FOCUSED SUPPORT FOR SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHERS
Meet our 2026 Grantees!
-

Sara Diggins
Sara is a staff photographer at the Austin American-Statesman. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Montana. Sara’s work was recently recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors and Texas Managing Editors.
-
Caleb Bowlin
Caleb is a Louisville, Kentucky native and University of Kentucky graduate. He currently works as a sports photography intern with Getty Images. His favorite sports to photograph are track & field, soccer, and baseball.
-

Rio Giancarlo
Rio is a self-taught photographer from Ashland, OR. He graduated from Seattle Pacific University, where he was editor-in-chief of The Falcon. He then moved to Utah to intern at the Deseret News, where he is currently the Photography Fellow.
-

Ayrton Breckenridge
Ayrton is a visual journalist at The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, MS. He previously interned at The Des Moines Register, MLive/The Flint Journal, The Minnesota Star Tribune and The Oskaloosa Herald. Ayrton is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
-

Dylan Goodman
Dylan grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Harvard. After spending the past year with the San Francisco 49ers, she is returning to the East Coast to join the New York Jets full-time. Her photography experience spans college athletics, photojournalism, the NBA/WNBA, MiLB, and the NFL.
-

Finn Gomez
Finn is a photojournalist currently working as the Editorial News Intern at Getty Images in D.C. Previously he interned at The Boston Globe and The Detroit Free Press. He is a student at Michigan State University, where he worked for the student newspaper, The State News.
-

Natalie Carriere
Natalie is an emerging extreme sports and lifestyle photographer from British Columbia and a Bachelor of Commerce graduate from the University of Victoria. She specializes in athletes, brands, and events, creating imagery focused on performance, environment, and movement.
The DPPF is the only nonprofit organization dedicated to providing career development opportunities to emerging sports photographers.
Founded in 2019 in memory of the late photojournalist Doug Pensinger, the DPPF provides support in the form of grants, mentorships, and opportunities to build community and make connections with other photographers.
Ray Bahner
Ella Hall
Jaiden Tripi
Community



