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Sports photography across the UK — pitch-side, court-side and trackside. Match days, tournaments, squad shoots and the moments between the whistles. Flag football is where it started, and where my heart still is: official team photographer for the Leicester Huntsmen.

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Shot on
the sideline

Frames from league fixtures, playoffs, tournaments and race days. Fast glass, low angles, and the split second that decides it — whatever the sport.

Photo slots ready for Belle. Each frame above is a labelled placeholder. To go live, drop the full-resolution JPEGs into a folder called images/ next to this file and update the src value for each entry in the PHOTOS list at the bottom of this file — the captions, categories and layout stay exactly as they are.
Home turf

Flag football
is where it started

I shoot every sport that'll have me — but 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 up and down the country.

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
    Packages

    Cover for
    every fixture

    Built around how clubs actually run a season — one-off match days, full tournament and event weekends, and season-long retainers at a fixed monthly cost. Same structure whatever the sport.

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    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.

    One-off support

    Buy Belle a coffee
    — or a memory card

    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.

    Club Sponsorship

    Monthly team support tiers

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

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    Team Photographer
    Leicester Huntsmen
    About

    Belle
    Barthorpe

    I'm a sports photographer based in the Midlands. I shoot match days, tournaments, squad shoots and race days for clubs across the UK — 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 up and down 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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    Get Belle
    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.