"The term 'athletic body' conjures up an image of a finely-tuned lean physique complete with a taut six-pack and toned limbs.
But a new project by New York-based photographer Howard Schatz has laid bare the wide spectrum of body types that can make an athlete.
In the photos published in his new book Athlete, Schatz displays the sheer upper-body power of Olympic wrestling champion Rulon Gardner alongside the slender lithe forms' of high jumper Charles Austin and rhythmic gymnast Jessica Howard"
But a new project by New York-based photographer Howard Schatz has laid bare the wide spectrum of body types that can make an athlete.
In the photos published in his new book Athlete, Schatz displays the sheer upper-body power of Olympic wrestling champion Rulon Gardner alongside the slender lithe forms' of high jumper Charles Austin and rhythmic gymnast Jessica Howard"
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