Sports & Event Photography — Columbia, SC

Mitchell
Zavoda

Gameday photographer for the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Baseball, hockey, live music, portraits.

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BlueClaws player in a red pullover standing on the outfield grass during pregame warmups Back of BlueClaws pitcher Munoz, number 16, silhouetted against a stadium light tower at night BlueClaws pitcher at the top of his delivery on the mound, outfield signage behind him Black and white frame of a packed rink balcony of standing fans above an empty net Graduate in cap and gown tossing a mortarboard in the air beside a campus fountain Goalie in white Gamecocks pads guarding the crease as an opposing player crashes the net

Featured work

Jersey Shore
BlueClaws

MiLB High-A • Philadelphia Phillies — Lakewood, NJ, 2025

Also shooting

Hockey

Carolina Club Hockey • Bridgewater Raritan HS — 2024–2026

Off the clock

Friends, Social,
Grad & Music

USC — 2023–2025 • Columbia, SC and New Jersey

Extras — not photography

Fan Projects

Made in Canva • South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule
Click a card to hold it

Retro Bowl styled South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 season schedule graphic South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 1, Kent State South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 2, Towson South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 3, Mississippi State South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 4, Alabama South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 5, Kentucky South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 6, Florida South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 7, bye week South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 8, Tennessee South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 9, Oklahoma South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 10, Texas A&M South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 11, Arkansas South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 12, Georgia South Carolina Gamecocks 2026 schedule graphic — Week 13, Clemson

04 The colors

Every photo, one color

Ask someone what color a photo is and they’ll name one thing — orange, green, blue. A script picked that one color out of all 130 photos on this site.

Coach in an orange jacket high-fiving players over the dugout rail
orangeDugout Celebration
A fan lifting Buster off his feet in a bear hug
yellowCaught by a Fan
Two young fans in team caps leaning over the outfield rail with a baseball glove
greenFuture BlueClaws
Oversized blue Adirondack chair painted with the hashtag BlueClaws
blue#BlueClaws
All 130, side by side, in rainbow order
59 reds & golds 22 greens 30 blues 19 purples & deep reds

Every line is one photo — hover or tap one to see which, then click to open it.

59are red, orange or gold — a ballpark at night, infield dirt, and one red gel on a media day wall.
30are blue, and nearly all of those were shot inside a hockey rink.
22are green — the day games, when you can see the grass.
Mitchell Zavoda standing with Buster, the Jersey Shore BlueClaws mascot

About

Mitchell Zavoda

Sports & event photographer based in Columbia, South Carolina, by way of New Jersey. I shot the 2025 season for the Jersey Shore BlueClaws — High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies — on a sponsorship, partnerships and digital marketing internship, and I shoot Carolina Gamecock D1 club hockey on my own time.

Sport & entertainment management student at the University of South Carolina. Looking for a full-time seat in sport media — MiLB, MLB, AHL, NHL, MLS, NBA. Available for gameday, event and portrait work.

Email me — mitchellzavoda123@gmail.com instagram.com/mz_digital25 linkedin.com/in/mitchell-zavoda
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Sony a6400 • Columbia, SC • travels for work

Sunset burning through bare winter branches