[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Regan Klovstad

 By: Grace Drawdy

Regan Klovstad, Starbucks Barista

 As Klovstad looks forward to her 2 year anniversary of working for Starbucks next month, she looks back on her favorite parts of the job thus far. "My coworkers for sure [are] the best people," said Klovstad. One drink, however, has remained her tried and true throughout her times here as a barista. The shaken oat milk espresso is Klovstad's favorite drink to make for customers. "They're not the easiest [to make] but they're pretty fun to shake it up and stir it before serving."

[MINOR ASSIGNMENT 3] Freedom, Food, and (more) Felines!

 By: Grace Drawdy

Rule of Thirds

Clear, identifiable, point of entry

Framing

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Maximum Silhouette

[PHOTOSTORY 2: MOTION] - Hitting the Gym

 By: Alden Barbour

Madison Abel enjoys spending an hour or so daily at her apartment's gym.

Abel typically starts her workouts on the rowing machine.

She maintains focus and balance while on the machine.

She plants her feet steady on the ground when lifting weights.

Abel is not picky when it comes to workout attire, "I honestly would rather just wear a t-shirt."

Abel shared that she "would rather do arm workouts than legs. There is nothing worse than leg day."

Abel's outfit choice for this gym day was a Beech Mountain t-shirt, gym shorts, and Hoka tennis shoes.

Abel shared that "going to the gym every day just makes me feel better about myself."

She was wearing her clinic shoes during her workout because she had left her regular workout shoes at a friend's house.

Powering through, Abel focuses on her goal of a few more minutes.

Next up, the bike is one of Abel's favorite pieces of equipment in the gym.

"I enjoy looking out the window and watching while on the bike," said Abel.

"I have a Peloton at my parent's house, so this is the next best thing when I'm in Savannah," said Madison.

Almost done! Madison counts down the seconds until her ride is complete.

Riding in style! Clinic shoes make for good workout shoes too.

Abel winds down the workout on the treadmill.

"I like to spend 30 minutes on the treadmill at the end of every workout, said Abel. It helps me to stretch."

Luckily, Abel had the gym to herself. 

The last few minutes of the workout. Abel lowers the speed, as she ends her walk.

Abel reaches the end of her walk, wrapping up her workout.

[PHOTOSTORY 2: MOTION] - Pickup Basketball

By: Johnathan Hooker

 

Thomas N. Lay Community Center & Park serves as one of the main community centers in Athens. Since 1975 this community center has been around for the community for Athens.

Randall Watkins analyzing what the defense is setting in. He has been around this community center since he was in 3rd grade.

Mark Watson pushing the basketball up the court. Mark is a junior that goes to local high school Clarke Central.

Davion Hughes attempting a three pointer to put his team ahead. Hughes has been around this community center since he moved to Athens since 6th grade.

Edrin Summerour dribbling the basketball out on the perimeter. Summerour is an active community member where he is the sports director at the YMCA.

Ty Summers going up for the layup to tie the game. Summers travels from a surrounding county to play basketball here at the community center.

Moon Johnson manuerving through the defense. Johnson's aggressiveness was on display this game.

Josh Henderson attempting a three pointer to put his team ahead. Henderson shooting ability help elevate his team play during this game.

Lamar Stephenson passing to the open man. Stephenson uses these pick up games as relief from his job.

Mark Watson swinging the ball around the perimeter for an open shot. Watson and Johnson were big contributors for their respective teams.

 

Kaleb Dunn smiling as he waits for his turn to get on the court. Dunn comes back every chance he can get to come and play basketball with his friends here at the center.

Darryl Watkins making sure that Davion does not get another shot off. Watkins is a camp counselor who spends as much time as he can in the community.

Multiple people waiting to see who is their next opponent. The games are high intense everyday for the open gym.

Terrance Jenson going through the lane. Jenson is a rising freshman at local high school Clarke Central.

Korey Harrison looking at his shot go through the rim over Edrin Summerour. Harrison athleticism really was a x-factor for his game. 

Randall Watkins shooting a three pointer to put his team ahead. Watkins is a recent graduate of local high school Cedar Shoals.

Lamar Stephenson eyeing out his competition. Stephenson was a reliable option for his team.

Edrin Summerour chirping with the team on the sideline. Summerour was an energy boost for his team.

Ty Summers connecting on a three pointer to tie up the game. Summers shooting ability was a big help for his team.

Korey Harrison dunking the basketball to end the game. Harrison was the most important player on the floor with his ability to defend and his athleticism.

[Photostory 2: Humans In Motion] Kickboxing Workout Session

 By: Alionie Georges

 

Entrance to American KillerBees Fitness Studio located at 39 W Main St A, Statesboro, GA. Today's workout session was held at 5PM, June 28th, 2024.

Shelley Harris does toe-touches. This is one of the many warm-up exercises the class has to do before getting started.

American Killer Bees instructor Curtis Scott demonstrates the correct stance to do a proper jab. If one does not have the correct stance, it is easy to get injured when kickboxing.

Dillon Dunn sets his stance before doing a jab. The jab Dunn is doing is part of a leg lunge to stance-to-jab combo the dojo does to incorporate a full-body workout into the fitness session.

 

Morgan Dunn hits the punching bag. The jab Dunn is doing is part of a leg lunge to stance-to-jab combo the dojo does to incorporate a full-body workout into the fitness session.

Curtis Scott looking over the members' plank stance. To engage the core it is important to keep the body parallel to the ground to feel the burn. 

Dillon Dunn takes a break from the jab combos. There are over 32 kickboxing combos that can be performed on and off the mat.

Curtis Scott counts down the seconds before the end of the jab combination. Scott walks between the bags to motivate all his members especially when the workout gets hard.

Dillon Dunn performs his final jab on the mat. Excited to complete the first portion of the mat workout, Dunn gives it his all.

Curtis Scott shows how to properly kick the punching bags. Scott now moves on to the second portion of the workout session, high and low kicks.

Shelly Harris kicks the punching bag. Harris is doing what you call shadowing, coping the movements of her instructor.

Dillon Dunn unwraps his boxing gloves. Although the second portion of the workout is done more awaits.

Morgan Dunn stretches hip abductors. It is important to do dynamic stretches before embarking on floor workouts.

Scott Curtis introduces a new floor workout position the russian twists. This is only a precursor to the upcoming workout positions.

Dillon Dunn prays to the heavens for strength during the Russian twists. This position is held for 20 seconds before being able to rest.

Shelley Harris passes the weighted ball to Morgan Dunn. After being introduced to the Russian twist position, the workout is upped by the ante introducing group-weighted Russian twists.

Dillon Dunn and Morgan Dunn rejoice after ending the workout. The session was a continuous hour-long session.

Shelly Harris gets a cup of water to rehydrate. At the end of the workout session, the members are given time to rest, drink water, and wipe sweat to cool down.

Shelley Harris wipes down her punching bag after cooling down. It is considered a respectful ritual to wipe down your punching bag to mark the end of a kickboxing session to preserve and maintain the dojo.

Husband and wife Dillon Dunn and Morgan Dunn flex after a successful full-body workout. Morgan has been doing kickboxing for the past 8 months and has dropped in her husband to join her for the past 4 weeks.