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SHADOW MOUNATIN MARCHING MATADORS BAND

One of my favorite bands in Arizona! I wanted to wait to share until we could do more in person photos but this band’s director is serious about their safety above all so with this weird and wild year that has been 2020 we may not get another chance to get together for those- hence the composite group photo above! Yep, those are all separate images I stitched together so the kids could have a sense of a senior group photo in uniform.

The Marching Matador boosters led by Carleton and Sara Hawkins found me a few years ago on Google, and we fast became good friends. Sara is a champion of all the arts and is an amazing above and beyond supporter of my work and all-around great lady. She does so much for her daughter’s band, the Phoenix Youth Symphony, friends and family, and a bunch of other groups I can’t even name! She even came to different Shadow Mountain team sessions to assist me for picture days! Sara and her family mean so much to me, and I know how much the band program means to her and her family. It is a bittersweet year indeed with her girl graduating. I will miss seeing her every fall for picture day- but hopefully will see her around many more places instead! She is a rare and precious person indeed!

Congratulations Marching Matadors Class of 2021!