Game time at the Circuit of the Americas
This has been a truly exciting spring (thus the lack of posts)! My photography has gone from a weekly exercise to often multiple times a week. And, as a result, my wife has gotten more-and-more frustrated by the number of nights that I spend away from the house :).
Marital problems aside (we’re fine, I think) it’s simultaneously super exciting, anxiety-inducing, and overwhelming balancing everything on top of everything else.
One of my favorite gigs has been partnering with the great folks at the Austin Bold, Austin’s first professional soccer team. The team competes in the USL Championship league. Though it’s technically “under” the MLS in the US professional soccer hierarchy, the soccer being played is ridiculously good. These dudes are no joke and they come from all around the world to play in this wild, fast, super technical league. I am in no way hawking The Bold just because I’ve been working with them, they’re friggin’ fun and the games are a blast.
In no particular order I’m posting some of my favorite images from this first half of the season. I also want to give a huge shout out to the team and players for being so kind to and generous with me, an unknown photographer dude that just started taking pictures and then kept taking pictures :). Here’s to an amazing second half of the year!
Isaac Promise is friggin’ fast!
Isaac and Sean McFarlane Jr. rocking per usual
Xavi Baez’s hair is always perfect and the dude is smooth as silk in midfield
The stadium is beautiful with awesome views of the farm land around it. Andm there’s tons of space for fans to chill and eat delicious fried food.
…and there’s tons of space for fans to scream and wave noisemakers
Marcelo with that 10 star smile
Jorge Troncoso putting in a shift
Rainy night at the Circuit of the Americas
Sean McFarlane Jr. getting a quick rest
Sean turning, and sprinting, and winning
André Lima lifting and Josué Soto getting lifted
Francis Atuahene with an insanely awesome strike into the top corner
Francis at your service
Sonny Guadarrama with a million dollar smile
Ryan Thompson and his awesome family!
Sean staying hydrated
Josué pre-match
The awesome Diego Restrepo basking in the sunset
This little girl was a rockstar!
André with another interesting celebration
<3
Xavi, Isaac, and André post goal
Another gorgeous night at COTA
All for one, one for all