her life at this tournament. She was playing freely and fiercely and her trophies showed that. She received the golden boot and the golden ball award.

She simply did not have enough hands to carry her trophies and left them at the side of the pitch whilst she celebrated with fans. It was too beautiful not to capture. 

 

Amy Robsinson Photo 5: Aggie Aggie Aggie

This photo was taken during the final. The focus is on Aggie Beever-Jones celebrating but I love it as you can clearly the joy in her teammate’s expressions too. Chelsea were losing until the last few minutes of the game but Aggie, who had an unbelievable tournament and couldn’t stop scoring - also being named the player of the tournament - scored the winner.

This photo shows her celebrating her last-minute goal which sealed the win against Manchester United, ensuring Chelsea were crowned as World Sevens champions at Brentford’s stadium.

 

Nirali Sisodia Photo 5: Chelsea win world sevens and Bjorn and Bronze are their biggest fans 

Lucy Bronze and Nathalie Bjorn were unable to play in the tournament; however, they were the biggest fans celebrating on the pitch whilst the team celebrated on the stage. Buchanan lifts the trophy and the team join in. It was a wholesome moment. 

 

Nirali Sisodia bonus shot: Keira Walsh and Nathalie Bjorn celebrate with a beer.

This was personally quite special to me. It was my first time on the pitch with the players and I was filming with my camcorder and my phone. I couldn’t do both, so I handed Everton player Aurora Galli my camcorder and she filmed the celebrations.

Keira Walsh handed Nathalie Bjorn a beer and Nathalie says to me, I can have a beer too! But I wasn’t playing! 

 

Amy's photos were taken on a Sony a7iv with a 35-150mm tamron lens.
Nirali's photos were taken on a Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra.

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