Bryce Harper, 17 year old baseball prodigy

One thing I am always keeping an eye on in my job is the next up and coming superstars. Getting good quality images of athletes before they’re famous typically will lead to sales of the images for many years to come. About a year ago I read a story about a high school baseball player, [...]
Jun 07, 2010 | Categories: Baseball, Me, Sports | Tags: Baseball, baseball draft, Bryce Harper, bust, catcher, celebration, circle, CO, college, collision, Colorado, Coyotes, draft pick, eye black, Faulkner State, first round, future star, Grand Junction, high school, home run, HR, hype, interview, jube, juco, junior college, Las Vegas, media, MLB, Nevada, NV, on deck, outfielder, pitcher, play at the plate, prodigy, prospect, RBI, right field, Rookie, scout, silhouette, slide, smeared, Southern Nevada, steal home, Stephen Clarke, Stephen Strasburg, stole home, stolen base, Sun Chiefs, Suplizio Field, Washington Nationals, winner, world series | 1 Comment »
Kyle Busch dominates dull days in Dover

After a year off from shooting the two races in Dover, DE I decided to cover the spring race this year at the “Monster Mile”….by the end of the weekend I promised myself I would never cover this track again!
May 26, 2010 | Categories: Dover, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon, big one, bridge, burnout, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, celebration, Clint Bowyer, concrete, confetti, Crash, crossover, Delaware, Dover, Dover 200, Dover Downs, fans, first career win, flagman, front stretch, garage, grandstands, Green flag, in car, jack, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Miles the Monster, monster mile, motorsports, multi car crash, NASCAR, oval, Paul Menard, pit stop, port-a-potty, practice, qualifying, race, Racing, Ricky Carmichael, Rodney Wise, Ron Hornaday, sam hornish jr, stock car, Terry Jones, Tony Stewart, track, Trevor Bayne, victory lane | 1 Comment »
850 miles of carnage in one day at Talladega!

Ever since the beginning of the year when NASCAR officials made the now famous quote, “Boys have at it” in regards to relaxed rules with bump drafting and drivers self policing the garage everyone has been waiting for the drivers to get on track at the biggest and baddest track on the circuit. Talladega. The [...]
May 01, 2010 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Talladega | Tags: accident, Alex Kennedy, ambulance, ARCA, big one, Bill Baird, Bobby Gerhart, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, catchfence, celebration, Clint Bowyer, collision, Crash, Dakoda Armstrong, Dale earnhardt jr, dale earnhardt sr, David Stremme, Dennis Setzer, Denny Hamlin, drafting, drunk, Elliott Sadler, explosion, F-15, fan, fighter jet, Fire, fireball, flame, fly over, flyover, grass, green flag pit stop, Greg Biffle, helicopter, incident, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Johnny Sauter, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, last lap crash, Matk Thompson, Matt Kenseth, Mike Bliss, Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR, national anthem, Nationwide Series, Paul Menard, photo finish, pile up, pit stop, plate track, restrictor plate, Ricky Carmichael, Rob Jones, Roof, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr, sequence, skid marks, spectator, spoiler, Sprint Cup Series, Steve Arpin, stock car, Talladega, tattoo, three wide, tow truck, TSS, victory lane, winner | 6 Comments »
Random images from Spring Training

While most of my friends on the east coast are still busy digging out of the snow in early March I have the pleasure of being able to drive to several stadiums around the Phoenix area to shoot the boys of summer as they prepare for the upcoming season with Cactus League spring training. Continue [...]
Mar 27, 2010 | Categories: Baseball, MLB, Sports | Tags: all star, arizona, Aroldis Chapman, Baseball, bat, batter, bean, Brayan Pena, bullpen, Buster Posey, C.J. Wilson, cactus league, Camelback Ranch, catch, catcher, celebration, Chris Davis, Chris Young, Cincinnati Reds, Cliff Lee, designated hitter, double play, dugout, foul ball, future star, hall of fame, Hideki Matsui, hit, HOF, hot, Ichiro, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Wilson, Josh Bard, Josh Hamilton, Kansas City Royals, Ken Griffey Jr, kiss bat, Los Angeles Angels, Madison Bumgarner, major league baseball, MLB, night, on deck, Pablo Sandoval, Peoria Stadium, pitcher, play at the plate, prospect, Radhames Liz, reflection, Reggie Willits, Rookie, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, shortstop, slide, spring training, Surprise Stadium, Ted Barrett, Tempe Diablo Stadium, Texas Rangers, The Ballpark, throw, umpire, Yorvit Torrealba | 5 Comments »
Hot Wheels in Vegas

After a wild and crazy weekend of NHRA in Phoenix it was on to Vegas for NASCAR. Driving up to the shoot I thought to myself it was going to be very tough for Vegas to top Phoenix. Boy was I right. Try not to fall asleep during this blog!
Mar 08, 2010 | Categories: Las Vegas, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Air Force, artsy, autograph, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carrot Top, celebration, Chad Knaus, champagne, clouds, Crash, crew chief, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, Danica Patrick, David Gilliland, exhaust, fans, Fire, flames, garage, grandstands, Greg Biffle, James Buescher, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Conway, Kevin Harvick, Kim Kardashian, kurt busch, kyle busch, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, light pocket, light shaft, LVMS, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael McDowell, Mike Bliss, motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide, neon garage, Nevada, night, NV, pink car, pit road, practice, qualifying, Racing, Rain, sam hornish jr, Series, smoke, sparks, spectators, spin, Sprint Cup, sun, Thunderbirds, Tony Eury Jr, Tony Eury Sr, Tony Stewart, tunnel, USAF, victory lane | 9 Comments »
NHRA Phoenix-Where driving in a straight line not as easy as it looks

Back in the day when I was growing up rarely would I ever miss the Arizona Nationals in Chandler, AZ. The track was only 12 miles from where I lived so it was always a must attend. As I have gotten older and been busier with work the years began to go by that I [...]
Feb 26, 2010 | Categories: Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: accident, ambulance, Antron Brown, Ashley Force Hood, asphalt, bridge, burnout, celebration, christmas tree, clouds, cone, Cory McClenathan, Crash, crashes, crowd, David Grubnic, death, Del Worsham, delay, Doug Kalitta, Drag Racing, dragracing, dragster, eliminations, exhaust, explosion, fans, fatal, Fire, Firebird, Firebird International Raceway, Firebird Raceway, flames, flash, flip, funny car, Gordie Rivera, grandstands, header flames, heat waves, helmet, in car, Jack Beckman, John Force, Larry Dixon, launch, magic arm, Mark Gilmore, Matt Hagan, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, parachute, Paul Lee, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, pro stock, qualifying, Rain, rear wheel, Remote Camera, Ron Capps, sequence, Shawn Langdon, slick, sparks, spectacular, spectators, spin, Steve Torrence, sunset, super clamp, super street, timing blocks, tire, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, track conditions, tragic, trophy, Troy Buff, victory lane, Vinnie Deceglie, wally | 20 Comments »
Daytona week 2, McMurray cashes in, Danica crashes Out

With the opening week of Daytona out of the way all eyes would be on the biggest race of the year, the Daytona 500. Oh and Danicas first Nationwide start. Both races would live up to the hype and then some.
Feb 20, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: #3, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, Austin Dillon, big one, bird, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Camping World, celebration, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, concert, Crash, crashed car, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, Danica Patrick, Danicamania, David Gilliland, david ragan, Daytona, DIS, doughnuts, Elliott Sadler, F-15, f-5, F5, fans, finishline, flip, fly over, flying, garage, grass, hans device, helmet, infield, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, John Borneman III, Josh Wise, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Larry the Cable Guy, Mario Gosselin, Mark Martin, media, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, Nationwide, photo finish, photographers, pileup, pit road, pit stop, plate race, practice, pretty, qualifying, race, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Ricky Carmichael, Robby Gordon, roll, Ron Hornaday, sam hornish jr, seagull, sky, softwall, Speedway, spin, Sprint Cup, spun, stupid, sunset, Terry Cook, Tim McGraw, Timothy Peters, Tony Stewart, Trevor Bayne, tri oval, truck series, victory lane, winner | 2 Comments »
Danicas debut dominates Daytona destruction

Just a few months ago the NASCAR season ended in Miami, fast forward three months and about 250 miles north on I-95 and it was time for the 2010 season to kick off with high speed action in Daytona Beach.
Feb 09, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, ARCA, banked turn, big one, Bill Baird, Bobby Gerhart, Bud Shootout, Budweiser Shootout, burnout, catch fence, celebration, Crash, Dakoda Armstrong, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, Danica, Danica Patrick, Danicamania, Daytona, Denny Hamlin, DIS, driver introductions, fans, first race, flagstand, flip, garage, grass, Green flag, Greg Biffle, helmet, impact, infield, jeff gordon, Jesse Smith, Jill George, jimmie johnson, Jr, Justin Marks, Ken Schrader, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Nelson Piquet, pileup, pit road, pit stop, practice, qualifying, race, restrictor plate, roll, Russ Dugger, soft wall, spectator, Steve Blackburn, stock car, sunset, Tim George Jr, Tony Stewart, tri oval, turn four, upside down, winner | 6 Comments »
Images from first half of my first NBA season

The NBA season is now past the halfway point so I figured it would be a good time to highlight some of my favorite images from the first half.
Feb 02, 2010 | Categories: Basketball, NBA, Pocket Wizard, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: 3 pointer, aerial view, Amare Stoudemire, America West Arena, Anderson Varejao, arizona, ball, Basketball, celebration, chalk, Channing Frye, Chicago Bulls, Cindy McCain, Cleveland Cavaliers, Courtney Lee, Dallas Mavericks, Derrick Rose, Devin Fitzgerald, dribble, dunk, Earl Clark, exterior view, foul, glasses, Goran Dragic, Grant Hill, Hakim Warrick, hoops, James Harden, Jared Dudley, Jason Kidd, Jason Richardson, John McCain, Kendrick Perkins, Kobe Bryant, Larry Fitzgerald, Lebron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Luol Deng, Mario Lopez, Michael Beasley, Milwaukee Bucks, mvp, NBA, Nenad Krstic, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Robin Lopez, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Sebastian Telfair, senator, Shaquille O'Neal, slam, Spencer Hawes, Star Filter, Steve Nash, talcum powder, three pointer, Tim Duncan, US Airways Center, Yi Jianlian | 9 Comments »
Tide Roll over Longhorns in BCS Bowl

After missing my first Rose Bowl in six years I was excited to make the trip a few days later to sunny California to cover the BCS Championship game which is essentially the second biggest football game on Earth behind the Super Bowl. All that I could think about leading up to the game was [...]
Jan 20, 2010 | Categories: California, Football, NCAA, Sports | Tags: Alabama, arrested, BCS, behind the scenes, Brandon Deaderick, celebrate, celebration, Champion, champion trophy, championship, cheering, cheerleader, coaches trophy, Colt McCoy, confetti, crazy fan, Crimson Tide, crowd, crystal football, crystal trophy, Dan Buckner, defensive back, defensive lineman, dejected, Earl Thomas, fan on field, fans, fireworks, flag, game, Garrett Gilbert, Greg McElroy, Heisman, heisman trophy, Howard Stern, injured, Jerrell Harris, Jordan Shipley, linebacker, Mack Brown, Malcolm Williams, Marcell Dareus, marching band, Mark Barron, Mark Ingram, Marquis Johnson, National Championship, Nick Saban, quarterback, Robby Green, Rolando McClain, Rose Bowl, running back, running on field, sad, safety, sidelines, smoke, spectators, streaker, teammates, Terrence Cody, Texas Longhorns, touchdown, Trent Richardson, trespasser, wide receiver | 5 Comments »
Best of 2009: Best Celebration Photos

Keeping up a feature I began last year during the first year of my blog I once again bring you the best images of my 2009. First up on tap is my favorite celebration images of the year.
Dec 11, 2009 | Categories: ASU, Baseball, California, Diamondbacks, Drag Racing, Florida, Football, IRL, Indy Cars, Kansas, Las Vegas, MLB, NASCAR, NCAA, NHRA, New York, P.I.R., Racing, San Francisco, Sports, Texas, UFC, UFL | Tags: arizona, burnout, celebration, champagne, checkered flag, Clay Guida, Colt McCoy, Dekota Watson, Diamondbacks, dragster, Fiesta Bowl, Georges St. Pierre, Helio Castroneves, indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Isaiah Trufant, Jim Fassel, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, jube, Kasey Kahne, kurt busch, kyle busch, Las Vegas, LSU, Mark Martin, Mark Sanchez, Mike Stoops, Mike Turner, milk, NHRA, reaction, Rey Maualuga, Rose Bowl, Terrance Toliver, Tony Schumacher, Tony Stewart, top fuel, Trojans, UFC, UFL, USC, victory lane, winner | 4 Comments »
Locos nip the Tuskers in overtime thriller to win UFL Championship

About eight months ago had someone asked me about the UFL I most likely would have responded with UF huh? But after covering the new league from nearly the beginning of their inaugural season I can now say I know nearly everything about the league. The mini first season came to a close last week [...]
Dec 03, 2009 | Categories: Football, Las Vegas, Me, Sports, UFL | Tags: 1600, aerial photo, alien bee, Andrae Thurman, assistant, Brooks Bollinger, California Redwoods, Canon, carried off field, Casa Grande, celebration, Champion, championship game, Charles Spencer, coin toss, commissioner, Danny Baugher, Dave Cutaia, Dede Dorsey, Desert, dunk, fall, fan, Florida Tuskers, Football, Frank Murphy, funny, G10, game winning kick, Gary Stills, goal post, Graham Gano, ground, group shot, head coach, helmet, Hoover Dam, huddle, injury, Isaiah Trufant, J.P. Losman, Jim Fassel, Joe Porter, kicker, Las Vegas, linebacker, Locker room, Locomotives, logo, Marcus Maxwell, Michael Huyghue, michael pittman, Mike McMahon, mvp, Nevada, Odell Thurman, overtime, P.J. Alexander, photography, punter, quarterback, referee, running back, Sam Boyd Stadium, sidelines, sports photographer, stretching, Strobes, team photo, team portrait, Teddy Lehman, Todd Sauerbrun, touchdown, trainer, trip, trophy, Tuskers, UFL, United Football League, watt, wide receiver, William Hambrecht, William Hambrecht Championship Trophy, winner | 3 Comments »
Jimmie Johnson wins historic fourth straight Championship

As with the previous four years of covering NASCAR the final race of the 2009 season would once again be all about Jimmie Johnson. This time he was closing in on a historic (and unprecedented) fourth straight championship.
Nov 28, 2009 | Categories: Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 200, 300, 400, autograph, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brad Sweet, Brian France, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, Chad Knaus, Champion, championship, checkered flag, clouds, crowd, Denny Hamlin, dirty jobs, fans, finishline, fire truck, fireworks, Ford, four time, garage, gecko, Greg Biffle, hauler, historic, Homestead Miami Speedway, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, kiss, kurt busch, kyle busch, last race, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Mike Rowe, Mike Skinner, motorsports, NASCAR, official, palm tree, Paul Menard, pit road, pitstop, practice, qualifying, Racing, Ricky Carmichael, Ron Hornaday, Scott Speed, smoke, soft wall, stock car, sunset, Tony Stewart, trophy, truck race, victory lane, winner | 4 Comments »
Jimmie Johnson burns down the house in the Arizona Desert

After several weeks in the past few months on the road covering NASCAR it was great to have a weekend at home as NASCAR made their second stop of the year to the Phoenix International Raceway for the second to last race on the year. While PIR isn’t known for exciting races it is absolutely [...]
Nov 17, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, arizona, autograph, Bobby Labonte, bridge, burnout, Camping World, Carl Edwards, celebration, Chad Knaus, Champion, chase, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, garage, grass, hat dance, helmet, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John McCain, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kate Downey, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, light pocket, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Helton, NASCAR, P.I.R., pan blur, pit road, pit stop, practice, pregnant, qualifying, race, reflection, Ron Hornaday, senator, sky, slow shutter speed, smoke, spin, Sprint Cup, Stacy Compton, sun, sunset, Super Mario, Tony Raines, trophy, truck series, victory lane, wife, winner | 5 Comments »
Busch Brothers sweep Texas while Idiot photographer locks keys in Car

It has been several years since I have gone to the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth. With the AZ Cardinals on the road this weekend and nothing else to shoot I traveled over to Texas for what I hoped would be an exciting weekend of action with a triple header of the top three [...]
Nov 11, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Texas | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, backstretch, burnout, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, celebration, champagne, Chase race, checkered flag, Chinook, concert, condo, cowboy hat, Crash, crowd, damage, Eva Busch, fans, fisheye, Fort Hood, four wide, garage, Green flag, helicopter, infield, James Buescher, jeff gordon, Jeremy Clements, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, keys in trunk, kurt busch, kyle busch, locked, locksmith, Mario Gosselin, Michael Annett, Michael McDowell, Mike Wallace, moon, moonrise, Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, out of gas, Parking Lot, pit road, points leader, prerace, quad oval, reflection, rental car, repairs, restart, reverse victory lap, Roof, shooting, spin, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, suites, sunset, Texas Motor Speedway, TMS, traffic jam, trophy, tunnel, victory lane, WinStar World Casino 350, ZZ Top | 7 Comments »
Scary Fans and Scary Crashes dominate Hallow-Dega

With how busy I have been covering NASCAR during this years Chase for the Cup I gotta admit I was starting to get bored with the repetition of covering several races. I haven’t shot an NFL game in well over a month and really miss shooting it, however a weekend in Talladega was more than [...]
Nov 03, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Talladega | Tags: 20 mile remote, A.J. Allmendinger, airborne, Alabama, ambulance, Amp Energy 500, backstretch, big one, bump draft, burnout, campers, campfire, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, Chase for the Cup, clouds, cockpit, Colin Braun, costume, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, drafting, drunk, F-15, fans, fisheye, flip, fly over, fog, garage, Goodyear blimp, grandstands, Hallodega, Hallow dega, Halloween, how to, infield, Jamie McMurray, jared fogle, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Lance McGrew, last lap, magic arm, Mario Gosselin, Mark J. Rebilas, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, moon, motorsports, Mountain Dew 250, multi car crash, NASCAR, photographer, pile up, pit road, pit stop, plate track, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, puddle, Rain, Remote Camera, remotes, restrictor plate, Rick Crawford, Robby Gordon, Robert Benson, roof flaps, RV, Ryan Newman, safety cable, Scott Speed, sequence, set up, single file, smoke, sparks, spin, Sports, subway, sunset, super clamp, super speedway, Talladega, Talladega Boulevard, Tayler Malsam, tent, Todd Bodine, Traffic, tri oval, upside down, wall, water | 6 Comments »
Cold weather makes for miserable Charlotte weekend

After a few years of not shooting NASCAR at Charlotte I decided I wanted to cover the fall chase race at the Lowes Motor Speedway. It is a great track to shoot at and usually is an action packed race. The one thing I wasn’t expecting though was the low temperatures (40s) or the high [...]
Oct 22, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, betting, big one, Bill Elliott Kyle Busch, blown engine, Bobby Labonte, bottom out, breast cancer, burnout, Carl Edwards, celebration, Charlotte, Clint Bowyer, CMS, cold, Concord, Count Chocula, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, david ragan, Dollar General 300, Elliott Sadler, Erik Darnell, fans, fisheye, garage, Green flag, Greg Biffle, infield, jacket, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, John Wes Townley, JPM, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Hamlin, LMS, Lowes Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, NASCAR, NASCAR Banking 500, Nationwide Series, pace lap, paint scheme, pile up, pink, pit crew, pit road, pit stop, quad oval, qualifying, Reed Sorenson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, SMI, smoke, sparks, special paint job, spin, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, Tony Stewart, transformers, tri oval, wide angle | 6 Comments »
Boring driver wins boring race in Fontana

Every year I keep saying I am not gonna do the race at Fontana yet every year I end up caving in and covering the action on the two mile oval of Auto Club Speedway. Don’t get me wrong, the track is top notch and the media are treated great by the tracks staff but [...]
Oct 16, 2009 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, attendance, Audrina Patridge, Auto Club Speedway, back stretch, big one, Brad Keselowski, burnout, California, California Speedway, celebration, Chad Knaus, champagne, Champion, Chase for the Cup, Chase race, confetti, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, David Gilliland, Denny Hamlin, destroyed, driver change, fans, Fontana, garage, Greg Biffle, impact, Jason Leffler, jeff gordon, Jennifer Stewart, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John Borneman III, John C. Reilly, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, kyle busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, motor sports, motorsports, MTV, NASCAR, NASCAR official, nascar photography, Nationwide, Palm Trees, photographer, pileup, pit road, pit stop, playoff, practice, qualifying, relief driver, Robby Gordon, spin, Sports, sports photography, Sprint Cup, The Hills, victory lane, winner | 5 Comments »
UFL Kicks Off in a Game of Firsts

After shooting random press conferences and practices leading up to the first season of the United Football League (UFL) it was finally time for the real thing. The UFL really hadn’t done much in regards to marketing and promotion for the season so nobody knew what to expect as kick off time approached at Sam [...]
Oct 13, 2009 | Categories: Football, Las Vegas, Me, Sports, UFL | Tags: Adam Bergen, airborne, attendance, bench, Brian Hernandez, California, celebration, coach dunk, coin toss, commissioner, Cory Ross, crowd, Dede Dorsey, Denny Green, Denzel Washington, Derrell Hutsona, fans, fireworks, first game, first points scored, first touchdown, game ball, gatorade, gatorade bath, Graham Gano, handshake, head coach, helmet, highlights, history, inaugural game, J.P. Losman, Jennifer Stewart, Jeremy Parquet, Jim Fassel, Joe Porter, Jon Bible, kciker, Las Vegas, Locker room, Locomotives, Locos, logo, luxury seats, Marcel Shipp, Maurice Crum, Michael Huyghue, owner, Parker Douglass, Paul Pelosi, photo vest, pre game, premiere season, pro football, quarterback, Redwoods, referee, running back, sack, Sam Boyd Stadium, Shane Boyd, sidelines, UFL, United Football League, Versus, visiting team, wide angle | 5 Comments »
NASCAR Kansas (where the only excitement is in post race press conference)

With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in their playoffs, also known as the Chase, it is now time for me to shoot less football and now focus on lots and lots of NASCAR. My first of seven playoff races I will be covering was at the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway. While it is not one [...]
Oct 07, 2009 | Categories: Kansas, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, Bill Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, chase, Chase for the Cup, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, damage, destoryed, doughnut, fans, first career start, garage, Greg Biffle, hat dance, Jack Roush, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Kansas, Kansas Speedway, Kevin Conway, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Matt Martin, NASCAR, Parker Kligerman, Patrick Sheltra, Paul Menard, pit crew, pit road, Playoffs, pole sitter, press conference, qualifying, Racing, Rick Hendrick, Rookie, salute, Scott Speed, smoke, soldier, spin, spotters, stock car, tech inspection, track, tunnel, turn two, US Army, victory lane, Wendy Venturini, winner | 8 Comments »
Random Photo (1/4/06)-Vince Young leads Texas past USC to the Championship

So I decided that I have lots of cool photos from the past several years I have been shooting and since I didn’t have a blog back then most haven’t been seen by you guys. With that in mind I have decided to start posting short blogs highlighting random images from my archive. Along with [...]
Oct 01, 2009 | Categories: California, Football, NCAA, Sports, Texas | Tags: 2006, amazing game, celebration, Champion, confetti, Longhorns, National Championship, Photo of the day, POD, quarterback, Rose Bowl, Texas, touchdown, USC, Vince Young, winner | 10 Comments »
Tigers > Huskies

Last Friday, less than 24 hours after getting home from Amsterdam I was sitting at Chilis relaxing and working on some photos when I got a call to see if I would be available to fly up to Seattle to cover the season opener for the Washington Huskies where they would be taking on football [...]
Sep 12, 2009 | Categories: Football, Me, NCAA, Sports | Tags: Brandon LaFell, Brandon Taylor, celebration, Chris Polk, Ciron Black, clouds, college, cornerback, Danny McCray, Derek Helton, Devin Aguilar, Drake Nevis, end zone, Football, Huskies, Husky Stadium, Jai Eugene, Jake Locker, Jarrett Lee, Johri Fogerson, Jordan Jefferson, Jordan Polk, Keiland Williams, Les Miles, LSU, NCAA, pac 10, Patrick Peterson, Perry Riley, quarterback, running back, season opener, Seattle, SEC, sidelines, Steve Sarkisian, T.J. Poe, tackle, tailback, Terrance Toliver, Tigers, Washington, wide angle, wide receiver | 4 Comments »
NHRA in Sonoma, Antron Brown on fire (figuratively), Robert Hight on fire (literally)

I have really been trying to make an effort to cover more NHRA this year so with nothing going on for the weekend I decided to make the trek up to Sonoma for the Fram Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway. I have been to this track several times to cover NASCAR but never for NHRA. [...]
Jul 30, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports, Travel | Tags: 1/4 mile, 1000ft, Andrew Hines, Angie McBride, Antron Brown, Ashley Force, Bob Tasca III, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, camera, celebration, cleanup, clouds, cold, Cory McClenathan, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Douglas Horne, Drag Racing, dragster, ESPN, explosion, fans, finish line, Fire, flames, fog, funny car, Golden Gate Bridge, Gordie Rivera, Greg Anderson, Greg Stanfield, heatwaves, Hood, Infineon Raceway, interview, J.R. Todd, Jason Line, Jeg Coughlin, Jerry Toliver, John Force, Larry Dixon, Larry Morgan, launch, Matt Smith, Mike Edwards, motorcycle, NHRA, nitro, oil dry, parachute, pro stock, Rickie Jones, Robert Hight, Rodger Brogdon, Ryan Schnitz, safety safari, San Fransico, scooter, Sears Point, Sheriff, shutdown area, smoke, Sonoma, sparks, staging lanes, starting line, Steve Johnson, sunset, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Toyota, trophy, V. Gaines, victory lane, wally, Warren Johnson, winners circle | 14 Comments »
Kyle Busch fails to check blind spot before merging

When you go to a restrictor plate race the chances of seeing some spectacular racing is typically very good. Thats why the races are so popular with the fans and its also why I have gone to the past 11 restrictor plate races and will continue to go to every one for many more years. [...]
Jul 08, 2009 | Categories: Daytona, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 200 wins, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, backstretch, big one, Brian Vickers, Buckcherry, Burger King, burnout, carnage, caution, celebration, Chase Austin, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Coke Zero 400, concert, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, David Gilliland, david ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Daytona, DIS, Eric McClure, exciting finish, F-15, fans, fighter jet, fireworks, fisheye, fly over, garage, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kerry Earnhardt, Kertus Davis, kurt busch, kyle busch, last lap crash, Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, moon, Morgan Shepherd, Nationwide, pit road, pit stop, plate race, practice, qualifying, Rain, Reed Sorenson, restrictor plate, Richard Petty, Robert Richardson Jr, roof flap, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, Scott Speed, Sprint Cup, stock car, storm, sun, sunset, The King, Tony Stewart, turn four, umbrella, victory lane, water, white flag | 11 Comments »


