{"id":3428,"date":"2017-10-30T21:01:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T01:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.accphotos.com\/blog\/?p=3428"},"modified":"2017-10-30T21:01:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T01:01:37","slug":"duke-wrestling-behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.accphotos.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/30\/duke-wrestling-behind-the-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke wrestling behind-the-scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

This season I will be doing a season-long behind-the-scenes photo story with the Duke wrestling team. While I have photographed a few wrestling meets, working with a team and trying to get photos off the mat is new to me. So it will be a learning process, but that challenge is why I wanted to embark on this journey.<\/p>\n

A difficult part in working with a team is always getting embedded with a team and not feeling like an outsider. That part was made much easier when one of the seniors, Jacob Kasper, introduced me to the team. After a practice a number of the guys came up and introduced themselves, making knowing them and being comfortable around them much easier. A great sign a picked the right team to work with.<\/p>\n

Below are some of my initial images from my first week with the team. Four images from the weight room and four from practice.<\/p>\n

\"Thayer <\/a>
Thayer Atkins, Jacob Kasper and Alec Schenk. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Chalk\" <\/a>
Chalk <\/div> <\/div>
\"Maliik <\/a>
Maliik Marcin lifts. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Araad <\/a>
Araad Fisher <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Headgear\" <\/a>
Headgear <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Matt <\/a>
Matt Finesilver <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Kaden <\/a>
Kaden Russell and Alec Schenk spar. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Josh <\/a>
Josh Finesilver <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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