Mugging Muggles

Way back in 2009 when I was just a college youth at the University of Wisconsin, I stumbled across the existence of the UW Quidditch team, which practiced (of course) by the Lakeshore dorms on campus. Though I wasn’t a fan of the Harry Potter books or movies, I still knew that I wanted to […]

Photos of the Year 2018

Pretty sure 2018 couldn’t have been more different than 2017. I went from freelance photographer to staff photographer. And instead of shooting photos all over the world, I spent 2018 shooting photos (mostly) within the confines of a few acres of campus. While the traveling was a great experience with some unforgettable stories, I’ve thoroughly […]

Access to the Madness

Back in early March during a brief meeting of our Marketing and Communication staff to gameplan for our March Madness coverage, we said to ourselves, “Wouldn’t it just be great if they win that first round game?”

For Loyola to make the tournament at all was historic—this was their first trip since 1985—so the decision was for me to travel with the team, documenting what it was like for Loyola’s first team in 33 years to go to the tournament.

Holi Beards and Swimming Basketballs

Here’s a collection of what I’ve been up to the past few weeks—including a mustache and beard competition, state swimming meet, state basketball, UT basketball and coverage of the Hindu Holi Festival.

Beer Mile World Championships 2014

What do you get when you mix chugging beer and running? Puking. Lots of puking. Tagged along with the King of Weird Sports, Sol Neelman, to shoot the Beer Mile World Championships. Runners started the race by chugging a beer, then had to chug another beer every 400 meters. The winning time for the men’s […]

Choked

So. Sports. Haven’t done that in a while. I was a little rusty for the game but thankfully didn’t miss any big moments. Honestly the hardest part was sitting on the sideline while Wisconsin completely and utterly choked on a national stage (again). What made it worse was sitting there while LSU fans danced to their weird […]

USA vs. Ghana World Cup 2014

What better place to watch the USA take on Ghana in a World Cup grudge match than at a local outdoor viewing party in Accra, Ghana? This was my first World Cup viewing experience outside the US and it didn’t disappoint. The energy was tense and exciting and full of blaring horns. Besides the atmosphere, you couldn’t ask for […]

Photos of the Year 2013

It just doesn’t feel like the end of December until every media outlet has put out their lists of important things that transpired in the last year. I suppose I’m adding to the noise. This year I took roughly 40,000 photos (that’s how many I imported at least). Compared to most professional photojournalists, I shoot […]

Packers vs. Steelers

It wasn’t as snowy as the Lions vs. Eagles game a couple weeks ago, but the game was still snowy and muddy so I’ll take it. Overall I was pretty happy with my whole take yesterday, including my pregame stuff. Although, perhaps more frustrating than the Packers loss was missing Eddie Lacy’s play-of-the-game leap into […]

Packers vs. Falcons

Growing up, the thought of just attending a snowy game at Lambeau would have been a dream come true. Even though my awe of walking into Lambeau Field has dissipated since I’m there multiple times a week, I still took some time to mentally absorb my surroundings while snow flurries whipped around the stadium. It […]