BLACKRAPID SPOTLIGHT: Jaylynn Nash

Jaylynn Nash

Photography by Jaylynn: Sports and Brands/Lifestyle Photographer

I’m a female professional sports photographer for over seven years, featured in ESPN, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, NHL, and originally from South Dakota (aka, a state with no pro sports).

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Little Girl’s Dream, Turned Into a Mural

One of the goals, what I thought as more of an unattainable dream at the time, I made for myself when I first started covering professional sports at the age of nineteen was to shoot directly for a pro team by a certain age.

By the age of 24 (I am 26 now), I had surpassed my goal by shooting for the NHL Carolina Hurricanes during the 2019 Playoffs. While on assignment I had captured a once quiet arena with little fans to a now ear hurting decibels packed arena with fuzzy rally towels (also with my images on them).

That simplistic image of a packed icebox was then blown up into a welcoming mural in the Raleigh-Durham Airport along with billboards and home art. At a time where everything is digital the rarity of your work printed to that mass of size is a blessing.

Adding everything together this little girl’s dream was taken, multiplied, nurtured, and expanded to horizons she never knew existed. A moment captured in time I will never forget and am truly thankful for.