No Mercy: Roller Derby Life on the Track

About the Book

This visual record gives a comprehensive view of modern roller derby. Through 352 images, professional photographer Jules Doyle, a.k.a. Axle Adams, documents regular season bouts, independent tournaments, both flat track and banked track. Experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Jules Doyle gets front and center, capturing all the crushing hits, stifling blocking, and nimble jamming. He also goes behind-the-scenes for the private moments – when one skater gets her hand wrapped by a paramedic, another is upset with herself for getting a major penalty call and more. Having photographed over seventy leagues in action, he traces the growth in popularity of this fast-growing sport from its original founders to the modern day stars. Fans of roller derby and lovers of fast-paced, contact sports will enjoy modern roller derby’s history while photography buffs will appreciate Doyle’s artistic prose with the camera.