Friday, March 27, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak Halts Sports

"Sam Hess, Operations with Monumental Sports & Entertainment, skates alone prior Detroit Red Wings playing against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on March 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today the NHL announced is has suspended their season due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus (COVID-19) with hopes of returning. The NHL currently joins the NBA, MLS, as well as, other sporting events and leagues around the world suspending play because of the coronavirus outbreak."

During the time of the this photo, there was a lot of unknown, and sadly there still is.

The day prior, the NBA abruptly postponed their season as the coronavirus outbreak reached the United States and the sporting world.

Other leagues, sports and event worldwide felt the ripple effect as nearly each and every one was postponed or canceled outright to insure safety to its players and fans alike.

These are extraordinary times we are living in. Scary, uncertain, tragic, with glimpses of hope. I can only hope as we all look back that this will be a time we all got through safely.

Monday, March 02, 2020

Blazing Bradley

"Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards drives in the lane past Cristiano Felicio #6 of the Chicago Bulls during the first half at Capital One Arena on February 11, 2020 in Washington, DC."

Often when I meet someone new, and the topic of career comes into play, they're always in someway intrigued about the profession.

It's like anything else though - many only see the great things. It's not even a matter of the grass is always greener; it's more or less seeing only the positives of a world they don't exist in.

While in no way I am saying I don't the business I am in, it's that we are often living in the same building or position for long weeks at a time. In some ways, it's like showing up to the same office space every day.

Thankfully we have the ability to try and break that mold every time we put the camera to our eyes. Sometimes it's a repeat of a prior game or year, other times it's completely new and fresh.

The above is something I try to spend a couple minutes every game doing. Some days it works, others it doesn't. But taking that risk to be different makes shooting the same teams in the same ecosystems enjoyable.