A photograph can capture the raw emotion of a moment and preserve it in time, telling a story in the process. Over the coming weeks, there will be a review of 10 top photos from the 2024-25 season, with commentary from Steve Sanders, Chiefs’ Director of Photography.
The series continues with photo No. 7 titled “From the Fan’s View,” taken during Week 16 against Houston. The image captures defensive end Charles Omenihu energizing the crowd before kickoff. Photographer Kyle Rivas took this shot using a SONY ILCE-9M3 camera with a focal length of 400 mm, an exposure time of 1/5,000 seconds, and an aperture of f/2.8.
Steve Sanders provided insight into why this photo was included: “On game day, Kyle is everywhere… For this one, he put himself with the fans to capture this moment… Charles just stopped right there and gave a yell.”
Sanders noted that what stands out about this photo are its great lines and clean background: “It has great lines, and the player is clean… It’s as if you were sitting there and watching this moment happen.”
Discussing positioning photographers among fans, Sanders explained: “We plan this out… It allows our whole team to capture different perspectives of the game.”
On how Rivas framed the shot perfectly, Sanders added: “I imagine he moved all around the row there… He had the right lens too.”
