Hi! My name is Maylea Salmon, I am a Student at the University of Cincinnati planning to graduate in 2025. I am a journalism major with a sports media and promotion certificate and a Spanish minor with a specific interest in sports media and photography.
The storytelling and emotional aspect that is involved in sports photography is the reason I love it ! I am highly motivated, communicative, and hardworking in all that I do! My heart is in this job and I am excited to see where it takes me in my future! :)
I am currently interning for The University of Cincinnati's Athletic Department as a photographer, as well as Champion as one of their Champion Embersi ! I am also a staff photographer for The News Record on Campus and can be found taking pictures at events around campus and any athletic games! I am also an ambassador for UC's College of Arts & Science and the Historian's Assistant of Zeta Tau Alpha (Alpha Eta) on campus! Check out my linked in profile below for direct links to the articles my photos have been featured in!
Why did I choose sports photography?
Ever since elementary school, I was the only girl that played football on the blacktop or baseball in the grass area at recess with the boys in my class. I was the only girl that waited endlessly on the sidelines till the one boy let me go in for a play. I was the girl that put “NFL player” on the PowerPoint slide show at kindergarten graduation when the dream job question appeared. I have loved sports, football in particular since I was that little girl in oversized basketball shorts, my Colts T-shirt, and basketball shoes on the blacktop just waiting for the boys to let me play. Working in sports has been my dream for as long as I can remember. I see the emotion it brought out in me, the fans, and through my lens I am working to see and capture the emotions it brings to the players as well. The emotional aspect of all sports is the reason I love what I do, but the personal connection and emotion I feel relating to sports is what leads me to continue in photography, working toward the same goal I had in Kindergarten.
Thank you!
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