Photograph overview
Pictured:
"Trophy won against Treshville. Étoile Brilliante d’Éburnie. Ivory Coast , 2009."
This image reflects the pride, aspiration and symbolic value that runs throughout Jessica Hilltout’s AMEN series. A young football player stands facing the camera, holding a worn metal trophy with care and seriousness. The object is humble, but its meaning is clear.
Photographed in Ivory Coast, the work speaks to football as a source of recognition, achievement and collective memory. In AMEN, Hilltout looks beyond professional stadiums and formal structures, focusing instead on the people, objects and local stories that give grassroots football its emotional weight.
There is a quiet dignity in this photograph. The trophy, won against Treshville by Étoile Brilliante d’Éburnie, becomes more than a prize. It represents effort, competition, teamwork and the value placed on the game within the community. Hilltout’s approach allows the viewer to see football not only through movement and play, but through the objects that hold its victories and memories.
Collecting work from Jessica Hilltout’s AMEN series offers a meaningful connection to one of the most celebrated photographic projects on grassroots football in Africa. The series is known for its warmth, honesty and visual strength, documenting a rarely seen side of the game with care and respect.
For collectors, these prints hold both photographic and cultural value. They form part of a larger body of work that records football as a shared language across communities, where passion often exists despite limited resources. Each print carries the spirit of the project while standing as an individual image, grounded in observation and a deep respect for the people, places and stories photographed.
Series:
AMEN | Grassroots Football
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Jessica Hilltout | Trophy Win. Ivory Coast, 2009.
A limited-edition fine art print from Jessica Hilltout’s AMEN series, photographed in Ivory Coast in 2009. This image shows a young football player holding a worn trophy won against Treshville by Étoile Brilliante d’Éburnie, reflecting the pride, achievement and community spirit at the heart of grassroots football.
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