Leadership

  • Alex Trautwig

    President, Founding Steering Committee Member

    Alex Trautwig is a Manager of Sports Operations at Getty Images, based in New York. After graduating from Boston College he started his career as an intern with the New York Mets and worked as a freelance photographer and photo editor in Boston and New York, eventually joining Getty Images as a Senior Field Photo Editor. He left Getty to serve as a Staff Photographer at Major League Baseball and spent six years with the league before returning to Getty in 2021.

  • Ashley Landis

    Secretary, Founding Steering Committee Member

    Ashley Landis grew up in Plano, Texas, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photojournalism from the University of North Texas in 2005. She started her photojournalism career as a staff photographer and reporter at the San Marcos Daily Record in San Marcos, Texas in 2006. She was a freelance photographer in central Texas from 2010 until 2014, when she joined the award-winning photo staff of The Dallas Morning News. The Associated Press hired her as a staff photographer based in Los Angeles in April of 2020.

  • Quinn Harris

    Treasurer, Founding Steering Committee Member

    Quinn Harris is a freelance sports photographer based in the Chicagoland area. A proud alumnus of Iowa State University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has been capturing professional and collegiate sports for over a decade, working with a diverse range of clients. From the crack of the bat at Wrigley Field to the roars of the crowd at Soldier Field, Quinn has been there, camera in hand, documenting the rich tapestry of Chicago’s athletic heritage. Off the field, Quinn indulges in programming projects and engages in vibrant sports debates with fellow enthusiasts. With every shot, he strives to encapsulate the raw energy, passion, and narrative that define the heart and soul of sports.

  • Matt Dirksen

    Founding Steering Committee Member

    Matt is a sports, commercial, and editorial photographer based out of Chicago. His love for baseball and photography began with his first pack of trading cards at age 5. He has since graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University and is now entering his 11th season working in Major League Baseball.

  • Emilee Chinn

    Founding Steering Committee Member

    Emilee Chinn is the team photographer for the Cincinnati Reds, as well as a freelance photographer and photo editor based in Cincinnati, Ohio with a focus on professional and college athletics. She graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Photojournalism and spent time as a full-time freelancer prior to her time with the Reds.