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A monochrome look into the sport of paintball. Photographed on 35mm film.
Over 400 photographs from the 2023-2024 seasons
332 pages. 8.5 X 11”
Limited Edition Photobook
Printed in The Netherlands
ISBN: 978-1-7382878-1-9

In the age of continuous noise and content, '10 SECONDS' stands out as pure art in capturing the game of tournament paintball. Nigel's masterful use of black and white film gives the book a timeless nostalgic feel. The book isn't about action and who won the tournaments, it's about the small yet powerful moments that linger in our memory and collectively define the game.

-Philip Swindall (Photographer, Hormesis)
‘10 SECONDS’ is a raw and unfiltered look into the chaos that is paintball. Every image tells a story and gives a real snapshot into a moment of time through 35mm film. The euphoric highs, the crushing lows, and everything in-between.

-Jonah Jamroz (LA Infamous)
Nigel brings a nostalgic feel to the modern game with this book. His ability to pick out seemingly mundane details and make them feel powerful is on full display.

-George Fava (Fava Photo)
'10 SECONDS' is like flipping through your high school yearbook and being reminded of all your friends and the moments you shared.

-Tom Guest (LA Ironmen)
Nigel is exactly what paintball is missing. His one of a kind film work tugs at the nostalgic that all paintball players can relate with. Owning a copy of ‘10 SECONDS’ is like owning a piece of paintball history.

-Dan Shelley, (Shellda Photos)
'10 SECONDS' shows paintball through a lens not before seen. Nigel creates beautiful imagery using old school techniques that would probably make Ansel Adams smile. Everytime I flip through it, I find a new favourite page.

-Alex Sorenson (Major League Paintball)
Nigel Desouza is one of the most exciting photographers working in paintball today. The images collected in ‘10 SECONDS’ capture the grit and joy of the game, the modern tournament scene and its woodsball roots, the small moments and the biggest ones, and everything in between. This is a gorgeous book, and one of the finest pieces of paintball art to enter the world. I'm proud to own it.

- Mike Jeffrey (Editor of Great American Paintball and broadcaster for MLPB+)

10 SECONDS - Vol. 1

‘10 SECONDS’ is a raw and unfiltered look into the chaos that is paintball. Every image tells a story and gives a real snapshot into a moment of time through 35mm film. The euphoric highs, the crushing lows, and everything in-between.

Nigel brings a nostalgic feel to the modern game with this book. His ability to pick out seemingly mundane details and make them feel powerful is on full display.

'10 SECONDS' is like flipping through your high school yearbook and being reminded of all your friends and the moments you shared.

Nigel is exactly what paintball is missing. His one of a kind film work tugs at the nostalgic that all paintball players can relate with. Owning a copy of ‘10 SECONDS’ is like owning a piece of paintball history.

'10 SECONDS' shows paintball through a lens not before seen. Nigel creates beautiful imagery using old school techniques that would probably make Ansel Adams smile. Everytime I flip through it, I find a new favourite page.

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