Event Photography

I love to shoot weddings. I am a wedding photographer’s wedding photographer at heart… But my second love, my roots are in sports photography. For those of you who don’t know in addition to photographing for my own clientele I also love to shoot for my husbands company Osborne Athletics. This weekend I get to flex my ‘sports photographer' muscles and shoot with the big lens all day long!

This Saturday is the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Associations Metro District tournament. This will be their last season meet before their state tournament (which we are also covering). My husband and I both have a soft spot for youth sports. After having the pleasure of working with a lot of different clubs on a more personal level it is just amazing how much time and energy goes into these programs. They are almost entirely run by parent volunteers and supported entirely by fundraising. The people involved give their heart and soul to give their kids the gift of being able to participate in the sports that they love. I am just awestruck at the level of commitment they demonstrate. Rick and I leave almost every tournament with an awesome story about an athlete completely overcoming adversity to excel in spite of horrendous odds.

So be sure to check back on Monday… I’ll be posting a few of my faves. I’ll leave you today with a photo (as always). This photo is very dear to my heart as it is from the ‘early years’ lol. When I was a freelance photojournalist in Southern Colorado I had the great opportunity to photograph the Colorado High School State Football Championship game. The weather was horrid but the intensity that those athletes displayed during the game was amazing. I caught this photo as the player was walking off the field after the victory. I feel like the photo really captures the moment…