With the 2013 MLS season nearly upon us, I decided to look back through my images from the 2012 Seattle Sounders. It was an exciting season – from the Community Shield through to the Western Conference Final, with many Champions League, US Open Cup, and even a few Reserve League matches in between. Oh, and there was also a little friendly with Chelsea.
It was my first year photographing the Sounders. In total, I worked 29 matches. Trying to select just a few was rather difficult, so here are a whole bunch of them.
Some I picked for their significance – Zach Scott’s match-winning header against Colorado, Roger Levesque’s final match, or Steve Zakuani celebrating his first MLS goal since his broken leg. While others I chose simply because there was something about the photo I liked – the composition, the moment, the light, etc.
I hope you enjoy looking through them as much as I enjoyed selecting them. March 2 is almost here – a season bound to be filled with new stories, some new faces, and of course, lots of photographs.
(Click on the photos below to view them in a gallery)
February 29, Community Shield, Jaguares de Chiapas
March 7, CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal, Santos Laguna
March 17, Toronto FC
March 23, Houston Dynamo
March 31, San Jose Earthquakes
April 10, Reserve League, Portland Timbers
April 14, Colorado Rapids
May 2, LA Galaxy
May 5, Philadelphia Union
May 23, Columbus Crew
May 30, US Open Cup, Atlanta Silverbacks
June 1, Reserve League, Vancouver Whitecaps
June 5, US Open Cup, Cal FC
June 20, Sporting KC
June 24, Portland Timbers (away)
July 7, Colorado Rapids
July 11, US Open Cup, Chivas USA
July 18, Friendly, Chelsea FC
August 2, CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, Caledonia
August 5, LA Galaxy
August 18, Vancouver Whitecaps
August 19, Reserve League, LA Galaxy
September 8, Chivas USA
September 9, Reserve League, Chivas USA
September 22, San Jose Earthquakes
September 29, Vancouver Whitecaps (away)
October 7, Portland Timbers
November 2, MLS Western Conference Semifinal, Real Salt Lake
November 18, MLS Western Conference Final, LA Galaxy
Hey Mike! As always, I truly enjoy your photos of our team. I cannot wait to see what you capture this season! Well Done!
Thanks, Katie! I can’t wait for the season to start!
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Love it — thanks for the retrospective! Bring on the new season!