The idea for this site came while I was launching my own company (Multisport Maps) – I needed people (lawyers, bankers, accountants, web designers….) and I wanted to work with other triathletes. It made sense to me – to hire someone who would understand what I was doing, and who I could trust to do solid work... but I didn’t know where to find them. So, that’s what I created here – a simple networking site for triathletes working outside the sport to connect, and hopefully, to give business to one another. On the left, there's a link to the list of athletes, categorized by their profession - each name accompanied by a short, descriptive paragraph. Every so often, on the main page, I’ll profile one of the people from the list - what exactly they do, what they look like, and best of all, how (and where) they race. I hope you enjoy.

---Brian Burns

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Feature - David Savoie

David, or “newbz” as he’s known on ST, is a certifiable guy. He lives in Ohio, but does have some other things going for him; he’s a good student, a wicked fast triathlete, and a kick-ass photographer.

David started his athletic career in rowing… getting blisters at 4:30 am for 6 straight years. From what I understand, he was pretty good at it too – he spent his last two years trying (unsuccessfully) to make the US national lightweight team. When it was time for a change (and a switch to triathlon), his rowing fitness helped him get darn fast, darn quick. Still in his early twenties, newbz has already picked up a couple overall wins, and just got accepted onto the USAT mideast elite team for this upcoming season. He’ll be racing all over - at the Desoto Triple T, at Rockman and Powerman Ohio, and at Beaches2Battleship (for his first ironman-distance race). It should be a good season for him, and I can only imagine he’ll get better as time goes on.

Professionally, David is still a full-time student, studying photography at Denison University. He hasn’t finished the degree yet, but he’s already turning out professional-quality work. As you’d expect, he shoots some athletic subjects, but usually finds a cool way to do them – not just documenting the action, but showing the effort and emotion below the surface. He shoots a lot of non-sports stuff too, and really, I think that’s where he produces the best stuff. A lot of work with cool subjects, work with cool lighting, and just altogether good composition. I’ve posted a few short samples of his work below, but a lot more can be seen on his blog. David can print everything on there for a pretty good price, so if you like what you see, by all means, help a brother out.

David’s self-portrait:



And two general shots:



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nice Pics Coach