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Welcome to my blog!  

    My name is William Gore, but most people call me Chris.  (Don't worry I answer to either.) Want to get to know me more? Then keep reading! 

    I am originally from Alabama. After I graduated high school I decided to join the Army.  When I first joined, I enlisted as a M1A1 Armor Crewmember and did my One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Knox, Kentucky.  I graduated on July 3, 2003, and as I was leaving the gates I said I would never come back to this area again. God's got a sense of humor sometimes.  During my time in the Army, I was stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and did two combat deployments to Iraq.

  After the second deployment, I was placed on recruiting duty in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While there, I realized there was more to do in the Army than just drive tanks and blow stuff up. So, I switched over to Public Affairs Broadcast Journalism in 2013.  After learning how to do video, I took it upon myself to learn how to do still photography and newspaper style journalism.  Ever since then it's been difficult for me to put down a camera. My last duty station was at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. I was able to do two 30 day missions to Africa with my public affairs unit.  Once in South Africa and the second in Senegal. 

 You can check out one of my video stories from South Africa here and here are some of my Senegal photos. 

    I was medically retired from the Army and moved around a few times since leaving Bragg.  What brought me up to Elizabethtown, Kentucky was my calling into youth ministry at Immanuel Baptist Church. Even though I'm not in ministry anymore, we decided to stick around because we absolutely love the area. My family keeps me busy.  I've been married for almost 22 years, and I have three kids.  My oldest is my artists, and my two boys is what got me going in Sports Photography.  My middle plays ice hockey in Louisville and my little plays basketball and soccer.  So I get plenty of opportunities to be a Sports Photographer in Elizabethtown, Louisville, and everywhere in between. One of the cool things I get learned to do is Fire Photos.  These are probably some of my favorite ones to do. 

    Sports Photography is not the only thing that I can do. I offer 30 Minute Sessions, 60 Minute Sessions, Engagement Sessions, I can do Weddings, and Maternity Sessions.

The last thing before you go, I want to share a phrase with you and why it's so important to me.  You'll see this phrase in all my Facebook and Instagram post. The phrase is "Take the Photo."  One of the biggest regrets is not taking more photos while I was in the Army and not taking more photos out with my family.  So, everyone I meet, I encourage to Take the Photo.  Memories are great, but what makes them even better is being able to hold those moments in your hand. Everyone has an amazing story. Even if you don't think you do. Let me help you tell your story for generations to come.