Chiefs Rookie Club at CCVI

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Today the Kansas City Chiefs Rookie Club visited the Children's Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI). This school/organization is amazing and I have been privileged to work for them several times over the last year. What they do for children with disabilities is incredible. It's hard to leave one of their events without either a huge smile or a few tears. Today was no different, as the new Chiefs players (along with KC Wolf and a couple Chiefs cheerleaders) came to decorate cookies, sing Christmas songs, and give gifts to the kids.

World Series Parade

By now you've all heard that the Kansas City Royals won the 2015 World Series. As a relatively new Royals fan and even newer Kansas City resident, I can only imagine the joy a long-time fan must feel based on my insane level of happiness. I got a taste of just how over-the-moon fans in Kansas City and the surrounding area are on Tuesday, when an 800,000 people crowded the streets of downtown Kansas City to watch their World Series Champions parade. Being present for the sea of royal blue fans, deafening shouts of "PAY ZOBRIST," Gomes' hilarious "unpolitically correct" speech and getting to hold the Commissioner's Trophy was amazing. This city is definitely a baseball town, whatever the naysayers may think. And despite wearing off the heel of one of my boots while walking the parade route a half dozen times, I had a blast covering the World Series Parade for MLB. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day:

The Edge of Hell for Narratively

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I have lived in Kansas City for nearly two full years now, but had never made my way down to the West Bottoms to check out the infamous haunted houses. This year I finally got my chance to check out The Beast and The Edge of Hell thanks to Narratively, a newly-launched start-up website. I got to tag along as the Vice President of Full Moon Productions and a few of her workers dressed up for a video promotion. I even got to meet "Rat Man." I had a great time shooting some portraits with a homemade snoot and seeing some behind-the-scenes work at some of the biggest and oldest haunted houses in the country.

World Series Batting Practice

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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.

Play Ball for MLB

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Major League Baseball and USA Baseball launched the "Play Ball" initiative this past summer to encourage widespread participation in all forms of baseball and softball activities among all age groups, especially youth. Yesterday, Kansas City held a mini-clinic at Satchel Paige Memorial Stadium and local children showed up to learn tips from former Kansas City Royals players George Brett and Willie Wilson. It was a good 'ol time and Royals' mascot Sluggerrr even showed up for some fun.