https://drmattpowell.com/portfolio https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260402_mpowell_lovbsalt_austin_014 LOVB Salt Lake volleyball player attacking at the net during Salt Lake vs Austin professional match https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260319_mpowell_uhtrackmeet_022 University of Houston track meet hurdler clearing a hurdle in competition https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260319_mpowell_uhtrackmeet_106 Distance runner competing at University of Houston track invitational https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/avp/avp-austin-2026-04 AVP Pro Beach Tour Austin 2026 — tournament sports photography by Matt Powell https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260320_mpowell_nebvaust_021 LOVB Austin volleyball player setting during match against Nebraska https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260320_mpowell_nebvaust_242 LOVB Nebraska player blocking at the net against Austin https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20241010_othsvmchs_jv2_full_034 OTHS JV volleyball player serving during match against Mayde Creek High School https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260311_mpowell_shvtsu_037 Sam Houston State volleyball player mid-swing against Texas Southern https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20240906_othsvbridgelandv_full_129 High school volleyball player tipping the ball over the net during OTHS vs Bridgeland match https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260402_mpowell_lovbsalt_austin_061 LOVB Salt Lake volleyball player passing the ball during professional match against Austin https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/avp/avp-austin-2026-03 Peak-action pro beach volleyball coverage from AVP Austin 2026 by Matt Powell https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260320_mpowell_nebvaust_017 LOVB Nebraska vs Austin professional volleyball player spiking the ball https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260325_mpowell_lovbhouvsalt_072 LOVB Houston vs Salt Lake professional volleyball player celebrating a point https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260326_mpowell_lovbausvmad_lf_011 Professional volleyball athlete jumping to serve during LOVB Austin vs Madison https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260319_mpowell_uhtrackmeet_148 Relay team member sprinting during University of Houston track meet https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/avp/avp-austin-2026-05 AVP Austin 2026 beach volleyball portrait — pro athlete coverage by Houston photographer Matt Powell https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260320_mpowell_nebvaust_059 Professional volleyball action shot from LOVB Nebraska vs Austin matchup https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260311_mpowell_shvtsu_092 Sam Houston vs Texas Southern volleyball match with player digging a spike https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260326_mpowell_lovbausvmad_lf_003 LOVB Austin volleyball player approaching for a kill against Madison https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260326_mpowell_lovbausvmad_lf_015 LOVB Austin vs Madison volleyball players battling at the net https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20250117_othsvmchs_bb_full_023 High school basketball player driving to the basket during OTHS vs Mayde Creek varsity game https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260310_mpowell_utvtsu_177 UT vs Texas Southern university volleyball player attacking at the net https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20241003_mchsvoths_fb_full_147 High school football player catching a pass during Mayde Creek vs OTHS Friday night game https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260325_mpowell_lovbhouvsalt_343 LOVB Houston vs Salt Lake professional volleyball match with dramatic spike https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260325_mpowell_lovbhouvsalt_096-2 LOVB Houston team in action during professional volleyball match against Salt Lake https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20240229_track_032-enhanced-nr Track and field sprinter mid-stride at Houston area track meet https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/avp/avp-austin-2026-01 Professional beach volleyball action at AVP Austin 2026, shot by Houston sports photographer Matt Powell https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260310_mpowell_utvtsu_263 Texas Southern volleyball player blocking at the net against UT https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260319_mpowell_uhtrackmeet_089 Long jumper mid-flight at University of Houston track and field invitational https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260326_mpowell_lovbausvmad_lf_008 LOVB Austin vs Madison professional volleyball with player diving for a dig https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20240913_othsvjordan_full_119 OTHS volleyball player attacking during varsity match against Jordan High School https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260311_mpowell_shvtsu_171 Sam Houston State volleyball athlete preparing to serve against Texas Southern https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260422_mpowell_othsvballspring_173-2 OTHS spring volleyball player in action — Houston high school athletics by Matt Powell https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260325_mpowell_lovbhouvsalt_021 LOVB Houston volleyball player jumping to attack against Salt Lake https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260326_mpowell_lovbausvmad_lf_019 LOVB Austin vs Madison professional volleyball match action https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260311_mpowell_shvtsu_116 Texas Southern volleyball player celebrating a point against Sam Houston https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260319_mpowell_uhtrackmeet_097 High jump athlete clearing the bar at UH track meet https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260310_mpowell_utvtsu_183 University of Texas volleyball player setting during UT vs Texas Southern match https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20260319_mpowell_uhtrackmeet_061 Sprinter in full stride at University of Houston collegiate track meet https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/avp/avp-austin-2026-02 AVP Austin 2026 pro beach volleyball player mid-play — Matt Powell sports photography https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/portfolio/sports/20251215_mpowell_othsvmrhs_gbb_058-dxo_deepprime_xd2s Girls basketball player shooting a jumper during OTHS vs Morton Ranch high school game https://drmattpowell.com/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/hero The sixteen NCAA Division I college programs that signed Class of 2026 volleyball players from the greater Houston area, from Stanford to Stephen F. Austin. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/sarah-hickman-stanford Sarah Hickman of Stratford competing at USA Volleyball Nationals before signing with Stanford. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/jayden-robinson-nebraska Jayden Robinson of Ridge Point and Houston Skyline before signing with Nebraska. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/halle-thompson-wisconsin Halle Thompson of Grand Oaks swinging for Houston Skyline before signing with Wisconsin. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/nadiya-shelby-florida Nadi'ya Shelby of Friendswood and Houston Skyline before signing with Florida. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/caroline-prihoda-kentucky Caroline Prihoda of College Park setting for Houston Skyline before signing with Kentucky. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/jenna-thedford-texas-am Jenna Thedford of Pearland Dawson defending for Houston Skyline before signing with Texas A&M. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/lacy-tinnell-baylor Lacy Tinnell of College Park at the net for Houston Skyline before signing with Baylor. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/shannon-dworaczyk-houston Shannon Dworaczyk of Magnolia West and TAV Houston before signing with the University of Houston. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/cali-reece-houston Cali Reece of Grand Oaks defending for TAV Houston before signing with the University of Houston. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/zora-bello-rice Zora Bello of Cypress Ranch setting for Houston Juniors before signing with Rice. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/kaylee-parker-memphis Kaylee Parker of Cypress Ranch and Houston Juniors before signing with Memphis. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/kiran-rio-cornell Kiran Rio of St. John's School and Houston Juniors before signing with Cornell. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/callie-funk-yale Callie Funk of Tompkins at the net for Houston Juniors before signing with Yale. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/audrey-cook-grand-canyon Audrey Cook of Stratford and Houston Juniors before signing with Grand Canyon. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/emma-elsasser-texas-state Emma Elsasser of Tompkins and Houston Juniors before signing with Texas State. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/daisy-voskuhl-utep Daisy Voskuhl of Fulshear hitting for Houston Skyline before signing with UTEP. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/houston-volleyball-capital-of-the-south-part-two/avery-koonsen-sfa Avery Koonsen of Pearland Dawson hitting for Houston Stellar before signing with Stephen F. Austin. Photo by Dr. Matt Powell. https://drmattpowell.com/blog/flo-hyman-towering-force-changed-everything https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/flo-hyman-1984-us-womens-olympic-volleyball-team Flo Hyman standing at the center of the 1984 U.S. Women's Olympic volleyball team, towering above her silver-medal-winning teammates. https://drmattpowell.com/blog/volleyball-news-rundown-2026-05-25 https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/volleyball-news-rundown-2026-05-25/jordyn-poulter-lovb-salt-lake-vs-austin-april-2026 Jordyn Poulter sets for LOVB Salt Lake against LOVB Austin, April 2026. Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist and returning 2026 USA Women's VNL roster member. https://drmattpowell.com/blog/dallas-pulse-2026-mlv-championship https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/dallas-pulse-2026-mlv-championship/sofia-maldonado-diaz-2026-mlv-championship-mvp-attack-comerica-center Dallas Pulse outside hitter Sofia Maldonado Diaz, the 2026 MLV Championship MVP, attacks at the net against two Omaha Supernovas blockers during the title match at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/dallas-pulse-2026-mlv-championship/omaha-supernovas-celebrate-semifinal-win-indy-2026-mlv The Omaha Supernovas celebrate at center court after defeating the top-seeded Indy Ignite in five sets to reach the 2026 MLV Championship final. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/dallas-pulse-2026-mlv-championship/omaha-supernovas-brooke-mosher-pancake-dig-2026-mlv-semifinals Omaha Supernovas setter Brooke Mosher lays out for a pancake dig during the 2026 MLV semifinals at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/dallas-pulse-2026-mlv-championship/dallas-pulse-2026-mlv-championship-trophy-celebration-gold-confetti The Dallas Pulse hoist the 2026 MLV Championship trophy amid gold confetti at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, after their five-set win over the Omaha Supernovas. https://drmattpowell.com/blog/hopefully-nothing-like-our-last-name-junk-twins-florida-state https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/hopefully-nothing-like-our-last-name-junk-twins-florida-state/hero-golden-hour-serve A Junk twin arched backward tossing the ball to serve, backlit by a golden Austin sunset. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/hopefully-nothing-like-our-last-name-junk-twins-florida-state/character-portrait-dig A Junk twin in a dark MBsand top and orange sunglasses receives a serve, eyes locked on the ball in the sand. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/hopefully-nothing-like-our-last-name-junk-twins-florida-state/net-battle A Junk twin in teal reaches above the net to contest a ball against an opposing player in royal blue under stadium lights. https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/hopefully-nothing-like-our-last-name-junk-twins-florida-state/closing-attack A Junk twin mid-air in full extension for an overhead attack, ball rising toward her hand under stadium lights. https://drmattpowell.com/blog/weekly-volleyball-rundown-2026-04-04 https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/weekly-volleyball-rundown-2026-04-04/lovb-salt-lake-austin-hero LOVB Salt Lake vs LOVB Austin volleyball action at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas https://drmattpowell.com/blog/weekly-volleyball-rundown-2026-03-29 https://res.cloudinary.com/dgmpbflxx/image/upload/w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/blog/weekly-volleyball-rundown-2026-03-29/hero LOVB Austin vs Madison volleyball action