Self-Portrait

After Dwight Howard's incredible performance in the NBA 2008 Slam Dunk Contest, I was inspired to test my dunking skills. My hometown has two NBA regulation half courts adjacent to the beach, which is the aesthetic backdrop for these photographs. My friend Chris Stansbury took the images.


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