I wanted to draw your attention to the latest issue of Inside Lacrosse (August 2008).  As you know, last year, I did a year-long photo essay of the varsity men’s lacrosse team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  It was a ton of work, but very gratifying to do.  One of the most gratifying results is a 9 page spread that Inside Lacrosse magazine, where I am a frequent photo contributor, published in this latest issue.  I had been in talks with Inside Lacrosse’s art director James Schaffer since as early as September or October about the possibility of doing a spread in IL.  At the time, I didn’t know if the project would even be successful or would reach fruition. Also, the story could always be displaced by other stories if a major event broke in lacrosse.
So other than my discussions with Inside Lacrosse and UNC sports information director Dave Lohse, I told not a soul that the photos could eventually find their way into the printed version of IL.; not even the coaches or players. Â I only told them about 2 weeks ago when I knew the magazine had quite literally gone to the printing presses with the article included.
I’m really excited about the end result.  The editors decided to publish 9 pages for the story, a good 2 to 3 more pages that I ever expected.  Also used was a photo on the table of contents page.
A public thanks to James Schaffer, Keely Knopp, John Jiloty, Jon Brand and Matt Cain at Inside Lacrosse for their help. If you wish to order a back copy, they are available at this link from Inside Lacrosse.Â
