Matthew Visinsky

LSU v. Oregon

matt — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:40:45 +0000

September 3, 2011 – LSU and Oregon opened their seasons at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas in the Cowboys Classic. It was a good game with lots of energy (as expected from a matchup of two top 10 teams). LSU took control early in the second half and came away with a 40-27 win.

I shot LSU in the Cotton Bowl earlier in the year, and was asked by one of the mothers of one of the LSU Golden Girls to take some pictures of the girls again during this game, so a lot of the pictures here are of the Golden Girls, but I think I got a couple decent action shots as well. Hope you like them.

TCU Showgirls – TCU v. SMU 10-1-11

matt — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:04:32 +0000

SMU football 2011

matt — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:47:27 +0000

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the first four games I have shot of the SMU Mustangs during the 2011 season. So far they are off to a 4-1 start and are receiving votes for the Top 25 after their 40-33 victory over TCU.

Barcelona v. Club America 8-6-11

matt — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:06:54 +0000

August 6, 2011 – FC Barcelona came to Dallas to play against Mexico’s Club America in the Herbalife World Football Challenge. Barcelona was without their star, Lionel Messi, who was given an extended rest by his team after competing in the Copa America for Argentina, but the rest of the big names (Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, Thiago, Victor Valdes, Pique, Puyol, etc…) were all there. Barcelona, who had lost 4-1 to Chivas Guadalajara a few days earlier started the game with most of their starters on the field. After halftime there were lots of substitutions, with many of the younger Barcelona players getting a chance to show what they’ve got. Barcelona won the game 2-0 on goals from David Villa in the 1st half and Seydou Keita in the 2nd half (set up by a nice play by Gerard Deulofeu).

Living in the United States you don’t get many chances to shoot the top soccer teams from overseas, and I consider myself very lucky to have gotten a chance to shoot Barcelona and Real Madrid within a three week span.

I hope you like the pictures.

David Villa

Real Madrid v. LA Galaxy

matt — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:31:26 +0000

July 16, 2011 – Real Madrid travelled to the United States to participate in the World Football Challenge against MLS and Mexican teams. I took a trip out to Los Angeles to catch their game against the LA Galaxy at the LA Coliseum. I had never been to the Coliseum before, but I remember watching the Olympic opening ceremonies there in 1984, so it was really cool to get to shoot a game in such a historic venue. The game ended with Real Madrid winning 4-1 on goals from Callejon, Joselu, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Hope you like the pictures.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Concacaf Gold Cup Semi Finals

matt — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:48:33 +0000

Clint Dempsey and teammates celebrate his goal

June 28, 2011 – I had the pleasure of shooting the Concacaf Gold Cup semi finals at Reliant Stadium in Houston. I had shot the Mexican national team a few times before, but had never had the opportunity to shoot the US national team. I have been a fan of the US team for years, and I must say that it was very cool to get a chance to shoot their game. It was a sellout, but the stadium wasn’t full during the US game, but once the Mexico/Honduras game started the place was crazy. The US beat Panama 1-0 in the first game and then Mexico beat Honduras 2-0 to set up the dream matchup of the US v. Mexico in the final at the Rose Bowl.