Lee Whitehead

These exceptional photographs put you right in the cage with the fighters and take you behind the walls of the dojo and into their lives - you can't get closer than this.

Lee Whitehead has spent over five years training in the sport of mixed martial arts and photographing it at the highest level, covering top fighters all over the world. His own MMA experience has given him the unprecedented ability to read fighters' movements and capture stunning, high-impact shots as well as intimate portraits that reveal the self-sacrifice and passion of the fighters.