The Philadelphia Photographer

Currently spending the weekend in Louisville covering the 135th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs for the Louisville Courier Journal.  It’s long days followed by prayers for no rain.  My assignment is to cover turn 3 during the race.  Stay tuned for a gallery of images from the weekend.

The March issue of Runner’s World features a 2-page spread from a chilly outing when I was last in Chicago in November.  Originally posted here. Thanks again to fellow Missouri grad Amy Semith for her hard work and cooperation!

Sometimes its more fun not attending events as working press.  STEVE BOYLE PHOTO attended the inauguration ceremonies with a silver ticket and camera in hand.  Cue exclusive images located here and a Washington Post story here about my experiences.  I was in the middle of this mayhem…”She said some ticket holders, demanding access to the silver-ticket section, became [...]

STEVE BOYLE PHOTO is headed to DC to witness history.  Though a personal trip, I’ve got all my gear with me just in case.  Check back Wednesday to see if any cool snaps were made!

STEVE BOYLE PHOTO recently posted this from the NYC Marathon.  Below are some additional selects from the race.  A complete gallery of the elite athletes can be here and a scenic gallery of images can be viewed here.  Funny how the image I pulled after a quick edit of about 1500 images is still my [...]

A weekend in Chicago visiting old friends, Philadelphia photographer STEVE BOYLE PHOTO, photographed a runner near Lake Michigan.  The runner is friend Amy Semith, who works at UpShot and also runs year round.  The path she took me on went to nowhere but the views were incredible and while we were shooting out there several runners [...]

STEVE BOYLE PHOTO spent the duration of the NYC Marathon on and around the Madison Avenue Bridge taking the runners into Manhattan  for the last time coming from the Bronx.  I decided on this location because bridges / overhangs provide shadows to work with and the remote location of the bridge, steps before mile marker [...]

STEVE BOYLE PHOTO is headed to New York City to photograph the annual ING New York City Marathon and visit with friends and family.  In 2007, I covered the race for Runner’s World Magazine since I was in town for the Olympic Trials Men’s Marathon the day before, see previous post.  My vantage point last [...]

A special post in honor of the marathon season getting underway.  I was a part of the festivities in Baltimore on Saturday and some friends are running Chicago today, good luck! REWIND TO 2007 – Last year at the New York Marathon, the American men ran the Olympic Trials Marathon the day before; a bittersweet [...]

Headed to West Virginia for Gauley Fest and two days of white water rafting on the Gauley River.  Be back to work Tuesday morning, enjoy the weekend!  (Picture below is from my adventure in 2007, see Steve – front left)