I found it difficult to capture a picture that would tell the story of a person I am close to. I wondered how the complexities of an individual could be encompassed in a single photo. I decided to try and tell the story of my dad, a part of his life at least. When he was younger he always loved being active and spending time with his friends, he still does. Sports were the perfect combination of the two. The black and white photo in the top left was of my dad and his friends in early middle school while they were competing in a flag football tournament. There are a handful of sports not shown in this picture that he participated in, such as baseball and basketball. In those team he met and made numerous friends along the way.
He carried his passion for sports into adulthood and helped manage teams here and there. The team in the picture was a little league team he managed in 1986 located in Sunnyvale. Another picture on the wall not six inches away is of him and a recreational basketball team he helped coach. His value of sports and the community they create was so significant that he encouraged his daughter from an early age to get involved in sports and make friends, just like he did.