Local photographers and videographers are doing more than documenting games, they’re shaping how athletes, families and communities remember critical moments of their athletic careers. From gameday action shots to highlight reels that attract college attention, media crews provide emotional keepsakes and measurable exposure that can change an athlete’s trajectory.

According to PubMed Central, the National Center for Biotechnology Information, media coverage shows a positive correlation with sports participation behavior, which demonstrates that athletes have a positive response to being filmed. Additionally, consistent photos and highlight reviews increases sports commitment which directly correlates to measurable performance. 

“They have elevated our story…capturing the excitement, the enthusiasm…the hard work and dedication [of Saint Ignatius student athletes].” said Saint Ignatius Athletic Director Mike Hurley.

As the coordinator of the student photographers Hurley is happy with the photographs capturing the athletes glorious moments as well as highlighting the school for their sports teams. 

“I take a lot of pride in my work, I put a lot of effort into editing and going out of my way to be at events and seeing the final result is always nice.” said senior Paul Skomoroch. 

Skomoroch enjoys his work and has aspirations to continue sports photography and videography during college. 

“College sports have the best environments and being able to capture that has always been a dream for me.”  Skomoroch said. 

“I love using my skills and passion in order to make you guys happy. It’s fun and I’m glad you guys enjoy my presence” school photographer Zach Tan said. 

Football player Robbie Connor said,  “ I appreciate how much time and effort they put into coming out to our games to take pictures and videos of us for free. It makes me feel happy and I love seeing all my hard work being shown to everyone.”   

Connor said, “They are a blessing to have!”