I have been covering Team Anomaly, a local paintball team, over the summer. When I tell people I photograph paintball tournaments they always look at me a little funny. They sort of cock their head to the side and say "You photograph paintball tournaments?". Most people think of paintball as some sort of game for young kids or middle aged men who run around the back woods shooting each other. While there is that side to it, Team Anomaly was in an Xball tournament series this summer. Xball is very different than the stereo type of paintball that most people think of. It is more like a sport than most people realize. There are rules, referees, positions, strategies, sponsorships, and even bleachers for spectators to watch. It is a real x-games type sport.

Nikon F4, Sigma 70-300, Kodak Portra 400

It is quite a challenge to photograph a paintball tournament for sure. I have to wear all the protective gear the players are wearing and try to look through a viewfinder while dodging paintballs. Very exciting! Nothing like a family portrait session. Team Anomaly ended up taking 2nd place overall for the whole tournament series, these photographs were taken of their first place win for the 5 man game.