Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom ’24
Go to any sports game and you’ll likely see Ramsey Scott ’22 squatting along the sidelines behind a large camera. Scott discovered his love for photography at Choate and has since used his skills to capture action shots for sports teams across campus.
A participant in the Arts Concentration program for piano, Scott has always been passionate about art, but he was hesitant to get involved with visual arts because of his self-proclaimed poor drawing abilities. Despite his lack of drawing skills, Scott found affinity in producing visual arts through the lens of photography. “In the spring of 2021, I used [a] camera to start photographing sports at Choate,” said Scott. “I mainly did lacrosse in the spring, and after that I realized I wanted to get more serious with [photography].” He then invested in a professional-grade camera after working over fifty hours a week at Dunkin’ Donuts over the summer to afford it, a testament to his dedication.
Scott’s favorite part of sports photography is providing students with photos depicting their greatest career moments. “A lot of my friends are trying to get recruited by schools, and that is a part of my drive to make [my photography] better,” he said. Before attending the games, Scott usually researches the sport so he understands how to capture the best shots.
Although he still attends most sports games, Scott has started to diversify the subjects in his photos by offering to take senior portraits and capturing the daily lives of students at Choate. On a recent trip to the Grand Canyon, Scott spent his time experimenting with landscape-style pictures of natural beauty and close-up pictures of different animals. “I am kind of focusing less on sports entirely and branching out into different areas of photography,” he said. “I’m trying to broaden my perspective.”
Now that school is back in session, Scott plans to continue focusing on sports photography but is starting to branch out into film. Photography has furthered Scott’s ability to observe and identify the magnificence within his life, and he enjoys being able to capture these moments forever. He highly encouraged people to pick up digital photography, arguing that it is the easiest visual art to begin. He explained that while painters and sculptors at Choate are bestowed with experience and talent, photography is lenient towards inexperienced novices. Scott added, “You can go really far with [photography].” One need not look far for proof of this statement: a quick scroll of Choate athletic teams’ Instagram accounts or Scott’s personal photography account on Instagram (@ramsey.ph) will showcase the true breadth of his works.
