Matt Harvey
The Kansas City Royals made their way back to the Fall Classic again this year, and I'm priviliged enough to make my way back as well. This year, I'll be running cards and photo editing for the New York Mets, as well as working for the marketing department at MLB, photographing advertisement partners. I was too impatient to wait for the games to get underway so today I drove out to the stadium to grab my credentials, mark my spot in the photo well and shoot a little bit of batting practice.
At 5:00 p.m. on Friday, I quickly gathered my things and ran to the 42nd St.-Times Square subway stop to catch the Queens-bound 7 train. After 45 minutes of traveling I reached the stop for Citi Field in Flushing. Nervous, I stepped off of the train and headed to the gate to get my media credentials. As the ballpark worker handed me my first and third base photo passes, I couldn't do anything but smile. After all, it's not every day that you recieve your first Major League Baseball credentials for Sports Illustrated.
The Mets were hosting the Kansas City Royals - my team away from home (I'll always be a Rangers fan first) - so I was pretty excited to catch them while they were in New York. Shooting the match-up was dream come true. It was better than Christmas, Thanksgiving and my birthday all rolled into one.
Four days later, I was given the opportunity to shoot the Mets again as Matt Harvey took the mound against the Colorado Rockies. Since my first game, I had recieved a lot of feedback and was excited to see what I could improve upon from my first game.
Here are my favorite shots from the two games. Enjoy!
