In honor of today’s commencement I wanted to share some grad photos I took for the beautiful, talented and wonderful @carolineincontext
Congratulations Caroline! I’m so grateful that photography brought us together ❤️🖤
Spent Saturday hanging out with @hambear.emo and documenting their last show :( I love these people, their music and their energy. Thank you for letting me be a groupie these past two years. RIP Hambear you will be missed.
Scenes from a soccer match between Clarke Central High School and South Effingham High School on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Athens, Georgia. The Clarke Central Gladiators took home the win with a score of 8-1. (Photos/Sydney Shankman)
Less than two months until I leave for the World Cup and the preparation continues! Get ready for even more soccer posts in the near future.
Photos taken at Embry Farm Services in Putnam County, Georgia, on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, 2026. Embry Farms has been family owned and operated for five generations. I spent the weekend photographing Jackson Embry (third slide) and his father Terry Embry as they continue to run their family’s business.
Catching up on posts from the past few months. These are some of my favorite photographs I’ve ever taken.
The epic highs and lows of high school soccer ⚽️
Did some World Cup prep photographing @cchs.menssoccer and @cheeboyssoccer earlier this week! Counting down the days until the World Cup!
Photos from the Woodall Weekend Workshop in Putnam County, Georgia, on March 20-22, 2026.
There’s something special about being dropped in a rural county and dedicating 60+ hours to photography and its process. I felt myself grow as a photographer, journalist and storyteller. Also, I got to take some pretty neat photos.
#photographer #photojournalism
UGA baseball takes on Troy University on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Athens, Georgia. Troy beat Georgia 6-5 in the 12th inning, giving Georgia their second loss of the season.(Photo/Sydney Shankman)
Photos from UGA softball versus Samford on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 in Athens, Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs took home the win, 14-8. (Photo/ Sydney Shankman)
I am excited to share that I am working as a reporter for the @oglethorpe_echo covering health and recreation. Our first edition as a staff is now live on the Echo's website! To read the story I worked on click the link in my bio!
Photos from the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Shout out to the photojournalism department at @ugagrady for providing such an excellent weekend of learning and photography!!
