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Featured Photographer: Cheryl Boatman – CrossFit

She may have started out a real estate agent, but these days Cheryl Boatman travels the world photographing CrossFit athletes. Someday she hopes to shoot the NFL and MLB, too.

Becca Borawski

Written by Becca Borawski Last updated on April 26, 2013

Art can be so much more meaningful when you know a little bit more about the person behind it – the eye behind the lens. That’s why I periodically profile sports/action photographers and their work. Read on to learn about photographer Cheryl Boatman and get a good look at the world through her eyes:

Cheryl Boatman didn’t start out a professional photographer. She was actually a real estate agent when she realized photography was what she actually wanted to pursue. Although she still loves to do wedding and family photography, as a professional she has gravitated toward action work. She explained this evolution:

My first athletic experience was photographing my husband and his friends jumping out of airplanes when they were in the 2nd Ranger Battalion. Eventually, I shot my daughter’s softball and soccer tournaments. A few months into CrossFit, I volunteered as a sectional and regional photographer, and eventually earned my way into shooting the CrossFit Games for the first time in 2010. I continue to be a CrossFit Games photographer and am fortunate enough to travel the world to capture the competitions.

Cheryl dreams of someday shooting other professional sports, like Major League Baseball or the NFL. For Cheryl there is something in sports photography that is uniquely fulfilling. “My favorite part is the fact that it’s capturing a moment in time that is a culmination of months and years of hard training. I love finding the human spirit through sport.”

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Becca Borawski

About Becca Borawski

Becca found her way to a career in health and fitness through Martial Arts and CrossFit. Originally a music editor for film and television, Becca started studying Martial Arts in 2000. Though she started with traditional Martial Arts it was not long before she discovered Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and her path was forever altered. She began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Muay Thai and started working with professional MMA fighters, building websites, working on fight promotions, and producing videos.

As a competitor in BJJ herself, Becca wanted to get stronger and fitter. In 2006 she discovered CrossFit and became a student at CrossFit Los Angeles. In only a couple of years she became CrossFit Level III Certified, left her career in the film industry, and dedicated herself full time to coaching. She has since been certified through CrossFit in Olympic Lifting, Powerlifting, Nutrition, Endurance and Kids coaching. She also held an NSCA-CSCS from 2006-2008 and is a certified IndoRow instructor. In addition to coaching adults, she founded the CrossFit LA Kids program in 2010 and taught children aged 5-17.

Becca regularly takes on new sports, which have included indoor rowing, fencing, and most recently, cycling, as she believes it makes her both a better athlete and a better coach. In order to reach more people with her coaching, Becca also created ModernAthena.com – a website dedicated to women in pursuit of physical fitness and self-improvement.

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