This perfectly timed, award-winning action photo was shot with a manual focus rangefinder camera

A wrestler in white trunks and red boots leaps mid-air inside a wrestling ring. Another wrestler stands below, surprised. A referee observes the scene.

Sport photography is one of the most demanding genres – and shooting it with a manual-focus camera is nothing short of extraordinary. But photographer Jacek Salaga did it, now recognized with a top photography award.

The image Half a Second Before captures a fleeting instant: a wrestler suspended mid-air. The precision and timing required to capture this fraction of a second highlight Salaga's technical mastery.