05/30/2026
The boys who started my journey with NL baseball.
It's funny how life works sometimes. Two years ago, I didn't know either of them. I had no connection to the school, no reason to be there, and no idea that saying "yes" to taking a few baseball photos would lead me here.
First there was Cason. Then Elliot came along. And before I knew it, I wasn't just photographing baseball games anymore. I was watching two young men grow up.
For two seasons, I followed their journey through my lens. The wins, the losses, the celebrations, the moments nobody else noticed. I watched them become leaders. I watched them become seniors. I watched them play a game they loved alongside teammates they had grown up with.
Somewhere along the way, they became more than subjects in my photos. They became "my baseball boys.”
There were prom photos. Senior sessions. Countless innings. Thousands of photos. And through all of it, they were always the same—kind, respectful, grateful, and so easy to root for.
Last night, they played their final high school baseball game.
As I stood there taking photos, I realized I wasn't just documenting the end of a season. I was documenting the end of a childhood.
No more high school practices.
No more loading up the bus.
No more putting on that uniform.
No more "one more game."
And if I'm being honest, my heart wasn't ready for that.
People think photography is about pictures. But sometimes it's about watching time slip through your fingers and realizing you can never get it back. The photos stay, but the moments don't.
So thank you, Cason and Elliot.
Thank you for trusting me to tell your story. Thank you for every smile when you saw a photo, every encouraging word, and every memory you allowed me to preserve. Thank you for reminding me why I picked up a camera in the first place.
I know your baseball journeys aren't over yet. Wilmington and Virginia are calling, and I have a feeling I'll find myself on those fields someday too.
But no matter where life takes you, I'll always be grateful that I got to witness this chapter.
Two boys I didn't know two years ago somehow became two kids I'll never forget.
And that's the hard part about this job.
Sometimes the stories become part of your own.
❤️
