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The Thrill of Victory
Sports photography is all about action photos as teams compete, but the true challenge of sports photography is capturing peak action and the game changing moment. Sometimes that moment happens after the game, like this photo of Abby Stadtmiller of Bishop Brossart. Abby hit the game winning shot at the buzzer to beat Frankfort in the quarterfinal round of the Touchstone Energy All-A Classic, January 25, 2013, in Frankfort. It was by far the most compelling moment of the tournament. Abby was fouled hard during the shot, so she is shedding tears of joy and pain.
The Sandman
I did a shoot recently for the Lexington Herald-Leader of Richmond native Joe Castillo and his sand art. Joe did very well with his art this summer on America’s Got Talent.
Joe and his wife Cindy at home in Richmond
The Honor Flight
It’s been a while since I updated my Photo Blog. The good reason is… I’ve been busy! My schedule tends to be very predictable each year. September and October kill me in the fall. I deer hunt and rabbit hunt in November through Thanksgiving weekend. I don’t do any shopping on Cyber Monday, but nonetheless Cyber Monday marks a return to normal schedule until February. So although these next few blogs will be a little old, I still want to throw up some of the work I’ve done over the last couple of months.
I’ve had the pleasure of documenting the Honor Flights the past three years for Touchstone Energy. The Honor Flight is a program that flies World War II and Korean War veterans to Washington D.C. to see the memorials that honor them and their service to our country.
There were twenty-five veterans on this year’s trip, and their stories alone were enough to make any reality show on television today pale in comparison (not that reality TV needs any help looking stupid).
One particular vet from Louisville, witnessed not one but four nuclear bomb tests in the South Pacific aboard a Navy cruiser in 1951. They were positioned too close to the first detonation and his ship nearly capsized, while having his eye brows singed off during the blast.
Another vet served aboard the same U.S.S. Hornet that launched the Doolittle raids in February 1942. The Hornet was later sunk and he treaded water with a life jacket for 72 hours before he was rescued.
One of the best stories to come out of our trip to D.C. was with Charles Jackson Jr., a vet who now lives in Maysville, but who grew up in Fleming County. A Kentucky man named Frank Sousley helped raise the flag over Iwo Jima, and is immortalized in the famous photo by Joe Rosenthal and at the Marine Corp Memorial. Jackson graduated with Sousley from Fleming County High School in 1939 .
Many of these men never received a parade in honor of their service because they simply returned home in 1946 to places like Salt Lick, Louisville, Maysville, and Somerset, to pick up where life left off in 1941. That’s what makes this trip so special. These men saved the world but are now very feeble and vulnerable. Many of them won’t live to see Christmas. Thousands of WWII Veterans are now dying on a daily basis. I guess life comes full circle after a while. This trip is so special because this was their last hoo rah.
As I write this the week after Thanksgiving, getting the opportunity to share this trip is one of the things that I’m thankful for each year.
Passengers and local military are always there to greet us in the Baltimore Airport.
Each place that we go in Washington or Baltimore has it’s own set of volunteers called the ground crew who help.
This year we even had a police escort for the day.
Senator Bob Dole and his wife Elizabeth are usually at the WWII Memorial to greet veterans from all over the country.
The volunteers who go on the trip to help are called Guardians.
Charles Jackson Jr. in front of the Marine Corp Memorial. Kentucky native Frank Sousley
is second from left (carrying the rifle) on the memorial.
These guys love flirting with the airline attendants.
The men receive mail call from friends and family before landing back in Louisville.
The parade of several hundred people waiting on us in the concourse of the Louisville Airport is the highlight of the trip.
Round 4
Here are some pics that I did of this year’s Kentucky Wildcats, for the Louisville Courier-Journal during Picture Day, back in September.
Archie Goodwin poses for photos with Photographer Clay Jackson of the Danville Advocate-Messenger,
during the UK Basketball Media day at the Craft Center in Lexington.
Nerlens Noel poses for photos during the UK Basketball Media day at the Craft Center in Lexington.
Nerlens Noel poses for photos during the UK Basketball Media day at the Craft Center in Lexington.
Nerlens Noel poses for photos with Photographer James Crisp during the UK Basketball
Media day at the Craft Center in Lexington.
Jon Hood
Julius Mays
Ryan Harrow
Kyle Wiltjer
Ryan Harrow & Kyle Wiltjer
Alex Poythress
Archie Goodwin
Jarrod Polson
Sam Malone
Newcomer Alex Poythress throws down a dunk between photos.
Newcomers Alex Poythress, left, Julius Mays, Willie Cauley-Stein, Nerlens Noel, and Archie Goodwin, pose for photos during the UK Basketball Picture Day at the Craft Center in Lexington.
Newcomers Alex Poythress, left, Julius Mays, Willie Cauley-Stein, Nerlens Noel, and Archie Goodwin, pose for photos during the UK Basketball Picture Day at the Craft Center in Lexington.
Alex Poythress (22), left, Willie Cauley-Stein (15), Archie Goodwin (10), Julius Mays (34), and Nerlens Noel (3)
Julius Mays, left, Alex Poythress, Willie Cauley-Stein, Nerlens Noel, and Archie Goodwin
Julius Mays, left, Alex Poythress, Willie Cauley-Stein, Nerlens Noel, and Archie Goodwin
Western Beats Kentucky!
Here are some images that I shot for the Louisville Courier-Journal, of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers stunning Kentucky at Commonwealth Stadium, on a flea flicker in overtime.
Chuck Franks celebrates with the Western mascot after beating UK 31-32 in Lexington.
Western's Antonio Andrews (5) and Andrew Jackson (4) run toward their fans after beating UK in overtime 32-31.
Terran Williams celebrates in the stands with the Western fans after beating UK 32-31.
Coach Willie Taggart hugs Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell after beating UK in Lexington, 32-31.
Coach Willie Taggart celebrates after beating UK in Lexington, 32-31.
Western's James Hervey yells to the Western crowd after beating UK 32-31, in overtime.
The Western players celebrated with fans after beating UK in Lexington, 32-31.
Arius Wright soaks in Western's 32-31 win over UK from the end zone at Commonwealth Stadium.
Western's Brett Harrington celebrates in the tunnel leading to the locker room after beating UK 32-31 in Commonwealth Stadium.
Western's Kawaun Jakes scores the winning two point conversion on a flea flicker pass from Antonio Andrews.
Western's Antonio Andrews scores the overtime touchdown that set up the winning two-point conversion against UK. Western won 32-31.
UK's DeMarcus Sweat ties the game 24-24, with 23 seconds, on a 22 yard pass from Maxwell Smith.
UK's DeMarcus Sweat celebrates in the end zone with Gene McCaskill after tying the game with 23 seconds against Western.
La 'Rod Kiing fights to stay in bounds against Western's Arius Wright on UK's last drive in regulation. Western won 32-31.
UK's Tyler Robinson is brought down by Western's Cody Lewis in the third quarter. Western beat UK 32-31.
Western's Antonio Andrews walks in the end zone past UK's Farrington Huguenin (91) and Avery Williamson (40) during the first half.
Western's Antonio Andrews walks in the end zone past for his second touchdown of the first half.
Western's Antonio Andrews celebrates in the end zone with Adam Smith, after scoring his second touchdown of the first half, putting Western ahead 17-0.
It was good seeing Walt Wells, Western's offensive line coach and running game coordinator, whom I'm first got to know when he was an assistant coach at Eastern under Roy Kidd.
You knew it was going to be a bad game when Maxwell Smith had three interceptions in the first half.
UK's Craig McIntosh kicks a field goal at the end of the first half against Western, making the score 17-10.
