Letter to the Editor - Kudos to Thompson for job well done

I want to give a shoutout to the Havre Daily News photographer, Colin Thompson.

He is the one walking the sidelines for two hours during our football games up and down the Hi-Line. He is the one who is crouched under the basketball hoop to catch those shots of your young people’s efforts every week. You see him in the background packing his large bag and one, two and usually three cameras. He must live out of his car to be at all the games, school functions and community events to cover our stories.

I can’t wait to visit the HDN website and Facebook page to see his galleries. There are generally one or two photos chosen for the story, but his gallery of photos for any given event or game are so amazing. I love looking at our kids, and our community through his eyes. The pictures are a work of art.

I have been on those sidelines and in the gym taking photos of a game and it is not an easy. To get that perfect shot that he does game after game is a talent few people have. I get so excited to see one of his pictures with Quinn or Payton in them. (Havre Daily News Publisher Stacy Mantle) is so good about getting them on a disc for me to include in my scrapbook pages.

You don’t have to know anything about wrestling or ever visited the state all class tourney at the Metra in Billings to appreciate it through Colin’s pictures. A handful of pictures were in the paper, but he took hundreds of photos. I encourage everyone to visit HDN website and Facebook to see his gallery.

Colin captured the heart, soul, anguish and triumphs that is a wrestler’s journey. The love and support of the wrestler’s coach and family are there in so many photos.

Thank you, Colin, for sharing your talent with us. Thank you for the hours you spend on the sidelines and eating in your car. The countless hours editing every week.

Visit his galleries. If you see him, give him a pat on the back and a thank you for his work.

Sincerely and with highest regards,

Kim Springer

Havre