The Rims Are Off In Boston
A collection of images captured during the Covid19 pandemic of basketball courts in Boston.
New Motion Work for Reebok Classics
I recently shot 100 Reebok Basketball shoes for Reebok Classics and edited them into a 60s clip to show off their archive and retro shoe selection. My favorite is the Shaqnosis, I always wanted a pair as a kid. The video now lives on Reebok’s Basketball Retro page. Enjoy!
American Photography 35 Chosen Winner
I am extremely excited to announce that my portrait of Silivene photographed in Rwanda was chosen as a winner of American Photography 35 and will be included in the American Photography Archive. It has been my mission to continue telling the stories of women in Rwanda using basketball to improve their lives along side Shooting Touch and I am so grateful that this image will live in the American Photography Archive forever.
Attorney General Maura Healey Plays Basketball With Boston Police and Local Girls
Boston nonprofit, Shooting Touch G3, held a basketball game between local girls on their AAU team and the female police officers of the Boston Police Department. The Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey, joined the G3 girls who won on a buzzer beater by one basket.
International Day of Sport For Development and Peace 2018
Today is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, a day to recognize the positive influence sport has on the advancement of human rights, and social and economic development.
New Film: The Greatest Coaching Lesson in Basketball
Shot on my 3rd trip to Rwanda for Shooting Touch, a basketball nonprofit with the mission of using sport to educate and empower at-risk and the communities in which they live. For this film I utilized an incredible speech by Shooting Touch Board Member and Athletic Director of the Noble & Greenough school that he gave to a group of new coaches in Nyamirama, Rwanda following a coaches clinic.
Young Ballers Hit the Court with Boston's Finest
Last week I had the pleasure of heading out to a small park in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood to photograph the Shooting Touch G3 annual free basketball camp for girls. The G3 camp partners with female police officers in Boston for 1 week of nonstop basketball skills, drills and mentorship.
Female Boston Police Officers Ball in Dorchester
While the girls may have felt they were there just to improve their skills or simply have a good time, they were constantly getting lessons and quick lectures from the ST coaches, who happen to be Mass General nurses, and the BPD.
Video Recognized by United Nations
Recently recognized by the United Nations Office on Sport Development and Peace as a top 10 section for the International Day of Sport Development and Peace video contest.
Photographing Basketball in Rwanda
Back in June, I was lucky enough to partner with a Boston-based nonprofit, Shooting Touch, to travel to Rwanda and document the participants in their "Basketball Health Corps" initiative. They use the sport of basketball and their partnerships with health administrators to teach children valuable skills and preventative treatments when it comes to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and daily health.