Ring Masters 2020 Kickoff at Amazura Event Space

The 2020 Ring Masters tournament kicked off on Thursday night at the Amazura Event Space in Queens. The tournament showcases the best amateur boxers that the New York City metro area has to offer. The young boxers are competing to earn the “Ring Master” title on the round to the finals at Madison Square Garden on April 10th.

There are over 20 shows leading up to the finals and I’ll be trying to cover as many of them as possible in collaboration with Smoker Talk boxing. I’m working on a photo essay project with the tournament and look forward to finishing and printing my favorite images after the tournament concludes.

Here is a taste of some of my favorite photos that I took on Thursday.

Never a Dull Day at Work

While at work today we responded to a non-fatal shooting in the 90th precinct. A foot chase with a suspect ensued and one suspect was apprehended and a firearm was recovered. These are some still from the gun run.

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Mets fall to the Cardinals 4 - 3

The Mets dropped the final game of a four game series with the saint Louis Cardinals this afternoon. It was a fun game to photograph and would have only been better if the weather cooperated more. It rained three separate times during the game.

These are a couple of frames from the game:

NYPD Band: Greek Parade

Today for work I marched along side the NYPD Marching Band during the Greek Independence Day Parade and created this short video.

Mets top the Twins 9 - 6

Last night I had the opportunity to photograph my first Mets game of the 2019 season. I’ve come along way since I first shot a game 4 years ago. Here’s to an awesome 2019 Mets campaign! Here are some of my shots from the game

Making Breakfast Like No Other

After getting challenged to make an English Muffin looked good I tried my hand at making the breakfast staple look amazing!

Making a Detroit Style Pan Pizza

After how well my last cooking video was received I decided to make another one! This time I try my hand at making a Detroit Style Pan Pizza. Check out the video below!

A Little Fun in the Kitchen

Over the weekend we decided to have a little fun and cook a filet mignon roast. Me being me decided to make a video of it! I hope you enjoy and feel free to reach out if you want the recipe!

Coffee Talk

This afternoon I shot and edited the first of what will hopefully be an ongoing series called “Coffee Talk” where we’ll be talking to interesting people from around Long Island over some amazing coffee. Mixing my two favorite things, media production and coffee!

Here is the first video shot at Local’s Coffee shop in Port Jefferson. Host Kevin Wood interviews local county music artist Carolyn Benson about her new song and music video, “Forever In My Heart,” a song that pays tribute to the veterans who have served our country.

Here’s a link to Carolyn’s video. Be sure to check it out! And if you like this series be sure to let me know on twitter and Instagram!