On a Sunday in the Sunshine
When I fell in love with women’s flat track derby, I was already a fan. Derby answered a nagging question… or rather, derby helped me answer all those people at UC Santa Barbara who nagged me with the...
View ArticleDog Day at Roller Derby
I went to photograph women’s flat track roller derby … and an animal adoption fair broke out. The four regular season teams of the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls skated in a doubleheader and, though I can’t...
View ArticleGeek on Light and Fiona Apple Sauce – Derby Photography Recipe
A Bay Area teacher friend drove to Brooks Institute this week for The Teachers’ Workshop. When I worked for Brooks, veteran high school photography teachers often shared stories about Brooks’ summer...
View ArticleEpic Gold – Best BAD Photos from 2013 Derby Season
When I review my photos at the end of each year, I am always surprised. How did I get so lucky? Yesterday I recalled meeting track legend Tommie Smith. Today I am overwhelmed that I photograph women’s...
View ArticleSpring Forward Part 2 – Roller Derby Season Begins
I am an official photographers for the [wb_fb_f name=”bayareaderbygirls” id=””] . I have a camera, a press badge and a really cool derby name. (I am P Giddy.) One of my friends asked me how I lucked...
View ArticleGolden Bowl Derby Story
Ten Days. That’s how long it takes for me to recover from photographing roller derby on Father’s Day weekend. (I don’t know how long it takes for the skaters.) Photo Gallery When the schedule for the...
View ArticleIt is Official – The Derby Double
I first published this blog post on Saturday July 19, 2014, one week after the Bay Area Derby Girls regular season double header at The Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California. The bouts decided...
View ArticleBAD International Pi Day
The Bay Area Derby Girls opened the 2015 regular season on International Pi Day. Berkeley won the first bout against San Francisco (photo gallery here), and Oakland defeated Richmond in the second...
View Article2015 D1 WFTDA Roller Derby Playoffs – Tucson
I would do anything for love (but I won’t do that) – Meat Loaf (1993) Links to photo galleries included at the end I almost did not attend the 2015 D1 WFTDA International Roller Derby Tournament in...
View ArticleBay Area Derby Pride Double Header
I almost did not photograph last weekend’s Bay Area Derby Pride double header. I would have missed something special. My derby photographs were not special, although I took a few decent action pictures...
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