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 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

Rainy night at the Circuit of the Americas

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

Sonny Guadarrama with a million dollar smile

The awesome Diego Restrepo basking in the sunset

André with another interesting celebration

What a year! Wow. That was awesome.

At the start of every year I create a recap video of our family’s adventures from the past year. It never ceases to amaze me just how much the kids change from videos that I’ve taken in January to the videos that I’ve taken in December. They’re like little Chia Pets. It’s just so fun.

Some fantastic guest appearances from my brothers, Johnny BH, Mikey Mike, my parents, Sara’s mom, and friends Katina, Nate, Merrill, and Eli.