Hi, I’m Claire.
Represented by Analog Football.
I'm Claire. Freelance sports photographer and graphic designer based in Columbus, Ohio. I've spent four seasons with the Columbus Crew, covered Leagues Cup as an official tournament photographer, and have worked with Charlotte FC, Colorado Rapids, Vanderbilt Athletics, and the Columbus Fury. On the design side I work full time at CBS Sports creating assets for UEFA Champions League, the NFL, NCAA Basketball, The Masters, and more.
I shoot because I love this sport.
Soccer is a melting pot and I've been enamored with that since the first time I touched a ball. Different countries, different stories, different relationships to the same game. I love people and I love what this sport unlocks in them. I love what it's unlocked in me. It's taught me the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's taught me the beauty in the small things and what can be found in simple human connection, a clip of an amazing goal, an "oh my god that's my favorite team too."
I want that to show in my work. I want you to see how much passion and love I have for this sport when you look at my photos.
My Approach
I'm a storyteller first. I've always been drawn to what lives between the lines, in a book, on a pitch, in the face of someone who thinks nobody is watching. I didn't grow up obsessed with cameras. I grew up obsessed with the game, with people, with wanting to understand what makes things work and why. The camera just turned out to be the best vessel for showing what I see. Same goes for design. Two different tools, the same obsession with finding the thing most people walk past without noticing. Whether I'm building a tune-in graphic or shooting from the sideline, I'm always asking the same question, what is this really saying, and how do I show that?
Show Up Curious
Every shoot is a chapter. Whether it's one match or an entire season I show up invested in the story of that moment, the emotion on the sideline, the tension in a game, the history behind a kit, what the details actually mean. I want to know the club, the culture, the context. That's not extra work to me. That's the whole point.
Make It Count
I am communicative and I take that seriously. Before we shoot I want to understand what you're building and why. I'll share my ideas early and openly and I genuinely want to collaborate because the best work I've ever made came from combining different perspectives and just seeing what happens. Show up, work hard, make something worth keeping. That's how I operate.
Credentials
Exhibitions
Football on Film, Analog Football: Mexico City, April 18 – May 2, 2026
Clients
Columbus Crew, Charlotte FC, Colorado Rapids, Leagues Cup + more