This gallery is dedicated to my father, Pete Sabella. As many of you know, my father was an amazing News Photographer for over 44 years until his passing in October of 2008. When I look back upon his images today, I am truly amazed at the stories they told and how he captured those moments in time like no other. Unfortunately those were sometimes the worst moments of someone's life and he so often had to work in very difficult situations to capture the true essence of what he was witnessing.

He shared his passion for photography with me as a kid growing up. Because of this, I dabbled in photography as a hobby throughout most of my life, often drawing upon times I spent with him at major sporting events such as Steelers & Pirates games, accident scenes or in the darkroom learning his craft. He often referred to his images as "art" and without a doubt, they truly were. I loved processing and printing my own B&W film and wish I had the means to do it today. As of now, my main interests are in photographing sports (previously my daughter's teams, but now high school and youth), family & friends, nature and anything else that looks like it would make good "art". My first camera was a Nikon FM2 which my father bought me when I went away to college. I still have that camera and will never let it go. Currently I'm shooting a Nikon D3s & D700 with a variety of high quality Nikon lenses and have been very satisfied with the results so far.

Please check back often as I plan to copy as many of his images as possible and post them here for everyone to see. Simply put...he was the best and will always be in my eyes. He had such a passion for his trade and he shared that passion every chance he got. The images below of him with my Mom, or him with my niece, are just a couple examples of how much he loved his family, his passion for photography and sharing his knowledge. He will be truly missed.

With that said, I dedicate this site and every image I take to my father. He was the best and while I will never be as good as he was, I truly hope he would be proud of the "art" that he sees on my site.