#wareaglemtn I think by now Schorr should be more than comfortable within her career seeing as she is well beyond emerging having had quite a few major international shows & publications. It also seems that you are viewing her work on a purely subjective level, why would a less intrusive B&W image work better in Schorr's project? The flash is obviously used because there isn't enough natural light to be able to use an appropriate shutter speed to freeze the subjects in motion....
I shoot our wrestling team. facebook.com/pages/Canyon-High-School-Wrestling/160087244017928 Our school as boys and girls wrestling. I feel like I'm able to see things in the lens that other spectators don't see. I try my best to get shots that contain both wrestlers and the ref...a good framing of all three. It requires a lot of patience. But some of my favorite shots are that of the wrestler and coach between rounds or after a match.