Hootie & the Blowfish Monday after the Masters

My good friend and fellow photographer, Matthew Glac, invited Robbin Knight and I to join him in photographing the 17th Annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday after the Masters (MAM) Celebrity Golf Tournament and Concert earlier this week.

Darius Rucker and the gang write: “With your overwhelmin support, our golf tournament, affectionately known as the ‘MAM’, has grown from a day of golf with some of our friends, to the most successful one-day fundraiser in the State of South Carolina. We never imagined selling millions of records just like we never imagined raising millions of dollars for charity and we are extremely proud to share this experience wity Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.”

Here are a few of my favorites from the concert. Many thanks to Matthew for allowing me to join in covering this awesome event!

Portrait of a Surgeon used on Ocular Surgery News Cover

My portrait of M. Edward Wilson, M.D., the Pierre G. Jenkins Professor and chair at the Storm Eye Institute at MUSC, was used on the cover of the April edition of Ocular Surgery News!  To read the article online, with insights concerning cataract surgery in children, head over to http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=82047.   To see how the image was created, head over to this post I wrote shortly after the shoot:  https://chrisandcami.com/blog/2011/03/09/lighting-an-environmental-portrait/

Sania Mirza & Elena Vesnina win Family Circle Cup Doubles Trophy

Elena Vesnina had an AWESOME week at the Family Circle Cup! She made it to the finals of the singles. And although she was denied the opportunity to raise that trophy, she DID take home some doubles hardware!!! Partnering with Sania Mirza, the duo from Russia and India, respectively, defeated Americans (and crowd favorites) Bethanie Matteck-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4, 6-4. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

Caroline Wozniacki wins the 2011 Family Circle Cup!

She’s an un-believable embodiment of fierce competition, cunning tactician, power, style, and grace on the tennis court. Caroline Wozniacki is the NEW Family Circle Cup Champion! Defeating Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-3…the action was way closer than the scores indicate. Here are a ton of pics for you. Enjoy!

Game, Set, Rock!

The “Game, Set, Rock!” event returned to the Family Circle Cup for the second year. This time the star-studded lineup included John McEnroe, Todd Martin, Chris Evert, and Martina Navratilova!!! A mix of amazing tennis, high energy, and humorous live commentary from the miced players…the event was a huge hit with the crowd. Here are some pics. Enjoy!

John McEnroe, Todd Martin, Chris Evert, & Martina Navratilova

The reason for leaving the Peng/Vesnina semi-finals is because Alice and I had to go photograph a VIP Event at the Daniel Island Club. It’s rare that either of us is “star-struck”. But the amount of GREATNESS in that room was staggering! And we were both giddy with excitement. 🙂

Shuai Peng vs Elena Vesnina

I only got to see the first set of the other semi-finals between Shuai Peng and Elena Vesnina. But I heard it was just as intense and went three sets! Here are some images from that match. I think today’s Family Circle Cup finals between Caroline Wozniacki and Elen Vesnina is going to be a good one!!! Enjoy!

Caroline Wozniacki vs Jelena Jankovic

Some of the media were calling the first semi-finals yesterday the REAL finals of the Family Circle Cup. Sure enough, it turned out to be a thrilling matchup. Here are some of my takes from the Caroline Wozniacki vs Jelena Jankovic match. Enjoy!

Family Circle Cup Media Tournaent

Each year at the Family Circle Cup, Mike Saia (Communications Manager) organizes a tennis tournament for all the Media. Many of the photographers, writers, TV crew, and media tent staff are avid tennis players. It’s a fun competition that re-energizes everyone after the long hours they’ve worked during week. I decided not to play this year for the first time. ( I’ve had the honor of winning the event three times.) So I was elected to photograph the champions instead. 🙂

John Zhu, Pablo Sanfransisco, Michael Fischbach, and Andrew Machota were this year’s winners!

Shots of the Day

Here are a few of my Shots of the Day from the Family Circle Cup. Enjoy!