# @shotsonshweta on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPtmIVxERbT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35698845-shotsonshweta-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://storage.googleapis.com/gondola-media/postThumbnails/a7a6205062.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-12T14:24:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shweta Mistry (@shwetadmistry) — https://gondola.cc/shwetadmistry

## Caption

I’ve barely shot basketball in my 10 years of being a photographer.

to be honest, I never really desired it. nor did I feel excited by it. it was always football for me. I loved the sidelines, the pace of the game, shooting outdoors, the energy was just different to me. don’t get me wrong…basketball has always been an exciting sport but I just barely cared for it bc my mind was focused on football.

and if you know me, you know i don’t do anything that I don’t care for 😭😭😭 

so I shot BARELY any games in highschool and college. but my mindset on basketball and the aura of the game has entirely shifted since I started shooting in Phoenix. 

The WNBA is exhilarating. Absolutely exhilarating.

From the stories of the athletes to the fight for better pay, the whole league carries so much depth and history that I’m only beginning to unpack. And twerking is acceptable in this league which is 👩🏻‍🍳💋*chef’s kiss* 

on may 21st, I shot my first Phoenix Mercury game vs. the LA Sparks. mind you…these pics are from the first game so they ain’t all that 🤣 I give the pics a solid 5/10. I struggled a lot with tracking the ball, capturing “money shots”, and really just editing the pictures fast enough during timeouts. 

but the growth has been real 🌸🫶🏽🤭

game one of many
— xoxo, shweta <3 

(PHOENIX MERCURY VS LA SPARKS 05 10 2025)

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shweta Mistry | @shwetadmistry | https://gondola.cc/shwetadmistry | Photographer |

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