Observations

I hope this letter finds you both in good spirits. I'm writing to share a story that involves the two of you and your show, "Welcome to Wrexham." It's not every day that a television show changes the course of one's life, but in my case, that's exactly what happened.

In 2006, I was hired by the Minnesota Twins as their photography intern. One day, I casually mentioned to my boss and the Team Photographer at the time how intimidating it was to see my fellow interns introducing themselves to the players and coaches. To my surprise, they suggested that I introduce myself too, as I would be around these athletes all year with a camera in hand.

I ran through all the potential plays to calm myself. Long passes near the sidelines were the only thing the Vikings could try to be in field goal range again. I knew that if they did that then I was in the right spot to get the field goal and the fans’ reaction behind the goal post. If Case Keenum was sacked, I was in the right spot to get game ending jubilation from the Saints. When I thought touchdown, it was a Hail Mary into the end zone and I knew I was in the wrong spot and that made me anxious again. I’d now waited too long to move. I trusted the team I was shooting with and so I thought about that sack. That sack was the most likely photo I was going to get from where I was. That sack was going to be storytelling.