|
My photo, “Soccer, from the stands”, was displayed at the Bay Area Creative Youth Foundation's Celebration 2025 which was located at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. You can see further information on my photo and Artist Statement here: https://www.bayareacreativefoundation.org/2025/soccer-from-the-stands-lindsay-b?rq=lindsay
0 Comments
I am thrilled to share that I have been working on an ongoing project titled, "The Oakland Project: Minor Yet Major" and have finished turning it into a photo book format. The book features both my photos of Oakland minor league sports teams, and three journalism articles that I've written about various aspects of Oakland sports. A print version of it can be purchased for $20 on Magcloud (see below) or the collection can also be viewed in a web optimized version on my website.
50 pages, published 6/29/2025
The Oakland Project: Minor Yet Major is an ongoing collection of my photography work covering professional sports teams in Oakland. Storytelling is always at the forefront of my photos. Since photographing these teams, my style has evolved to not just focus on the action, but has gained a greater focus on the fans and telling the story of the game. In such a rich sports culture like Oakland, it is absolutely devastating that they have now lost…
Every year, the Bay Area Creative Foundation, a local Bay Area organization, hosts their annual creative competition for local high schoolers. My photo, “Soccer, from the stands”, was awarded Special Award status amongst over 1,800 submissions. I took this photo at an NWSL soccer match between Angel City FC and Racing Louisville FC. You can see further information on my photo and Artist Statement here: https://www.bayareacreativefoundation.org/2025/soccer-from-the-stands-lindsay-b?rq=lindsay  On November 27, 2024, Pearl Press, an online fine art magazine released their 23rd issue, titled Sport. A photo of mine, “Soccer, from the stands”, was featured in the release. I took this photo at a NWSL game in June when Angel City hosted Racing Louisville, at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Angel City, who I was rooting for, had scored an early two goals in the first half; Racing Louisville tied it in the second. The rest of the game was filled with anticipation each time a team attempted to score. Then, with five minutes left in the game, Angel City’s Sydney Leroux scored the game-winning goal and the crowd went wild. Each part of this image–from the goalkeeper lying on the ground, to the Angel City players in black running in celebration, to the hands in the air–gives me chills as they remind me of the exhilaration of this special moment. You can find the full issue here: www.pearl-press.com/sport  The Oakland Roots, a professional soccer team that I have photographed for, used a photo of mine in a promotional graphic encouraging investments. You can view the post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_yRIJ7SGVh/  The Oakland Roots, a professional soccer team that I've photographed for, used a photo of mine in a social media carousel post. The post can be viewed here: www.instagram.com/p/C-JHwJzy26Z/?img_index=3  Over the summer, I was invited by the curator to showcase 24 of my photos in an art exhibition, in a collage titled “Minor Yet Major”. I was the only student present, alongside older, established artists of other media including photography.  The exhibition focused on the “death” of major league professional sports in Oakland (following the departure of the Athletics, the Raiders, and the Warriors). It was “An exhibition documenting the past & future, the fans & community, the landmarks and memories of over 60 years and counting.” With my photos, I wanted to focus on the Oakland sports community that has filled the void as they support their smaller, minor league, professional teams. In my collage, I featured photos of the Oakland Spiders (ultimate frisbee, Ultimate Frisbee Association), the Oakland Roots (soccer, USL Championship League) and most recently the inaugural game for the Oakland Ballers (baseball, Pioneer League); all teams who are dedicated to Oakland and their fans. All of the photos of the Oakland Ballers team are from their exhilarating inaugural opening day on June 4, 2024. The exhibition showed at the Ramsess Art Garden from July 26-28, 2024, with an opening reception on the 26th from 7-9pm. You can see more photos from the event below.   Every year, the Bay Area Creative Foundation, a local Bay Area organization, hosts their annual creative competition for local high schoolers. My photo, “Frozen Droplets”, was awarded Exceptional Awardee status amongst over 1,800 submissions. I took this photo at an USL-Championship soccer match between the Oakland Roots SC and San Antonio FC on October 1, 2023. You can see further information on my photo and Artist Statement here: https://www.bayareacreativefoundation.org/2024/frozen-droplets-lindsay-b  Diablo Valley College, my local community college, posted a photo I took on their athletics Instagram in a graphic. You can view the post here: www.instagram.com/p/C1LV_U8R-n3/  A photo of mine was used in their post-tournament report. You can view the report here: dvcvikings.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2023-24/releases/20231107p154hh  A photo of mine was used in their game report on their website. View the report here: dvcvikings.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2023-24/releases/202311020lhubu  Diablo Valley College, my local community college, posted a photo I took on their athletics Instagram for a game-day graphic. You can view the post here: www.instagram.com/p/Cxsxu8ErgfM/  Diablo Valley College, my local community college, posted a photo I took on their athletics Instagram. You can view the post here: www.instagram.com/p/CxhAMm_AqVP/  An image of mine was featured in their post game report. View the report here: dvcvikings.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2023-24/releases/202309162yqto6  An image of mine was used in their pre-game preview report by Ryan Snell. View the preview here: dvcvikings.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2023-24/releases/20230919gy25rs  Cristina Suciu, a fellow female photographer, put together a post challenging the inequity between female and male photographers who receive coveted media credentials for track and field competitions. A photo of mine was featured in her post.   An image of mine was published in the Pleasanton Weekly, a local newspaper, in their weekly sports report. The image features the 2022 Athenian Owls Girl's Cross Country Team, which qualified for the State race earlier that weekend. The team placed 5th overall (out of 33 teams) to qualify for the State Championships for their first time in 8 years. You can view the online issue here: www.pleasantonweekly.com/sports/2022/11/22/postseason-playoffs-football-cross-county-and-more/  I was provided with the opportunity to photography my first professional team, the Oakland Spiders. The Spiders are a professional, minor-league ultimate frisbee team. This was a great learning opportunity as I got to collaborate with other staff photographers. In their post-game post on Instagram, 7 of my photos were used. You can view the full post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctb07scpDnT/  |
