Toyota Verblitz

Photography by Johnny Hendrikus.
Rugby & team culture

Inside Toyota Verblitz

My part: Photography & editing
Where: Japan

A look inside Toyota Verblitz in Japan, from the gym and changing room to the runout, the supporters and the rhythm of matchday.

Get close to the everyday stuff

The gym sessions. Taping up. A quiet moment on the changing-room bench. I love the parts of sport that you only see when you spend a bit of time around a team.

With Toyota Verblitz, I followed that thread through training and matchday. Close frames bring you into the room; wider ones give you the club, the crowd and the place around it.

Find the feeling of the day

There is plenty of energy in a runout, but I am just as interested in a face in the stands or a long shadow on the grass. Colour and black-and-white images sit together here because the atmosphere changes as the day moves. I want you to feel some of that shift.

The collection.

12 images
Photography

A Toyota Verblitz player holds a weight plate, framed through foreground gym equipment. — Toyota Verblitz gym session

Black-and-white photograph of a Toyota Verblitz player training in the gym. — Toyota Verblitz strength training

A Toyota Verblitz player trains in front of a gym mirror and a row of dumbbells. — Toyota Verblitz training through the mirror

Black-and-white portrait of a Toyota Verblitz player preparing in the changing room. — Toyota Verblitz match preparation

Black-and-white close-up of a player taping his wrist before the match. — Toyota Verblitz taping up

A Toyota Verblitz player sits on the changing-room bench before the match. — Toyota Verblitz changing-room moment

Toyota Verblitz players run onto the field through smoke in front of the crowd. — Toyota Verblitz matchday runout

A rugby player stands on bright green turf, casting a long afternoon shadow. — Toyota Verblitz warm-up and long shadow

Black-and-white silhouette of a rugby supporter holding a fan beneath the moon. — Toyota Verblitz crowd and afternoon moon

Toyota Verblitz supporters hold a green player banner in the stadium stands. — Toyota Verblitz supporters in the stands

Toyota Verblitz players line up in front of the stadium crowd after the match. — Toyota Verblitz team and crowd

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