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I started photographing college football in 1995 and still do so today when I am not shooting weddings. My photographs have been displayed in many different formats and this page illustrates a sampling of some of the various usages of my photos.

This photo shows a banner of Pitt defensive back Avonte Maddox that is hung from Heinz Field for the 2017 season.
In 2016 I took the photo of Maddox that was used for this banner.

That is me that is standing up and taking a photo of Pitt's Devin Street catching a touchdown pass against Notre Dame in 2013.

Below is the photo that I took of the Devin Street touchdown.

Some of the places where my football photos have been featured are as follows:

#1 Purdue University Football Vault book

Perhaps the most famous play in Purdue Football history happened on October 28, 2000 when Drew Brees threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Seth Morales in the waning moments of the game to defeat Ohio State 31-27. I was fortunate enough to capture the exact moment when Morales caught the football and since that time my photograph has been used to document the play that allowed Purdue to go to the Rose Bowl.

10-28-2000 Seth Morales

#2 Advertisement for the Jim Tressel show.

This photo of Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel was taken on October 06, 2007 and it was featured for an advertisement of "The Coach's TV Show as well as in Ohio State programs and media guides.

10-06-2007 Jim Tressel Ohio State Head Coach

#3 Ohio State All Access Pass 2009
A photo I took of the Ohio State defense was used as the cover for Ohio State's All Access Football pass for 2009.

Ohio State Defense 10-13-2007

2009 Ohio State All Access Season Pass

#4 A photo of the WVU defense was included as part of a street sign banner for United Bank.

WVU Defense 11-08-2007

West Virginia Mountaineer Street Sign Morgantown WV

#5 This photo of LeSean McCoy was used in a poster by the University of Pittsburgh to compare him to Tony Dorsett. It was also used often to illustrate McCoy including a program cover.

LeSean McCoy 11- 24- 2007

Photo of LeSean "Shady" McCoy in Panther Hall of Fame

Game Day Program
10-25-2008

LaRod Stephens-Howling
09-01-2007

#6 This photo of Pitt football players huddling together is presently featured on the Pitt football equipment trailer. It has also been prominently featured in numerous other ways including on an all-access pass, a bowl advertisement and other promotional features. Plus it is displayed prominently at the Pitt football facilities.