EVENT & CAMPAIGN COVERAGE

Summit Celebration

A weekend of milestones at the SUMMIT Diamond Celebration.

Event: St. Louis, Missouri · October 2021
My role: Photographer, videographer, and editor

The challenge

Capture moments that happen once: the walk-on, a raised fist, an embrace, and the people behind the celebration. The goal was to document the weekend, not just the stage, and create something the family could keep and share.

The approach

With a media pass, I followed one family before, during, and after the stage moments. Coverage included getting ready, the crowd, celebrations, and portraits beside the trophy. Careful grading kept skin tones and gown colors consistent in dark rooms and changing stage light.

The work

A teaser film and a gallery of edited photographs bring together the energy of the stage and the personal moments around it.

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Summit Celebration teaser film: a weekend of milestones and stage moments.

Two couples pose beside the diamond trophy at Summit Celebration, with one guest in a yellow gown.
Two couples smile beside the diamond trophy at Summit Celebration, with guests in blue and red gowns.
A man points skyward beside the diamond trophy while a woman stands back to back with him.
Wide view of a stage celebration with the trophy and a cheering crowd in silhouette.
A couple walks the red carpet, with the man waving to the crowd.
A couple walks the red carpet hand in hand, waving to the crowd.
A couple cheers while walking in front of the SUMMIT screen.
A man raises his fist while a woman smiles beside him.
A woman in a feathered gown holds a microphone on the red carpet.
A man gives a thumbs up on stage.
A man holds the crystal diamond trophy overhead and points toward it.