Sports!

Ever since I was a young 14-year-old I've wanted my photographs featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and while I don't find myself in the sports world as frequently these days I still have a deep passion for sports photography. This is a gallery showcasing that passion. It brings you through my time studying photojournalism at the Rochester Institute of Technology, continues with a lot of Southern California sports while I was working on-staff at the Orange County Register, and also my current phase working random sports events from the US Open in NYC to jousting at the Renaissance Faire. The sports arena was always a place where I could stand in the middle of the crowd of wild, screaming fans, and be a part of the chaos. My camera brought me into the locker room for pre-game speeches as well as post-game celebrations. I was on the sidelines listening to the coach call out one final play, and I was there when national records were broken. It allowed me to feel all the intense emotions without needing to spend my mornings in the gym.