2008 ADFPF National Powerlifting Championships
National and World Tournament Galleries HERE

Over the years, requests for my photography has taken me to some of the great race tracks around the country, such as Daytona, Laguna Seca, and Road America to name a few.  Lately though, my focus (no pun intended!) has me covering local sporting events in SW Indiana and Kentucky-covering the “traditional ball and stick” sports of Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer, etc…. 

In 2008, I added two new sports of Hockey and Lacrosse, but the latest request has to be the most unique competition I have attended, either as a fan or photographer. 

Powerlifting is something I recall watching on ABC’s Wide World of Sports and perhaps during the Summer Olympics,  but only if there was nothing else on…..So when I received the request to be the official photographer for a ‘National Tournament’ held in Evansville, I cautiously accepted and looked forward to covering the event and attempting to capture images which told part of the story… 
What I was able to experience was a sport, where both young and old….male and female…competed at the highest level of strength performance.  From a female participant who has only been competing for just a few years (as a way to stay in shape)… to young men still in middle school…to men five times (and then some!) the ages of the youngest competitors, the competition at the WDFPF National Tournament was impressive.  Even more impressive, was how the competitors cheered each other on to make that final lift….You don’t see that too often…. 

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