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Nike EYBL Nationals 2023

2023 Women's Final Four

NIKE USA WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Hired by Just Women’s Sports and Nike to photograph USA Women’s Hockey Player Abby Roque, the first Indigenous player named to the USA Women's Hockey team for their Nike N7 campaign.

Photos featured across Just Women’s Sports and Nike social media accounts, website, and newsletter.

2022 WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR

UWSNT CARLI LLOYD

Partnered with Just Women’s Sports to photograph Carli Lloyd and her last professional game for USWNT.

My photos were featured on Just Women’s Sports’ social accounts, their website, and newsletter.

MLS MINNESOTA UNITED FC

I partnered with the MLS for their series "Our Soccer Is," which was created to tell stories of MLS through creatives’ lenses, and capturing the local culture that makes our league and that specific team so special.

I was able to photograph Minnesota United FC and my images + creative was featured on the MLS Instagram page.

KLUTCH SPORTS NBA DRAFT JERICHO SIMS

Hired by Klutch Sports to photograph Jericho Sims on NBA Draft night as he got selected by the New York Knicks.

Photos were shared on Klutch Sports social media pages and Jericho Sims personal social accounts.

B/R HOOPS PAIGE BUECKERS

Hired by Bleacher Report to photograph high school player Paige Bueckers for “day in the life” editorial feature.

Photos were featured in articles, on the Bleacher Report website, and on social media.

EASTBAY #BASKETBALLBYCOLOR

Collaborated with the Eastbay Basketball team and their #BasketballByColor campaign. The goal was to take signature basketball shoes and create content for social media, email, and digital showing the color and versatility options Eastbay has for the upcoming basketball season.

Assets included

  • Photography

  • Design

  • Social media posts

SLAM MAGAZINE

B/R Hoops | Sierra Canyon v Minnehaha

Took photos at one of the top high school basketball game matchups of the year for Bleacher Report and B/R Hoops. Sierra Canyon and Minnehaha played at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN in January of 2020 with over 17,000 fans in attendance. Photos were used for Bleacher Report social media, articles, and web properties.

Kyrie 7 BK Black

Captured the incredible details in the Nike Basketball Kyrie 7’s ‘BK Black’ prior to their release on November 23, 2020. These shoes have unique color accents and unique details throughout the shoe that nod to Kyrie’s style and individuality.

B/R HOOPS | CHET HOLMGREN

I worked on a project for Bleacher Report covering a day in the life of Chet Holmgren, No. 4 high school basketball player in the class of 2021. I photographed him at an open run along with shots of him around his high school gym. All photos were utilized for editorials, social media, and website content highlighting Chet Holmgren before he becomes a college and professional basketball superstar.

HOPKINGS GIRLS BASKETBALL

During the 2019-2020 season I captured the Hopkins girls basketball team’s game after building a relationship with Paige Bueckers. A few of my photos of Paige were featured in Sports Illustrated Magazine.

Kobe Protro IV

Wolves vs. Pelicans

CHET HOLMGREN SENIOR PHOTOS

Worked with Chet Holmgren to take his senior year photos in his first ever worn basketball jersey. We wanted to bring his athleticism and versatility into these captures.

NIKE EYBL

The Nike EYBL is the most elite grassroots basketball circuit in the United States. The best of the best play for one of the forty Nike Elite Youth Basketball teams, including many future NBA players.

Each April-July Nike EYBL hosts 4 total events including a Peach Jam Championship. For 3 years with media coverage site D1Circuit I covered live events, managed social, and did multiple different forms of content creation including:

  • Photographing each event. Editing and producing photos in Adobe Lightroom for social and editorials on D1Circuit.com.

  • Assisted in managing social media channels including @D1Circuit Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat through ways of photos, live-event coverage including videos, and design and single-handedly managed the Instagram account bringing it to 50,000 followers in 2 years.

  • Designed a multitude of social media and editorial graphics and headers using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

  • Designed and outlined four 150+ preview magazines in Adobe InDesign

  • Interviewing athletes at events and over the phone and editing and producing interviews using Final Cut Pro

PAIGE BUECKERS SENIOR SHOOT

WNBA ALL-STAR

I was hired by the NBA to shoot photography for the 2018 WNBA All-Star Weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I took photos on the ‘orange carpet,’ at the awards reception, at pre-game, and captured sponsorship activations throughout including Sheryl Swoopes x Jack Daniels.

MEN'S FINAL FOUR

The 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four was hosted at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.

Throughout the week of the tournament I worked on-sight for both SportsEngine and Position Sports.

I took photographs of the 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees at their rings and jacket fittings, dinner reception, their pre-game live show on an ESPN set, and their honoring at the half-time NCAA Championship Game.

I was also to interview final four players after their practices in the locker room and take photos during practices, warm-ups, and games.

Position Sports utilized all photos for social purposes and sharing with those in attendance. SportsEngine utilized interviews for social media along with using photos to accompany social posts and editorials.

SUPER BOWL

At the 2017 Super Bowl Media Day in Minneapolis I interviewed players from the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots for SportsEngine, asking them about their youth sports experiences leading up to their pro career. I transcribed over 30 interviews, and they were used for editorials and videos used across social media.

HS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

Part of my full-time job with SportsEngine was covering High School basketball for PrepCircuit.com and @PrepCircuit (Twitter)

I covered elite high school basketball tournaments such as the City of Palms Classic, Breakdown Tipoff Classic, and Chicago Elite Classic. At these tournaments I did full event and social coverage including:

Interviews with players

  • Photography

  • Social posts live event coverage including Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat

  • Post event editorials and photo production

Minnesota Gophers Basketball

I have the unique opportunity to photography the Minnesota Gopher Basketball team from a spot directly behind the player bench. This provides a fun challenge to capture moments in a difficult angle and setting but brings unique story-telling and perspectives.

COURTSIDE FILMS

Courtside Films (courtsidefilms.com) is a grassroots basketball mixtape company that hosts annual basketball camps for players to scrimmage and get their own mixtapes to assist in their college recruitment.

I have photographed 4 camps and created flyer graphics for each event to be used across @CourtsideFilms social media platforms

Nike EYBL Nationals 2023

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2023 Women's Final Four

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NIKE USA WOMEN'S HOCKEY

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2022 WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR

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UWSNT CARLI LLOYD

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MLS MINNESOTA UNITED FC

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KLUTCH SPORTS NBA DRAFT JERICHO SIMS

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B/R HOOPS PAIGE BUECKERS

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EASTBAY #BASKETBALLBYCOLOR

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SLAM MAGAZINE

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B/R Hoops | Sierra Canyon v Minnehaha

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Kyrie 7 BK Black

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B/R HOOPS | CHET HOLMGREN

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HOPKINGS GIRLS BASKETBALL

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Kobe Protro IV

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Wolves vs. Pelicans

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CHET HOLMGREN SENIOR PHOTOS

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NIKE EYBL

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PAIGE BUECKERS SENIOR SHOOT

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WNBA ALL-STAR

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MEN'S FINAL FOUR

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SUPER BOWL

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HS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

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Minnesota Gophers Basketball

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COURTSIDE FILMS

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