The Ghost Fan

For me, choose a picture is very difficult because I like them  for its beauty other for their meaning or what they represents, to me image are picture  of our time so it should represent the emotions and/or feelings, sense; I hate things that have nothing to say,  I dislike art that makes for beauty as its only purpose, there is always somethings to say, everything must have a sense.  On the other hand we can speak that photography besides being an art also can represent small fragments of reality with which we can speak of graphic journalism, showing various themes and portrays society, one of the topics is the sport where there are many photographs, in fact had magazines on their covers, one of which was the magazine Estadio.

Revista Estadio, 1973

 

The picture corresponding to the legendary cover of the magazine Estadio where Carlos Caszely appears, the Se Paso! this mithycal and legendary nigth that Cazsely goal where all audencies howling Estadio Nacional -Se Paso, Se Paso!!! Why? here is the explanation, in the video.

Well, I will talk the picture below, this picture was taken in the Final Copa Libertadores de America, in June 5th, 1991 the return match of the final at the stadium Monumental David Arellano M, Santiago, Chile between CSD Colo-Colo vs Club Olimpia of Paraguay. This picture was taken by sports photographer Jose Alvújar, at the moment was the ceremonial photography. 

This is the protocol team photograph before kick off, in which the holder of the CDS Colo-Colo team poses for reporters in which a child next to them.  I like this photo because what is special about this child appears therefore fulfills the dream of every child who is posing with the team you admire. You pass the immortality that is next to the only Chilean team champion of this tournament. I also like that it has a mystery because I never heard more of this boy who will call the fan ghost . Why? for I never saw more again this child in any other stadium, 

For an anniversary of this victory,  a report showing  the true story of the fan ghost, which was known died in 1999, eight years after the picture, of cancer in prison was presented there for a sentence of five years.  

COLO COLO CAMPEON DE COPA LIBERTADORES DE AMERICA 1991