University of West Georgia

Twenty seconds. For photographer Terence Rushin ’10, that length of time is both eternity and nothing – beautiful, blistering chaos. The UWG alumnus had scored the College Football Playoff National Championship gig and was prepping for Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show when he heard they only had 20 seconds to get the shot.

“That was one of the most chaotic, yet thrilling, photoshoots I’ve ever done,” Rushin confessed. “All I remember is darkness then exposure of light. I went into autopilot; it was constant energy. You must trust yourself to know your craft and capture the moment.”