tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71294843090871938132024-03-13T15:07:19.183-04:00The Rollergirl ProjectStories of Evolution and RevolutionCory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-26456788054251369402019-01-17T07:21:00.000-05:002019-01-17T07:43:26.462-05:00A Body In Motion: Atlanta Roller GirlsThis series of photographs are dedicated to showing real derby skater bodies without pretense and without apology. Our focus is on scrimmage time, where the real practice happens. The game play is real. The sweat is real. The hits are real. This set features skaters from Atlanta Rollergirls. Additional photos can be found on Cory’s Flickr album. Get Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-70596161808286004312017-01-08T15:03:00.001-05:002017-01-08T15:12:04.714-05:00Gravity 2017 Roller derby skaters have a very special relationship with both gravity and concrete. Whether it is the graceful jump over the apex for a grand slam, or the hard collision of bodies into a tangle of limbs, derby can be a chaotic aerial ballet. Fynch, assisted by her partner Kaa, returns to rig skaters into frozen tangle of limbs and bodies as we explore this relationship. Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-88770273307454622332016-09-28T21:28:00.001-04:002016-09-28T21:29:58.652-04:00A Body In Motion: Clarksville This series of photographs are dedicated to showing real derby skater bodies without pretense and without apology. This set is a pickup game between Team Black and Team Rainbow. The sweat is real. The hits are real. The points are real. This set features skaters from delightful hosts, the ClarksVillain Roller Girls along with skaters from the West Kentucky Rockin' Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-14857665823777899962016-08-28T20:13:00.001-04:002016-08-30T17:55:57.460-04:00A Body In Motion: Bloomington This series of photographs are dedicated to showing real derby skater bodies without pretense and without apology. This set is a pickup game between Team Black and Team Rainbow. The sweat is real. The hits are real. The points are real. This set features skaters from our wonderful hosts Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby. Participating leagues include A-Town Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-24104271462672050862016-08-16T00:13:00.001-04:002016-08-16T00:15:26.199-04:00A Body in Motion: Naptown Roller Girls This series of photographs are dedicated to showing real derby skater bodies without pretense and without apology. Our focus is on practice time, where the real work happens. The drills are real. The sweat is real. The hits are real. This set features skaters from Naptown Roller Girls. Additional photos can be found on Cory’s Flickr album. Get future Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-48013969240890574812016-01-19T20:36:00.000-05:002016-01-20T00:05:09.811-05:00A Body in Motion: Demolition City Roller Derby
This series of photographs are dedicated to showing real derby skater bodies without pretense and without apology. Our focus is on practice time, where the real work happens. The drills are real. The sweat is real. The hits are real. This set features skaters from Demolition City Roller Derby. Additional photos can be found on Cory’s Flickr album. Get Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-17805789114868965822015-11-22T17:00:00.000-05:002015-11-28T14:39:50.510-05:00A Body in Motion: Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby This series of photographs are dedicated to showing real derby skater bodies without pretense and without apology. Our focus is on practice time, where the real work happens. The drills are real. The sweat is real. The hits are real. This set features skaters from Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby. Additional photos can be found on Cory’s Flickr album. Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-33002256662522691942015-10-18T17:45:00.001-04:002015-11-16T17:54:53.564-05:00Beneath the SurfaceOn Septmber 12, 2015, eight skaters of African decent met in Bloomington, IN. Over the next several hours was a conversation that spanned topics from being a female athlete to being the face of diversity in roller derby. Here are a few things they had to say. Additional photos can be found here. I would also like to extend a special thank you to Bleeding Heartland Roller Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-28802747351593691632015-09-29T08:00:00.000-04:002015-09-28T23:38:55.123-04:00Gravity When control is lost and skates leave the ground, gravity takes over, leaving a skater in a moment which may go on forever. A split-second later, the body splashes onto the cold concrete followed by a moment of reflection on how bad it hurt even as the adrenaline levels surge, screaming at the skater to get up and get back in the game. These images are about those moments of flying Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-91658920215223376582015-09-07T10:58:00.000-04:002015-09-09T23:11:28.802-04:00Small Town, MichiganHailing from Kalkaska, MI (population 2,035) in the county of the same name (population 17,196), The Small Town Outlaws are home town heroes. However, their successes and challenges are similar to many leagues. This entry takes a handful of Outlaws to the still forests and sandy shores of the Grand Traverse Bay that are the hallmarks of northern Michigan. Additional PhotosCory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-3375463619100616472015-04-12T18:00:00.000-04:002015-04-12T20:58:42.048-04:00Body By Derby: Derby City Roller Girls Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Derby City Roller Girls. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. Back Row From Left: SlingHer Kyle, Zora Hurts'em, Reck It Roxie, Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-14814761421165267652015-03-22T18:00:00.000-04:002015-03-24T14:15:37.624-04:00Body By Derby: Nashville Rollergirls Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Nashville Rollergirls. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: Cole Hearted, Phantom Power, Gnarley Quinn, Fleur de Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-48930363311084179112015-03-08T18:00:00.000-04:002015-03-09T19:29:51.167-04:00Body By Derby: Dutchland Derby RollersBody By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Dutchland Derby Rollers. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left Standing: Sistine Shrapnel, Metaphor ShadowCory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-8644432855230171002015-02-22T18:35:00.000-05:002015-02-22T23:25:29.445-05:00Body By Derby: Gender Non-Conforming
Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features derby athletes who identify as butch, trans*, gender non-conforming, or intersex of any variance. These skaters represent Ann Arbor Derby Dimes, Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby, Ohio Roller Girls, Providence Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-54593371148616508142015-02-15T18:00:00.000-05:002015-02-16T11:43:45.351-05:00Body By Derby: Windy City Rollers
Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Windy City Rollers. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project.
From Left: Enemylou Harris, Shake N Bake, Poppy Spock, Moby Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-84488591310574277122015-01-04T19:00:00.000-05:002015-01-04T19:00:08.453-05:00Body By Derby: Vette City Roller Derby Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Vette City Roller Derby. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: Lil ' Nitro, Rhumble Bee, Vi-vicious, BrickHouse, ShellCory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-18322714784872434992014-12-10T18:45:00.001-05:002014-12-10T19:36:07.428-05:00Body By Derby: Arch Rival Roller Girls Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Arch Rival Roller Girls. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: Danisaurus Rex, Downtown Dallis, Girl Fawkes, ChokeholdCory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-20343301182817547572014-11-18T20:43:00.001-05:002014-11-19T07:25:19.732-05:00Body By Derby: Southern Illinois Roller Girls Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Southern Illinois Roller Girls. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: Unlucky Chuckie, Italian Booty Queen, Evilyn A. Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-39834940103734225702014-11-04T19:03:00.000-05:002014-11-18T20:55:45.049-05:00Body By Derby: Cincinnati Rollergirls Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Cincinnati Rollergirls. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: REDRUM, Ruthless Chris, Tru D. Vicious, Big Ugly,Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-78477429621315337992014-10-26T19:00:00.000-04:002014-10-26T20:30:59.031-04:00Body By Derby: Hard Knox Roller girls Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Hard Knox Roller Girls. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: Wrecking Ball, Evergreen Jean, Snow Fright, Skidd Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-82271496289989642312014-10-14T21:00:00.000-04:002014-10-14T21:42:25.158-04:00Body By Derby: Mo-Kan Roller Girlz Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Mo-Kan Roller Girlz. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: HollywoodChaos, Neurotica #911, Veronica BruiseHer, Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-19279320831596269502014-09-16T20:00:00.000-04:002014-09-15T21:52:57.611-04:00Body By Derby: Northwest Arkansas Roller DerbyBody By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: Unskinny Wop, Bloody Bathory, J Lowe BlowCory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-35278947386310592152014-08-26T21:30:00.000-04:002014-08-26T21:43:20.015-04:00Body By Derby: Springfield Roller Girls Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Springfield Roller Girls of Springfield, MO. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: Dark Phoenix, Jillotine, Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-12895680424973562712014-08-17T20:00:00.000-04:002014-08-17T20:00:02.039-04:00Body By Derby: Springfield’s Queen City Roller Derby
Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Springfield's Queen City Roller Derby. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project.
From Left: Whipper Hard, Poisonous Polly, T.K.O. Cory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129484309087193813.post-29223182826064211972014-05-27T18:56:00.001-04:002014-05-27T18:56:05.233-04:00Body By Derby: Demolition City Roller DerbyBody By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Demolition City Roller Derby. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project. From Left: GodJilla, Sprintin Tarantino, Flex A. Belle, MarionCory Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07120448669586466223noreply@blogger.com0