The Visual Work Of Nick Sorensen: sports

Invisible magic wand duels, mustache faces, somber stares, uncontrollable laughing, cacti skin removal, only a few of the listless moments that this shoot brings to memory.

I had these girls hop a six foot fence so we could access a pretty desert landscape, covered in jumping cholla. Total troopers. As we raced the setting sun I got to capture the loud, youthful spirit that resonates in each one of these girls. Most were rousing, some were cheerful, a few pensive, but each was alive, a sight that left me brightened. On occasion, the age of the breakfast club can annoy me, and even frighten me (3oh3 fan clubs), but an afternoon dwelling in the arizona sun with a pack full of inspiriting volleyball players reminded me that the future is glowing. This is the Mountain Ridge varsity volleyball team.

Constrained to a location isn't always the best of beginnings, but in this particular situation, it was to be expected. My subjects aren't at the driving age. They're at the age of social concernment, they listen to music by a girl who puts a dollar sign in her name, they laugh more than they talk, and most of all they have a zero tolerance policy for boredom. Most of the moments I shared with these girls helped me to understand them. A few things I learned... To the freshman boys: if you're looking for advice in the girl department, start working on your sarcasm. To the photographer who wants laughing: Act angry, mean face em, then in your most spirited, Rachel Zoe impersonation, you scare them, "I will literally melt your face off". Truth be told, they melted mine. This is the Mountain Ridge Freshman Volleyball Team.