09/18/2026
(Long Post Warning)
It’s been a hot minute since I have posted on here, and figured I hop to explain as to explain why I haven’t posted in so long.
At the end of the spring season for high school athletics, I transitioned into my summer roles for the Otterbots and Dairy Daddies, and while juggling my team photographer roles, I also work full-time.
Juggling all three over the course of June and July, it’s a lot. Running on four to five hours of sleep most nights, the fatigue adds up quickly on your body. It got to a point where by the near end of the season, I was having chest pains almost every day. And it took my body over a couple of weeks to get back to normal, before the season started.
It wasn’t until near the end of July, that I received word that my role with the Register and Bee and Martinsville Bulletin was no longer needed. At first, of course, I was disappointed. But then I realized this was the break I needed to properly recover. Normally the past few years after the season wrapped up, I would only have one week to myself and then I go straight into covering high school football and volleyball.
But for the first time since 2016, I’m not covering any high school sporting events for any news outlet. And to be honest, I’m glad.
This August was first time in nearly 10 years that had a free month (and the first fall I had free in that same span). And I took that time to enjoy the things that I love to do. It also made me realized how much of my youth that I sacrificed to make sure our area schools got the proper coverage they needed because they deserve it.
I have shot for one client and photographed a race at VIR in the meantime, so I’m not rusty behind the camera. It’s just I’m finally enjoying the time that I have that I gave up over the years.
Thank you all for your support as always! I don’t know when will be the next time I’ll be shooting a game or event, but I look forward to sharing with you all down the line!
