Six years on the pool deck, including priority coverage at Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHAA) Championships and one of the few photographers in Missouri to be granted springboard access.

AJW Studio has photographed swimming and diving across Missouri for six years, with priority coverage at the Missouri State Championships.

After several seasons of freelance work, state athletics administrators reviewed my body of work and allowed me to cover springboard diving from the diving platform deck — access rarely granted in Missouri. That vantage puts the camera where the dive actually happens!

Access like that is earned by knowing the deck. Where to stand, where not to, when to move, and how to stay invisible to an athlete mid-approach. I work within MSHSAA requirements and coordinate with meet referees and officials at every event — never shooting from behind the blocks, never entering a restricted area.

Every athlete's images go to a permanent gallery that stays live for as long as AJW Studio is in business. Diving galleries are organized by athlete, so families can find their diver in seconds instead of scrolling through hundreds of frames.