Photographers

STEVE DEMENT
Years at this job: 3
Likes: Buffy
Dislikes: Bella
TXRG Photo Sets
www.stevedementphotography.com

What do you do at the Texas Rollergirls bout? I take photos of the games.

What other teams/leagues have you worked with? Alamo City Rollergirls

What is your outside-of-derby job? I’m in sales / marketing and coordinate special projects. You need it – I get it done

Most ridiculous thing you’ve ever witnessed at a roller derby bout: All the hula-hooping kids during half time. They were playing Earth Wind and Fire or something, and the lady doing the demo invited kids to come and participate. All of a sudden there were a bunch of kids running out on the floor all hula-hooping and dancing around. It was like the final scene of some strange movie where the hula hooping underdog finally gains acceptance and they all join her. It was really surreal.

Your favorite moment at a roller derby bout: The Hustlers’ space ship that they came out of at the start of the 2011 season. I was enjoying the spectacle and laughing so hard that I missed getting good pictures of it.

FELICIA GRAHAM
Years at this job: 7 years shooting
Likes: Music, Travel, Roller Derby, Mexican Food, Dancing, Singing, Hanging with my peeps
Dislikes: Bell Peppers, Eggplant, Bad Drivers, Rude People
Roller Derby Photo Sets
www.feliciagraham.com

I have spent alot of time studing and writing about roller derby in addition to shooting it.  I love the sport more than I can put in words.

What do you do at the Texas Rollergirls bout? Capture moments

What other teams/leagues have you worked with? I am dedicated to the Texas Rollergirls. But I have shoot several nationals as well as going to London and Canada with the ladies.

What is your outside-of-derby job? I shoot music, movies, weddings, families, and just for fun.  I also bartend at the new Austin City Limits-Live.

Most ridiculous thing you’ve ever witnessed at a roller derby bout: Some of the intro can be a little silly.

Your favorite moment at a roller derby bout: The trip to London was my favorite roller derby experience. Besides being in London for a week with some of my favorite people, the bout as so intense I kept forgetting to take pictures.

BILL SMOTRILLA AKA Smopho
Years at this job: 2 years scorekeeping, 7 years shooting photos
Likes: Light, Shadow, Torque, Recoil, Speed, Curves, G-forces, Seafood, Tex-Mex, Jeeps, Tecate, Bass, and Rechargeable Batteries
Dislikes: Green Olives, StrollerDerby, and Cults of personality
Roller Derby Photo Sets

It’s been an amazing ride watching this sport evolve. I’m grateful to the leagues who’ve given me photo access and for the great friends I’ve made in the process.

What do you do at the Texas Rollergirls bout? I take people back in time, one three hundredth of a second chunk at a time.

What other teams/leagues have you worked with? I’ve shot photos of most of the leagues in Texas and a few National and Regional tournaments.

What is your outside-of-derby job? I manage SW development projects for a big blue company.

Most ridiculous thing you’ve ever witnessed at a roller derby bout: The giant Hot Dog dude who attended bouts and always danced with the hot girls in the audience. Couldn’t ever really figure out how that tied back to derby. To this day I still don’t know who it was, nothing personal dude.

Your favorite moment at a roller derby bout: Princess America executing a perfect thong whip during a championship game with a shirtless Dumptruck in tighty whities and Muffin in garters and hose standing next to me watching. You just gotta love a sport where the players wear their underwear outside of their uniforms. Was that a “Thwip” ?