Kieran Leathem

I’m Kieran, a grassroots sports photographer from the Black Country. I spend my weekends on the touchlines with non-league and Saturday teams, shooting the real side of football — the graft, the grit, the bad pitches, the big moments that matter to the people who play. My work isn’t about sponsors or stadium lights. It’s about the clubs built by volunteers, the players who turn up after work, and the communities that make football what it’s always been. I document the game as it actually is, not how it’s marketed.