My favorite cover

Favorite:

ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue

"Benjamin Lowy’s photograph of Floyd Mayweather wasn’t intended to be a cover; he took this shot for what we call a “technique shot.” Yet when we saw the defending champ demonstrating his famous shoulder roll, we knew it had to be the cover of our Fight Issue, one with profiles and separate covers of Mayweather and his opponent Canelo Alvarez. We decided to go with a bright white background—a rarity for The Magazine—to contrast the fighter’s dark skin, showing off the beads of sweat on his forehead and intense concentration in his eyes. We offer this cover as an athlete who is the embodiment of his craft in a rare moment when boxing rose to the top of the sports conversation."
 

Critique:
I chose this photo as my favorite because it was different and i like how it was different from most of the other portraits. The photo is in black and white and since it is an action shot it has a better feel for the photo. The quality and layout of the photo is really nice and it is not too crowded and it makes the magazine cover look really good.Having no words or titles on the sides of the cover really draws attention to the actual focus of the cover. I also really like the actual layout of the photograph and how it is laying over the words and it looks like the photo is coming at you like a 3D photo. The lighting of the photograph is cool and it adds a lot of dimension to the photo.