How does the medium in which an image is rendered, its materiality, shape our perception of the subject matter?

NBA player and coach Bill Russell was a leader and legend, fighting for civil rights even as racists harassed him from the sidelines.

Chinese American girls played an innovative style of basketball on the playgrounds of San Francisco, and dominated the court.

The fate of a free throw is set the instant the ball leaves the player’s fingertips.

A casual viewer of the NBA finals might be led to believe the event is really a showdown between Stephen Curry and LeBron James.