I haven't posted in quite a while, so this is a good shot to get me up and going again.
Late last year, my friend, Loren asked if I could help with some shots for a calendar that he was putting together for 2010. The calendar is about athletes who compete in adaptive sports in Arizona. He used a few of my shots in the final version and this was one of them.
This was shot at the Phoenix College track using one Elinchrom Ranger with a 53" octabank.
Kevin Messner was the subject of his photo and his bio from the calendar:
Kevin, is nine years old and was born in ZhaoQing, China. He was adopted five years ago and came to Arizona where he received a surgery that allowed him to wear a prosthetic leg. Kevin competed in the 2009 Arizona Disabled Sports Desert Challenge where he qualified for nationals in both track and archery. He also competed in the National Junior Disabled Championship in St. Louis this past summer. Kevin will soon receive his first prosthetic running leg from the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
The calendar was created to raise money for a new gym (http://www.disabilitysportscenter.com/calendar.html) in Phoenix. If you happen to know someone who rolls around, take 15 mins and 15 dollars to send him/her a calendar. It goes for a good cause.