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Lugo Brothers for Sports Illustrated

February 8, 2021

Back in November, I photographed the Lugo brothers — Nathan and Elijah — along with their coach and father, Michael, for Sports Illustrated. There’s something I just love about shooting in a boxing gym … the grit, the colors, it just all seems perfect for photographs.

I was lucky to get Bryce France to assist me on the shoot, which was at the family’s boxing gym, Lugo Boxing & Fitness, in Marietta, Ga. It was for SI’s “Faces in the Crowd” segment that has been running for years and spotlights amateur athletes and coaches around the country.

These guys are impressive! From the article:

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“Together the Lugo brothers have more national titles (36) than losses (28). Though they are trained by their father, Michael, it was their mother, Angela, who encouraged her oldest son to try boxing in 2011 to defend himself against bullies. “In school, I would get picked on,” Nathan says. “When I started training, I had the confidence. I carried myself different.”

Nathan won the first of his five Silver Gloves national titles in 2014—the same year Michael opened Lugo Boxing & Fitness in Marietta and Elijah took up the sport. He saw his brother bulk up from training and wanted to be strong, too. Elijah lost his first 13 fights, and Michael questioned whether he was keeping Elijah in boxing for his son’s benefit or his own ego. Before Elijah’s final bout of ’14, Michael gave him two options: let his USA Boxing membership expire and leave the sport, or stick with it for one more year. Elijah fought, won and decided to stay.

“It was after that fight that his whole demeanor changed and he became this hungry animal,” Michael says. “And he never stopped.”

Since then Elijah has won two Silver Gloves; Nathan has claimed three Junior Olympics titles in four years. Both will compete at the national championships in 2021 in Shreveport, La., where Elijah hopes to win the 165-pound division title and follow his brother’s path to the U.S. junior team. Nathan’s sights are trained on qualifying for the 2024 Summer Games.”

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[Read more…] about Lugo Brothers for Sports Illustrated

Filed Under: BTS, Magazine, Potraits, Sports, Sports Illustrated

Courthouse Weddings for Atlanta Magazine

February 3, 2017

I absolutely love it when a project I pitch to an editor ends up on the pages of a magazine. Such was the case with this project I recently pitched and shot for Atlanta Magazine. The idea was simple: show up at a local courthouse, photograph couples getting hitched and ask them a few questions. Myself, an assistant, and reporter Camille Pendley (also an Atlanta freelancer) did exactly that on Dec. 14 at the Dekalb County (Ga.) Courthouse. It was so much fun!!! [Read more…] about Courthouse Weddings for Atlanta Magazine

Filed Under: Magazine, People, Potraits, Project

One Square Mile: Robinson & Sons for Atlanta Magazine

August 5, 2016

My first assignment for the lovely Atlanta Magazine was for their photo column, “One Square Mile,” which publishes on the last page of every issue. I headed to the Georgia/Alabama state line with freelance writer Josh Green to the renowned Robinson & Sons convenience store in Tallapoosa, Ga. Well, it’s renowned if you live in Alabama and like to play the lotto. You see, lotto is not available in Alabama, and Robinson & Sons is on the first exit after crossing into the Peach State. [Read more…] about One Square Mile: Robinson & Sons for Atlanta Magazine

Filed Under: Documentary, Hometown, Magazine, People

Senior Bowl for Sports Illustrated

April 18, 2016

Senior Bowl Senior Bowl Mobile, AL, USA 01/26/2016 SI192 TK1 Credit: Kevin D. Liles

Back in January, I traveled to Mobile, Ala., for Sports Illustrated to cover the circus that is the Senior Bowl. For most folks involved, it’s not about the game on Saturday, it’s about the week leading up. Players meet with NFL agents, coaches, financial planners, sales people of all sorts, including suit tailors peddling their services. It’s also where scouts and coaches find out as much as they can about players, including using written personality and temperament tests. It can be a dizzying few days for these players. To start if all off, players are measured, weighed, and sized up on stage in front of a few hundred folks, all while wearing only underwear while scouts and coaches fill out spreadsheets. Above, players head to the stage for the weigh-in. [Read more…] about Senior Bowl for Sports Illustrated

Filed Under: Documentary, Football, Magazine, Sports

Polio Eradication for Newsweek

December 4, 2014

http://kevindliles.wpengine.com/2014/12/polio-eradication-newsweek/Back in August, I had the chance to photograph inside the CDC in Atlanta. The assignment, for Newsweek Europe, was to help illustrate a story about the efforts to completely eradicate polio. I was to take a portrait of Dr. Greg Armstrong (above), CDC incident manager, and photograph the Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory and the Emergency Operations Center. The whole thing was a bit stressful. It’s not everyday that I get to work in one of the most secure places on Earth, not to mention that I was only going to have a few minutes with Dr. Armstrong. [Read more…] about Polio Eradication for Newsweek

Filed Under: Magazine, News, People, Potraits Tagged With: atlanta, cdc, disease, polio, virus

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