I’m very fortunate to work for the Seattle Seahawks as a team photographer — it’s a great organization committed to excellence and doing things the right way. Despite covering the team for over a decade as a sports photographer with the Seattle Times, seeing the team from the inside has brought me a new perspective as well as a new set of challenges. My access is better, but that doesn’t take away the responsibility I feel to show our fans the toughness, the competitiveness and the heart our players, coaches and staff exemplify every day as they work towards their ultimate goal — a championship.

Seahawks safety Brian Russell cools off during the heat of training camp.

We think of football as a fall sport, but training camp begins in the summer, and the second of two-a-day practices often occurs amid the late summer sun. Seattle’s training camp is held on the shores of Lake Washington, at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center.

Defensive lineman Craig Terrill, a six-year veteran, breaks the monotony of training camp by finding some time alone with his guitar between two-a-day practices. Terrill is an accomplished musician who performs with his band in the offseason.

Seattle rookie linebacker and first-round draft pick Aaron Curry is treated like any other rookie — carrying the helmets of veteran teammates back to the locker room after practice.