Victor Fraile Commercial & Editorial Photographer Mexico

08/09/2021

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Photographer Victor Fraile traveled across the Pacific Ocean to capture these arresting black-and-white images from the IAAF 2015 track and field world championships in Beijing. Every week, SI will bring you 10 unique images from a specific story. These images will play to one of the strengths of th...

21/11/2020

Part of a 2-days commercial assignment in Beijing for DJI to promote some of their new products.
Camera: Phase One with IQ4 100MP Trichromatic Digital Back
Lens: Schneider Kreuznach 150mm LS f/3.5 Lens
ISO: 200
Aperture: 13
Shutter: 1/1000
Lighting: Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
Color grading on BenQ SW271 4K
Photographer: Victor Fraile
Post Production: Rashpal Gurm
Software: Adobe Photoshop

20/10/2020

The Netherlands national baseball team players photographed at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium ahead of their participation on the World Baseball Classic in Taiwan. Photo by
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/ 1.4G
Flash: Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
ISO: 100
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/250
Retouching: Rashpal Gurm

19/10/2020

South Korean national baseball team players (WBSC Baseball World Ranking: 3) photographed at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium ahead of their participation on the World Baseball Classic in Taiwan. Photo by
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/ 1.4G
Flash: Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
ISO: 100
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/250
Retouching: Rashpal Gurm

01/09/2020

Ramazan "The Punisher" Ramazanov from Russia poses for a portrait at Sangmorakot gym on February 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo by - Ramazanov (1984) is a seven-time Muay Thai World Champion. He moved to Thailand when he was 15 to pursue his career in the fighting scene.
Muay Thai, also know as "Art of Eight Limbs", is a hard martial art and Thailand's national sport. Most of the young kids I spoke with, are orphans and/or immigrants from countries like Laos and Cambodia. Muay Thai is a way of living for them. It brings discipline and purpose to their lives in places where schools are not an option for everyone in need. Muay Thai - which literally means “Thai boxing” - does provide a glimmer of hope for young children desperate to scratch out a better life for themselves. Not everyone makes it big, but there are people from whom these pre-pubescent fighters can draw inspiration.
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: AF-S Zoom NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 VR
Focal: 115 mm
Flash: Nikon SB-700 AF Speedlight
ISO: 200
Aperture: f9
Shutter: 1/80
Images are part of the long-term project 'Asian Fighters' Documentation of the medley of martial arts, muscle building, and mud wrestling found and performed throughout the Eastern world (in some cases by Westerners) has taken years to shoot and started more than a decade ago, back in 2008. When I moved from Spain to Hong Kong in 2007, I developed a deep interest in martial arts and the different types of fighting styles in the East; Apart from the Japanese and South Korean Kendo, Jiu-jitsu, and Taekwondo, I wasn't really familiar with the different styles of fighting in Asia. So, I researched what’s practiced across the different countries. The variety is phenomenal!
@ Bangkok, Thailand

28/08/2020

Muay Thai fighters pose for a portrait at Sangmorakot gymnasium on February 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Muay Thai, also know as "Art of Eight Limbs", is a hard martial art and Thailand's national sport. Photo by
Most of the young kids I spoke with, are orphans and/or immigrants from countries like Laos and Cambodia. Muay Thai is a way of living for them. It brings discipline and purpose to their lives in places where schools are not an option for everyone in need. Muay Thai - which literally means “Thai boxing” - does provide a glimmer of hope for young children desperate to scratch out a better life for themselves. Not everyone makes it big, but there are people from whom these pre-pubescent fighters can draw inspiration.
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: AF-S Zoom NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 VR
Focal: 105 mm
Flash: Nikon SB-700 AF Speedlight
ISO: 500
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/125
Edited on monitor

Images are part of the long-term project 'Asian Fighters' Documentation of the medley of martial arts, muscle building, and mud wrestling found and performed throughout the Eastern world (in some cases by Westerners) has taken years to shoot and started more than a decade ago, back in 2008. When I moved from Spain to Hong Kong in 2007, I developed a deep interest in martial arts and the different types of fighting styles in the East; Apart from the Japanese and South Korean Kendo, Jiu-jitsu, and Taekwondo, I wasn't really familiar with the different styles of fighting in Asia. So, I researched what’s practiced across the different countries. The variety is phenomenal!
@ Bangkok, Thailand

27/08/2020

10-year-old Muay Thai fighter Suwanaked poses for a portrait at Sangmorakot gym on February 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Muay Thai, also know as "Art of Eight Limbs", is a hard martial art and Thailand's national sport. Photo by
Most of the young kids I spoke with, are orphans and/or immigrants from countries like Laos and Cambodia. Muay Thai is a way of living for them. It brings discipline and purpose to their lives in places where schools are not an option for everyone in need. Muay Thai - which literally means “Thai boxing” - does provide a glimmer of hope for young children desperate to scratch out a better life for themselves. Not everyone makes it big, but there are people from whom these pre-pubescent fighters can draw inspiration.
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: AF-S Zoom NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 VR
Focal: 105 mm
Flash: Nikon SB-700 AF Speedlight
ISO: 500
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/125
Edited on monitor

Images are part of the long-term project 'Asian Fighters' Documentation of the medley of martial arts, muscle building, and mud wrestling found and performed throughout the Eastern world (in some cases by Westerners) has taken years to shoot and started more than a decade ago, back in 2008. When I moved from Spain to Hong Kong in 2007, I developed a deep interest in martial arts and the different types of fighting styles in the East; Apart from the Japanese and South Korean Kendo, Jiu-jitsu, and Taekwondo, I wasn't really familiar with the different styles of fighting in Asia. So, I researched what’s practiced across the different countries. The variety is phenomenal!
@ Bangkok, Thailand

26/08/2020

Images are part of the long-term project 'Asian Fighters' which I started back in 2008. Johannes Arsio of Sweden, Misha Koklyaev of Russia and Robert Oberst of USA pose for a portrait ahead the World Strongest Man competition.
These behemoths take part in the global competition “World’s Strongest Man,” which happened in China in 2013 and was close enough to my home base in Hong Kong to go photograph the contestants.
I had the chance to portrait these big guys in south China a few years ago. I did know about this competition on TV, but personally witnessing these guys lifting those weights or pulling a multi-ton truck is a different story. To deadlift weights that exceed 1,000 pounds, they must fuel their body with the right proteins and also consume a massive number of calories.
Camera: Nikon D3S
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/ 1.4G
Flash: Nikon SB-900
ISO: 400
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/250
Edited on monitor
@ Sanya, Hainan, China

26/08/2020

Images are part of the long-term project 'Asian Fighters' which I started back in 2008. Mike Burke, Brian Daw and Mike Jenkins from USA pose for a portrait ahead the World Strongest Man competition.
These behemoths take part in the global competition “World’s Strongest Man,” which happened in China in 2013 and was close enough to my home base in Hong Kong to go photograph the contestants.
I had the chance to portrait these big guys in south China a few years ago. I did know about this competition on TV, but personally witnessing these guys lifting those weights or pulling a multi-ton truck is a different story. To deadlift weights that exceed 1,000 pounds, they must fuel their body with the right proteins and also consume a massive number of calories.
Take another look at the guy above. Recognize that guy sporting a tattoo sleeve? Here’s a better look at this mountainous gentleman. “ I couldn’t help but laugh out of surprise when I saw Hafthor “The Mountain” Björnsson acting on “Games of Thrones” years after the shoot in China. He’s even bigger than when I photographed him!”
Camera: Nikon D3S
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/ 1.4G
Flash: Nikon SB-900
ISO: 400
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/250
Edited on monitor
@ Hainan Island, China

19/08/2020

Hafhor Bjornsson of Finland poses for a portrait ahead the World Strongest Man competition.
Images are part of the long-term project 'Asian Fighters' which I started back in 2008.
These behemoths take part in the global competition “World’s Strongest Man,” which happened in China in 2013 and was close enough to my home base in Hong Kong to go photograph the contestants.
I had the chance to portrait these big guys in south China a few years ago. I did know about this competition on TV, but personally witnessing these guys lifting those weights or pulling a multi-ton truck is a different story. To deadlift weights that exceed 1,000 pounds, they must fuel their body with the right proteins and also consume a massive number of calories.
Take another look at the guy above. Recognize that guy sporting a tattoo sleeve? Here’s a better look at this mountainous gentleman. “ I couldn’t help but laugh out of surprise when I saw Hafthor “The Mountain” Björnsson acting on “Games of Thrones” years after the shoot in China. He’s even bigger than when I photographed him!”
Camera: Nikon D3S
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/ 1.4G
Flash: Nikon SB-900
ISO: 400
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/250

06/06/2020

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15/05/2020

India Kushti wrestler Nasir Hussain in Delhi.
Part of a long-term project 'Asian Fighters' which I started back in 2008. Wrestlers pose for a portrait at the end of their morning training session outskirts of Delhi, India on 3rd April 2018.
The sport, thought to be 2,000 years old, is mentioned in ancient Hindu texts and depicted in temple carvings. Although women wrestlers have made strides recently in India, the vast majority of participants are men.
But like many traditions in a country that’s rapidly modernizing, kushti wrestling faces the threat of being left behind. It remains popular in states like Haryana, where these pehelwans are training. For many poor families, wrestling provides a glimmer of hope. Those who succeed can earn money, respect in their communities and even particular jobs. They’re often employed by the police force or India’s railways.
Camera: Nikon D850
Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
ISO: 500
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/400
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and VSCO
Lighting: n/a
Monitor: BenQ SW271 4K
Photographer: Victor Fraile

@ Delhi, India