USA Swimming

Ryan Lochte competes in the 200 individual medley finals (and wins of course). 

The 2013 Phillips National Championship & World Championship swimming trials were held at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis last week and I spent a day and a half covering it. First for the New York Times, and later in the week for the Indianapolis Star. Having never covered a big swimming event, I was amazed at the access given to photographers had and how few photographers were there to cover it. At big events with high profile athletes you are often fairly restricted to where you can go, but with this swimming event, you could roam where ever you wanted and the staff and volunteers on hand couldn't have been more helpful. I'm looking forward to it coming back to Indianapolis.


Katie Ledecky reacts after finishing the fastest in the world this year and fourth fastest all time in the 1500 Meter Freestyle.


North Baltimore Aquatic Club's Bob Bowman, coach for swimmer Michael Phelps, watches swimmers warm up.


Samuel Smiddy competes in the 200 Individual Medley.


Katie Ledecky waves to spectators after finishing the fastest in the world this year and fourth fastest all time in the 1500 Meter Freestyle


A spectator watches swimmers warm up during the 2013 National Championship & World Championship Trials.

Butler vs Charlotte

Images from the Butler vs Charlotte game this evening. Another very close game that came down to the final seconds at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

IHSAA Swimming Championship

Last weekend I photographed the Indiana High School swimming championships at IUPUI's Natatorium in Indianapolis. I was only focused on a few swimmers my newspaper client was interested in so I figured I would show off every frame I made during the event... in 47 seconds.

Butler v Gonzaga

I've shot quite a lot of basketball over the years but have never seen an ending quite like the Butler v Gonzaga game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Butler won by one point after Roosevelt Jones stole an inbounds pass and made a basket with no time left on the clock. The fans swarmed the court making it difficult to get a clear shot of the celebration. I managed to get one decent frame before running onto the court myself to shoot the celebrations.

Friday Night Football

I shot high school football last night for the Indianapolis Star. It was the first football I have shot in over a year and was really nice to get out there and shoot some action and play around with the nice light as the sun came down. Enjoy.

Friday Night Football - Images by Chris Bergin

Indianapolis Photographer

State Wrestling

I shot the state wrestling tournament last Saturday at Conseo Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. We had two wrestlers from our area compete, and only one win. Here are a selection of images from the evening.