Focused Support for Sports Photographers

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.

Meet our 2025 Grantees!

  • Camden Hall

    Camden Hall is a rising high school senior and works as a freelance photojournalist and photo editor based in Middle Tennessee. His current clients include ZUMA Press, Williamson Herald, The Tennessean, and UPI.

  • Ish

    Ishika is the sports photo intern at Getty Images. She graduated from Texas A&M in May, where she worked with A&M Athletics and The Battalion. She previously interned with the Houston Astros and the Houston Chronicle.

  • Helen McGinnis

    Helen is a freelance photographer and tech professional in Charlotte NC. She recently served as Photography Coordinator for Wake Forest Athletics and worked as a Photographic Services Intern with The Indianapolis Colts.

  • Chris Torres

    Chris is a staff visual journalist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He was raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Cal State University Northridge where he was chief photographer and Editor in Chief of The Daily Sundial.

  • Thien-An Truong

    Thien-An is a San Jose State University student and a freelance photographer specializing in sports. His clients include the NCAA Photos, SF Chronicle, ISI Photos/Stanford Photo, San Jose State University, and the San Jose Mercury.

  • Lorenzo Vasquez

    Lorenzo is a self-taught photojournalist from Jacksonville FL who recently served as the OPS photographer for the Florida Gators University Athletic Association. He previously interned with USA Baseball and is a graduate of U of F

  • Joe Wakefield

    Joe is an action sports and events photographer living in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. He is owner of JBW Photos, a company focused on telling the story of the MTB community in British Columbia and beyond.

  • Isaac Wasserman

    Isaac is a freelance sports photographer and documentary photojournalist based in Minneapolis, MN. He was most recently an intern with Clarkson Creative / NCAA Photos and is a graduate of the University of Oregon.

Ray Bahner

Ella Hall

Jaiden Tripi

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