10/07/2026
Photos from the women's DH races at the Lake Placid World Cup.
With the majority of photographers and editors being men, women in sports often don't receive equal/proportional coverage - and their photos tend to be focused on appearance, not action. The first race photos I uploaded back in the day, I got comments from women riders excited that there were photos of them. The second race I went to one of the riders stopped in practice and straight up asked if I could stick around for their race, because most other photographers didn't. I've been committed to trying to show how badass these women are ever since, and if any of my photos ever helps convince a young rider that they can do this too, that would be a huge accomplishment.
I'm so proud to have a bunch of badass women as repeat customers, and it's also great having Cynthia on the mountain shooting with me and sharing her perspectives. Only 18% of credentialed photographers at high-level events are women; if you're trying to break into sports photography I'm happy to share whatever I know to try and get you there.
