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Sports photography across the UK — match days, tournaments, squad shoots and the moments between the whistles. Flag football and tag rugby are home ground; other sports are always welcome. Official team photographer for Derby Uni Contact and the Leicester Huntsmen.

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Shot on
the sideline

Grouped by album — one per fixture, tournament or shoot. Fast glass, low angles, and the split second that decides it.

Photo slots ready for Belle. Each frame above is a labelled placeholder, grouped into the album it belongs to. To go live, drop the full-resolution JPEGs into a folder called images/ next to this file and update the src value for each photo in the GALLERY_ALBUMS list at the bottom of this file. Adding a new fixture means copying one album block and changing the details — the layout looks after itself.
Home turf

Flag football
is where it started

Flag football and tag rugby are what I shoot most, and flag is the one I'd shoot for free. I've been official team photographer for the Leicester Huntsmen since the beginning, and I've followed the game to Flagapalooza, the Northern Premiership and playoff weekends — as well as covering contact American football for Derby Uni and league days with TryTag Rugby.

I know the game — where the play breaks, when the flag comes off, which sideline to be on. That's the difference between a photo of a match and a photo of your match.

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Official Team Photographer
Leicester Huntsmen
Derby Uni Contact
    Albums

    Cover for
    every fixture

    An album is one fixture, tournament or shoot — the unit a club buys. One-off match days, full event weekends, or a season-long retainer at a fixed monthly cost.

    Pricing not set yet. Every album currently shows Price on request. The figure discussed was £10 per album — when it is confirmed, change the price value for each entry in the ALBUM_TYPES list at the bottom of this file, for example price: "£10". Leave it as null to keep it enquiry-led.
    How it works

    Whistle to
    gallery

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    Keep the
    shutter open

    Covering a season isn't free — fuel to away fixtures, memory cards, batteries, editing software, insurance and body repairs all come out of pocket. If the photos are worth something to your club, this is how you keep them coming.

    One-off tips are always welcome. A monthly club sponsorship is what makes the whole season sustainable.

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    Every contribution goes straight back into kit, travel and getting to more pitches. No minimum, no commitment.

    Clubs needing an invoice for their treasurer: request one here.

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    Monthly team support tiers

    A fixed monthly amount from your club — split between however many members you like. Predictable for you, sustainable for Belle.

    Payment links to swap in. The Buy Me a Coffee button is already pointed at buymeacoffee.com/throughbelleslenss. The Stripe buttons use placeholder URLs — create a Payment Link in Stripe for each one (one-off, plus each monthly subscription tier) and paste them into the LINKS and TIERS blocks at the bottom of this file.
    Official Team Photographer
    Derby Uni Contact · Leicester Huntsmen
    About

    Belle
    Barthorpe

    I'm a sports photographer based in the Midlands. I shoot match days, tournaments and squad shoots — mostly flag football and tag rugby, and I'm happy anywhere there's something worth catching at 1/1000th of a second.

    Flag football is where it started and where the love of the game lives. Covering one club turned into following the sport around the country, and it taught me how to read a game before it happens — which is the bit that carries over to every other sport I shoot.

    My work sits close to the action: low angles, tight crops, and a bias towards the honest moments — the sideline nerves, the huddle, the walk back after a hard loss. Clubs use my images for socials, sponsor packs, squad graphics and end-of-season prints.

    If your club has fixtures coming up and no one behind a lens, let's talk.

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    pitch-side

    Fixtures, tournaments, squad days, race days or a full season retainer — whatever the sport, send the dates and we'll take it from there. Enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours.