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As a student photographer for Husker Athletics, Dillon Galloway, a senior from Omaha, has stretched his photographic strengths and capture emotion, tension and triumph across a variety of sports.

With the unique access and opportunities afforded to him through his internship, Galloway feels like he’s living a photographer’s dream. Across sports, Galloway is putting in the hours to capture the perfect moments to share with the rest of Husker nation.

“With my job in Husker Athletics, I can really get creative,” Galloway said. “I can get these shots that no one else can get — I can move around, go up into the rafters and just be very hands-on. I don’t think I’d be able to get that type of access anywhere else.”

As part of his sports media and communication program in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Galloway began working for Husker Athletics during his second year at Nebraska. He immediately hit the ground running, which he said helped hone his craft.

“I’ve certainly had a lot of hiccups,” he said. “But getting that experience, being on your feet and having to be ready no matter what happens has really helped me progress as a photographer.”

Part of that progression has been learning about all the different sports he covers, making sure that he’s in the right place at the right time.

“I grew up around sports, but I don’t think I’ve ever known more than I do now,” he said. “Now I can tell exactly where I’ll need be in order to get the game-winning play or capture a celebration.”

Chasing that perfect shot isn’t just a matter of catching a great play — Galloway looks for the feeling that tells the story of the athlete in front of his lens.

“I always ask myself, ‘What are the moments that evoke the most emotion in this sport?’” he said. “Whether it’s a high five or an athlete taking a moment to themselves, finding these moments is sometimes the biggest, most rewarding challenge.”

Of course, it’s impossible for him to pick a favorite photo, but he remembered vividly the first time he felt like he nailed it.

“It was a Husker baseball game, and I got a photo of a runner diving for home base,” he said. “The catcher is just about to catch the ball, but you can tell the runner is going to make it. I felt like I’d been waiting to take that photo my entire life.”

Nebraska’s Dillon Galloway said that an internship has helped him improve the quality of his work, allowing him to build an impressive portfolio that will give him a leg up in the professional world.

A photo captured in Leelanau County has been honored as one of the top 25 best northern lights photographs taken anywhere in the world this year.

Justin Miller, a Grand Rapids-based photographer, was just named to the “2023 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year” list by Capture the Atlas, a popular travel and photography blog. Now in its sixth year, the site’s annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year feature is considered one of the highest honors for aurora photography.

Miller recently spoke to Leelanau Ticker sister publication Northern Express for a story about Michigan aurora chasers. While he doesn’t hail from northern Michigan, Miller told the Express that he considers the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to be one of the best places in the country to see and photograph the northern lights.

Fittingly, the photo that earned Miller an accolade from Capture the Atlas was taken inside the National Lakeshore. The photo (pictured) depicts the aurora over DH Day Barn, an iconic Sleeping Bear Dunes landmark. Miller took the picture during a March aurora chase, which he described to Capture the Atlas thusly:

“Heading to this area in my home state in Michigan, I noticed a new G1 Aurora watch for the night. To secure the best lookout for the sky, I climbed a nearby sand dune just up the road from the barn. The aurora exhibited a nice glow right after dark, but had no movement. After completing the bottom two rows, it began to slowly dance with tall pillars moving across the sky! I took a short break to capture this non-tracked version, seizing the tall pillars with a shorter exposure. I completed this version, continued to finish the tracked version, and ended the night with a timelapse by the barn until I took the blue hour foreground shots the following morning. It was a spectacular night!”

Miller’s shot is the only Top 25 finalist this year that was taken in Michigan. Other honorees captured their photos in spots like Alaska, Death Valley, Nova Scotia, Norway, Iceland, Finland, and New Zealand.

Updated: 11/12/2023 – 12:16