I finally have posted photos from the Duke vs. UNC basketball game. This is a game full of emotions and, as you can see above, body paint!That turned out to be a long night for me, as is typical when Duke and UNC clash in either in Chapel Hill or Durham. The game was at 9pm, but I arrived at 5pm to start setting up remote cameras, laying out various cords that I would need and other set-up. I left the Smith Center around 2am. So it turned out to be about a 8-9 hour day for me and many other photographers.
After the game, Bob Rosato (Sports Illustrated), Jeffery Camaratti (UNC) and Kevin Cox (Getty Images) went for a late night snack at Hector’s just off Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. The UNC vs. Duke game is always a huge basketball game in America. It was of course broadcasted live on ESPN nationwide. Steve Kirshner, athletic communications contact for UNC basketball, said that there were 64 photographers covering the game! That is an amazing number, even if we were talking about the National Championships, and reflects the great interest in this match-up. I’m a pretty lucky guy to be able to sit on the floor for that game.