About a month ago I was assigned to shoot two portraits for our High School Football Preview. Both were out in central Nebraska, one at sunrise and one at sunset. I had some time to kill in between so I visited the 4-H state championship in Grand Island and the Boone County fair in Albion. It's always a treat getting to explore these little towns and get to meet some really great people.
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Boone Central/Newman Grove Quarterback Wyatt Mazour pictured on July 16, 2014 at his home in Albion, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
I met each player at their respective football stadium but I liked the photos from their neighborhoods more. Wyatt, above, lives on a beautiful farm in the rolling hills. His mom came outside for the shoot and even helped me hold a reflector! After we were done she invited me inside and I got to meet all of their sweet pets.
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Rolling hills at sunset in Nebraska. |
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Boone Central/Newman Grove Quarterback Wyatt Mazour pictured on July 16, 2014 at his home in Albion, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
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Boone Central/Newman Grove Quarterback Wyatt Mazour feeds his horse Doc on July 16, 2014 at his home in Albion, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Wyatt's mother requested he finish his chores before coming inside. Above he feeds his horse Doc. In between assignments I headed to the 4-H State Championship Horse Show in Grand Island. |
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Cynch Dickman, 10, practices with his rope during the 4-H State Championship Horse Show on July 16, 2014 in Grand Island, Neb.SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
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Kaden Wooters, 11, left, Cynch Dickman, 10, center, and Alec Lovitt, 14, right, prepare to ride during the 4-H State Championship Horse Show on July 16, 2014 in Grand Island, Neb.SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
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Angelica Wellman, left, 15, and Ariel Sears, 17, right, relax on their horses before competing in the 4-H State Championship Horse Show on July 16, 2014 in Grand Island, Neb.SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
I also stopped by the Boone County Fair in Albion. |
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Becca Rice, left, Mason Wells, 15, second from left, Caity VanDeWalle, 14, second from right, and Ashlynn Baker, 16, right, pet a calf at the Boone County fair on July 16, 2014 in Albion, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
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| A pig sticks its face out at the Boone County fair on July 16, 2014 in Albion, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
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Children prepare to ride during the 4-H State Championship Horse Show on July 16, 2014 in Grand Island, Neb.SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
This portrait was with Grand Island Quarterback Pierce Almond. We took a few at the stadium and then headed to the North Loup river near his home in St. Paul, Neb. for the photo that ran. |
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Grand Island Quarterback Pierce Almond, 18, pictured on July 16, 2014 in Grand Island, Neb.SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
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Grand Island Quarterback Pierce Almond, 18, pictured at Grand Island's Memorial Stadium on July 16, 2014 in Grand Island, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
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| Grand Island Quarterback Pierce Almond, 18, pictured near his home in St. Paul, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD |
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Grand Island Quarterback Pierce Almond, 18, pictured near his home in St. Paul, Neb. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
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