Adam Tobin of England competes on the Pommel Horse artistic gymnastics event on day four of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Getting clean backgrounds for Games photography is always hugely important so scouting around the gymnastics arena for dark or black backgrounds is quite often necessary. I used the chest-high wall that ran along the outside of the area the gymnasts compete in to hide the distractions in the lower third of the image.

130mm, 1/2500s, f.28