No longer a Lope and it feels so good.

So I have officially decided to take a different path in life. After this year I will no longer be a Lope here at Grand Canyon and I feel really great about my decision. I will be steering my bike onto a different path to explore a world in front of a camera lens.
After my first semester at GCU nothing felt right. My room did not feel like home and my passion for achieving a degree in Biology plummeted. As I was contemplating on what to in the next phases of my life I headed to the racetrack to clear my noggin. I took my camera with me, as I had many times before and something in me (The Holy Spirit) said that this was what made me happy. I loved watching the riders struggle through the track. Whether it was them trying to find the right line or just trying to keep up with the rest of the guys on the track. There is something about a guy or a girl (we cant forget about them because they ride too) riding a dirt bike that is like nothing I have never seen or felt. So I tried to figure it out by capturing these moments of struggle and triumph.

This little dude was ripping it out  on the main track at Canyon Motorcross and I am so glad I caught this picture because if you look close enough you can see he has his tongue sticking out while riding the whoops. I got a lot of rad photos of this kid, but this is by far my favorite.

The kid above was also  shredding the main track at Canyon. This picture is not a close up like the other one because I  could see his determination from far away. This kid caught my eye from the other side of the track. He showed that he wanted to perform well and I  think he conquered it.

 Along with going to the local tracks in AZ I have ventured off and met some rad people from the world of Supercross and action sports. I met Mike Emery, a gnarly photographer who takes some awesome photos that show the heart of this sport. He can encompass a win and a defeat in the same picture. He really knows how to get a tight frame and he is not scared of doing crazy things to get a rare photo. I also got in touch with Abby Cooper who works with Snowboarder Magazine. She told me to follow my dreams and that I took some rad photos. A long the way I met a 450 class rider who races under the light of Supercross named Adam Enticknap, he  was really cool and is willing to give me a shot at the whole photography thing.  I went to the pits at the races on Anaheim and I got some pretty good photos. I got some weird looks, but over all I ha the time of my life and I knew at that moment that a career in Photography was mine for the taking. The only thing I have to do now is prove to people in this crazy action sports world that if they give me a shot, they wont regret it. LIfe is short so I am going to grip it and rip it.
I will miss my family here at GCU and I am so thankful for the people and the memories I have made. This place shaped me and thought me that with God all things are possible and with a little pixie dust, dreams come true.

Here are some of the photos I have taken so far:

 Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it! Until next time my friends.



                                                                                            -Chase Doyle