Bio
My love of sports photography began in the mid 80's when I started covering high school sports for a local paper in Cleveland TN while attending college. By the 90's, I was also shooting Volunteer football, Lady Vols basketball and Vols basketball as well as UT Chattanooga basketball with Coach Mac McCarthy. These days were spent shooting on black and white film, developing our own photos and doing paste-up for publication.
Stepping away for few years while getting established in my accounting career, I returned to my love of photography with my new digital when my oldest began playing high school soccer. This led to 17 years of photographing high school sports in and around Shelby County AL for the Shelby County papers and AL.com. During this time I also made contacts with Missy Betres and Mark Meadows with ESPN-Birmingham and began providing photography for the local college bowl game in Birmingham. I have photographed all but one game in their 16 year history. I have covered team events, local parades, street festivals, fan zones, in game promotions as well as game action photos.
During this time, I also provided free-lance photography for Birmingham Southern, Samford University, UAB Athletics, Southern Conference events and ASUN golf tournaments. During the Birmingham Steeldogs time in the AFL, I worked with Dave Coffey and provided photography and articles for the Arena Football webpage.
For the past two seasons, I have worked free-lance at Auburn University, starting with providing game day souvenir photos for all visitors in the Auburn football suites during the 2021-2022 season. During the 2022-2023 season, I signed on with AuburnDaily.com to provide photography services for their website powered by Sports Illustrated. This has included, football, basketball, baseball, equestrian and gymnastics. I am still currently contracted with them for the 2023-2024 season.
What's in my bag
Canon 1DX MKII Canon R5 Canon R6
Canon 500mm F4 Canon 300mm F2.8 Canon RF 70-200 F2.8
Canon 24-70 F2.8 Canon 17-40 F4.0 Canon 100mm F2.8
Canon 50mm F1.8 Canon 2.0x Canon 1.4x
Tamron 150-600 G2 Manfrotto monopod
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Recently I heard the comment made, “the last gifts God gives us in this life are grandchildren”(or greats) if we are so lucky! Eight years ago today I became a “Pa” for the first time! I knew there was a little boy that God had promised our family but on this day it became official as Kandace Cornutt and Jared Cornutt were allowed to leave India with our sweet new addition Andrew! Eight years, and later this year we will welcome our eighth grandchild (gift), but I will never forget how it started with that first gift of Andrew and tracking that plane as it made its way back to the US from India! Happy Gotcha Day Andrew! Love you bunches!
My E-bird notification just said the skies tonight over Shelby County will be busy with 22,000+ birds traveling through on the migration path! In honor of that I thought I would share some of the “flights” that have recently landed at the Starling Flyport! @ericstarlingphoto #canonphotography #canonbirding #canonbirdsphotography #canon #ebird @merlin.bird.id @team_ebird @aosbirds
It's not just Baseball! We can cover any sports that your child may play to capture those action shots! Tired of getting the same posed photos of your special ballplayer? Let me capture that ACTION that you see on gameday so you can remember it as they get older! #ericstarlingphoto #canonsportsphotographer #youthsportsphotography #actionphotos #sportsactionphotos #alabamasportsphotographer @kaylakebbel @ekebbel
Looking for something different this baseball season? Tired of getting the same posed photos of your special ballplayer? Let me capture that ACTION that you see on gameday so you can remember it as they get older! #ericstarlingphoto #canonsportsphotographer #youthsportsphotography #actionphotos #sportsactionphotos #alabamasportsphotographer @jaredcornutt @kandacealayne #chelseayouthbaseball #chelseacommunitycenter #chelsearecreation
Total lunar eclipse March 3, 2026! Blood Moon 2026 #bloodmoon #eclipse #lunareclipse #lunareclipse2026 #fullmoon @spannwx
Didnt watch it live but so glad I went back and watched the fourth qtr and end of this one to see my current favorite NFL player! Love seeing this big guy smiling and doing what he loves! Way to go Amari! #amarikight
It may not have been the actual Thanksgiving day, but it was a great day of giving Thanks for this family of mine! The last year with 5 grandkids as we have 2 more coming in January! #thanksgiving #family #kids #grandkids #ericstarlingphoto #2025
Birds of Miramar Beach! @canonusa #canonr5markii #rf100500 #canonphotographer #alabamaphotographer #miramarbeach #brownpelican #greatblueheron #osprey #willet #ericstarlingphoto #brownpelicansofinstagram #greatblueheronsofinstagram #ospreyofinstagram #willetofinstagram
The bragging rights for the city of Hoover was settled last night! A strong Hoover defense held Spain Park to 10 points while the offense scored 21! #hooverbucsfootball #spainparkfootball #rivalrygame #alabamahighschoolfootball #fridaynightlights🏈 #ericstarlingphoto #canonphotographer
RIP to one of the best!
Evening cruise with @pontoonv and @donnavosteen
Congrats to Johni Broome!! THANKS For the MEMORIES!! Looking back on a wonderful Auburn career as @j.4.broome moves on to the next level after being drafted 35th overall by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers!! @sixers @nba #nbadraft #philadelphia76ers #76ers #nba @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
Time to put this one behind us and go defend our SEC Tournament Championship! @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
Aubie’s first dunk!! #auburnfamily #auburntigers #aubie @aubiethetiger01
With Auburn traveling to Kentucky today, it's a great time to share some photos of the support staff! Love these smiles!! WAR EAGLE! @auburncheerleaders @auburnbands #auburnfamily @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
Great win over Ole Miss!#auburnfamily @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
Well TECHNICALly...... we combined for 6 fouls including the 2 technicals, but we also combined for 28 points in the win over Georgia!! @cbuckets27 @denver.jones2 @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
It's halftime at Auburn! @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
Sights around the Auburn vs Arkansas game! @espn @alyssaglang @auburnmbb @auburntigerpaws @missamerica #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
Close game most of the night but your Tigers hang on to defeat Arkansas 67-60! @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
While the talk of the town may have been the weekend matchup between #1 Auburn and #2 Alabama on the hardwoods, the Alabama Baseball @alabamabsb team opened their season with two wins over the Bradley Braves! #secbaseball #ncaabaseball #openingday2025 #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #sportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto
Tigers drop a tough one to the Gators at Neville Arena! @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
On the night where we celebrated @cbuckets27 51 consecutive free-throws, and saw the refs make questionable calls to take CBM out of the game, we also saw our Tigers roll to a 98-70 win over Oklahoma! @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle
Sooners Jalon Moore put his foot in his mouth early stating, "you can't guard me!" His next 5 shots were blocked by the Tigers. He was held to just 11 points on the night as the Tigers routed the Sooners 98-70. @auburnmbb #auburnmbb🏀 #auburntigers #auburntigersbasketball #auburnfamily #auburnuniversity #wareagle #secbasketball #ncaabasketball #canonusa #canonsportsphotography #canonsportsphotographer #alabamasportsphotographer #auburnsportsphotographer #rfshooters #canonr6markii #ericstarlingphoto @auburnpodcast #auburnmbb #dunk #thejungle