Live galleries during games
Photos go live while the event is still being played. A grandparent three states away watches the meet in near-real-time; families share from the stands. Engagement your program feels immediately.
For schools, districts & leagues
One photography partner for the whole school year.
Start with a media day, then build a coverage calendar around the games, meets, performances, and milestones that matter to your community. One Texas team handles the work from capture through delivery, with youth safeguards built into the experience.
What your program gets
Coverage families actually see.
Media days without the chaos
Athletes scan a QR card, see their photos on iPads between poses, and selected images are matched to the right athlete before we leave the gym. Edited galleries follow a couple of days later. No proof-print lines, no six-week wait.
Every venue on your schedule
A stadium with press-room wiring, a gym with decent Wi-Fi, or a remote field with nothing at all — our capture kits adapt to the venue, so away meets get the same coverage as home games.
Fine arts on the same footing
Band, choir, orchestra, theatre and dance run through the same pipeline as the football game — live galleries when it's a performance, on-set review when it's a media day, the same privacy controls. Programs that get photographed like the varsity team tend to notice.
Scales from one court to a district
Multiple photographers can feed one live gallery, with photos credited automatically. We have covered everything from a single volleyball court to UIL district, regional, and state-level meets.
Safety & privacy
Controls your district can put in writing.
Youth photography should not run on trust alone. We pair clear studio practices with access controls designed for youth events, and we are glad to walk your administration or legal review through them.
- Private by default for minors. Youth-event galleries are not publicly listable or searchable, and families reach them through links you distribute. A gallery is listed publicly only if your program asks us to — the default is private and stays that way otherwise.
- Parents can request removal directly. Every gallery includes a "remove a child's photos" request. After verification, we prioritize safety requests and delete photographs from systems under our control.
- No accounts for children. No private outreach. Athletes do not need an account, and we do not initiate private contact with minors. Questions about photographs go through a parent, guardian, or host.
- Your program's restrictions guide coverage. We ask the host to provide applicable photography restrictions and opt-outs, and we honor them.
- Photos are protected with access controls and encryption. Youth galleries are private by default, and photographs are protected while stored and delivered.
- Only selected frames ever leave the camera. The photographer chooses what uploads. The full memory card never bulk-uploads to the internet.
Ready for your business office
DurkinPhotos LLC carries commercial general liability insurance with additional-insured endorsement by written contract — a certificate of insurance is available on request. If your district papers student-data privacy through the Texas NDPA, executing your agreement is part of how we onboard. And every control above comes summarized in writing for your legal or IT review.
How a partnership starts
Start with one event. Build a season.
Most programs begin with a media day or a priority game. From there, we build a calendar around the sports and fine-arts events your families care about.
1. Start strong
Give athletes a media day they enjoy and families a gallery they can use right away.
2. Set the calendar
Choose the games, meets, performances, and milestones that deserve coverage.
3. Build familiarity
Families know where to find photographs all season, with one dependable team behind them.
“Having the live gallery during the tournament kept all the parents off my back!”
“Fast, reliable, and the lighting is next level. Top tier media day.”
“I didn't think we could afford this level of production. Worth every penny.”