Here are 20 of my favorite photos from 2015. Most of the images this year are from my favorite beach volleyball event every year, the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam, which attracts the top players from all over the world.
Irene Pollock at the 2015 AVP Huntington Beach. A Lightroom filter was used to give a grittier feel.
Taylor Pischke (Team Canada) at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Taliqua Clancy (Team Australia) at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Saymon Barbosa Santos (Team Brazil) does an Incredible Hulk impression at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Nick Lucena (Team USA) at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Hoping to make the 2015 Los Angeles Temptation roster, Monika Jaramillo participates in receiving drills at Legends Football League (LFL) open tryouts
Kerri Walsh Jennings (Team USA) celebrating a big point at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Jessica Stubinski goes airborne at the 2015 AVP Huntington Beach
Jennifer Fopma (Team USA) at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Another shot of Irene Pollock in flight at the 2015 AVP Huntington Beach
Chelsey Haardt of the Los Angeles Temptation celebrates with fans after a win against conference rival Las Vegas Sin
LFL wide receiver Cynthia Schmidt (Las Vegas Sin) makes an acrobatic catch against a Los Angeles Temptation defender
Carolina Solberg Salgado (Team Brazil) dejected after a qualifier loss at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Bruno Oscar Schmidt (Team Brazil) at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
April Ross (Team USA) celebrates on the way to a semi-final victory at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam. A Lightroom filter used to give a more dramatic effect.
Brittany Hochevar at the 2015 AVP Huntington Beach
Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera (Team Spain) celebrate a bronze medal finish at the 2015 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
The Girls (Alison Brie, Julianna Guill and Cyrina Fiallo) performing at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA
Adam Lambert shows the crowd some love during a performance at the World Series of Beach Volleyball
A Los Angeles Temptation hopeful offers up a smile during warm-up stretches at LFL tryouts
