GFL 6 and 7 year old Football

Last Saturday morning I experienced my first taste of winter when at 7:30am I left my apartment to be faced with drained camera batteries, because I left them in my car in the cold over night, and ice on my windows that sent me on my way 15 minutes later than I would have liked. Not gunna lie, Florida girl panicked a little when the ice didn't disappear instantly, but i kept it together and sat in my car with gloves and a jacket on until it defrosted.

After my ice experience, I was clear on my way to photograph 6 and 7 year olds playing football. So precious. I arrived at the stadium to find ice on the field and mothers way over zealous about their child's ability to tackle another 6-year-old to the ground. Enjoy.

Shiloh 7-year-old Christian Kelly (71) followed by teammate Darius Morgan (56) arrive at the field Saturday before their team takes on the Dacula 7-year-olds in the Gwinnett Football League county finals.



6-year-old South Dacula running back Ulysses "Jack" Jackson runs through North Dacula 6-year-olds Joseph Sosa, left, and Isaac Townsend, 20, during the third quarter of Saturdays championship game.


6-year-old tackle


6-year-old Half time snack;)


As the morning light creeps up over the stadium, Dacula South 6-year-old league head coach Mike Grove peps up his offensive line in between plays during the third quarter of their game against Dacula North.


Dacula South 6-year-old league coach Bryan Grove tosses player Cameron Grove (23) into the air as the third quarter comes to an end on Saturday during their county final game.


6-year-old cheerleader for Dacula north Lilly DeLoach, left, celebrates with teammate Jada Milis after the Falcons scored a touchdown in the first quarter of Saturday's championship game.


7- year-old Charlie Nabers gets ready to take the field for Dacula North during the second half of the the Gwinnett Football League county finals.


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Night of Lights

Schachi Sevak, 8, (left) concentrates on spinning her tea cup as Rishima Sharma, 4, sits back and enjoys the ride Saturday evening during the Indian Festival of lights in downtown Duluth. The festival offered rides, games, fireworks, and traditional Indian food.


Suparna Srirama (left) looks through traditional Indian winter shawls from both India and Pakistan as stand operator Naila Rizwan looks on.


Neeharika Chimmana, 8, is reflected in red and yellow lights from the traditional Indian art design of Rangoli, which is a colorful arrangement of rice laid out in a decorative.

Park Feature

6-year-old Korryne Freer, left, swings from the monkey bars at Collins Hill Park as her brother, Colby Balcom,3, plays with his uncle Dan Balcom who is visiting from upstate New York.

Accident Sugarloaf

Sunday night was rather chilly here in ATL, and I had the sudden urge to go pick up some starter logs for my fireplace/chimney thing I have on my porch. So, I headed out for the .2 minute ride to Publix where I discovered a little more than I expected. As I was pulling into the parking lot I saw that the road, Sugarloaf Parkway at Old Norcross, was shut down and that there were many fire trucks and ambulances around. Being the good photojournalist that I am, I grabbed my camera out of my trunk and went exploring. I walked up tot he scene to find that four cars were involved and at the time we knew that one person had died and one was critically injured. I talked to witnesses who saw that accident happen and then to the police who said they were investigating whether street racing was involved. Needless to say that accident scene was horrible and there were crushed cars all over the highway. Nothing like a little spot news for the portfolio on your day off;)

Illuminated blue by police lights, Investigator Bozeman (left) and Sgt. Higginbotham examine the scene of Sunday nights crash that left one 16-year-old boy dead and closed down Sugarloaf Parkway for several hours said police.


Under the white sheet lies the body of a 16-year-old who was shoved through the car and killed during the accident Sunday night. Police are investigating the possibility of street racing as the cause for the accident.

L5P-Feet

So I had some time Saturday afternoon after work in Atlanta to walk around Centennial Park and hit up little five points with Travis.. Such a fun, relaxing, beautiful day. Looking back I feel I can name it the day of feet;)




What a Cowboy...Nice Boots!

Volleyball Semi-Finals

I shot the state semi-finals for Volleyball last week. Wesylan advanced to the finals, and yes, all their starters wore different color hair ties.

State Softball

Buford wins class-AA State Softball title down in Columbus Georgia. This is the first ever womans championship in any sport for the high school.

Buford outfielder Nicole Bell leads her team in a pep cheer before the class-AA championship game Saturday afternoon in Columbus. Buford wins 8-1 to bring home their first ever state championship title.


Buford short stop Whitney Holman(6) tags out Berrien County's second baseman Ivy Lancaster(9) in the third inning of Saturdays class-AA State Championship game in Columbus. Buford claims the victory along with the first ever woman championship in school history.


Buford pitcher Melissa Higginbotham (1) slides in safe to home plate during the 3rd inning of Saturday's AA State Championship game. Buford wins 8-1 to bring home the AA state championship title and the first ever title for women sports at Buford.


Buford outfielder Nicole Bell steps to the plate during the fourth inning of the class-AA state finals in Columbus.


Buford catcher Ansley Kozloski (left) and outfielder Nicole Bell (right) soak head coach Tony Wolfe after their 8-1 AA state championship victory over Berrien County. This years State Softball Championship marks the first state championship victory for any women's sport at Buford.