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Sam Owens
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Photojournalist based in Texas 📸
San Antonio Express-News ✨
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From @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social:

"Stephon Castle 'humbled' to join Spurs' rookie Mount Rushmore"
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April 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My first Final Four is in the books. The long workdays were rewarded with three stellar basketball games at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

📷 by Jason Fochtman
April 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Firefighters are working to contain brush fires that have developed on the far Southeast side of San Antonio near Interstate 37 and Southton Road. The wind gusts and dry air are causing extreme wildfire danger in South Texas today.

More @expressnews.com:
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March 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Well, by the end of the game, the mood was much more somber. The Spurs lost to the Pistons 125-110.

More from@jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
February 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Night two at the Moody Center in Austin with the San Antonio Spurs. The energy is high as they take on the Detroit Pistons.

@expressnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Kevin Durant warms up before a game against the Spurs in Austin, Texas.

Durant played his lone college season at the University of Texas in 2006-07, forging a connection with the Longhorn program and the city of Austin...more from @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social:
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February 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Breakfast tacos are a good way for me to ease back into work after a long weekend away from San Antonio 🤠
February 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Spent some time in Michigan over the long weekend and got my fill of snow for the winter season. It was beautiful, but also brought back memories of having to work in it everyday 🥶
February 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A gritty game between the UTSA Roadrunners and the North Texas Mean Green tonight at UTSA's convocation center. The Roadrunners held off the Mean Green with a 54-52 win, holding on to first place in the American Athletic Conference.

From @gregluca.bsky.social:
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February 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
San Antonio Shadows 🌞
February 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
January 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A winter storm hit San Antonio early this morning, and the snow has mostly melted.

Here are some photos I took around town today.

Read the @expressnews.com winter weather blog for updates - www.expressnews.com/news/article...
January 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My dog is very excited about the little bit of snow we got in San Antonio ❄️
January 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
You can see a large handful of the images that meant the most to me and the rest of the SAEN Photo staff here:
www.expressnews.com/projects/202...

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December 30, 2024 at 5:26 PM
A Uvalde Grand Jury indicted Arredondo, with 10 counts of abandoning or endangering a child, while former school district police officer Adrian Gonzales, 51, is charged with 29 counts of the same offense for their response to the Robb Elementary mass shooting.

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December 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo and former school district police officer Adrian Gonzales arrived at the Uvalde County Justice Center for a pre-trial hearing with their legal teams on Thursday morning, Dec. 19, 2024, in Uvalde, Texas.

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December 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Jacob Buhler, left, of New Braunfels won the men’s marathon amd Courtney Olivier, right, of Breaux Bridge, La., won the women's marathon.

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December 9, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Calahan Warren, left, a servicemember stationed at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, took the men’s half marathon, and Natosha Rogers, right, a New Braunfels resident, won the women’s half marathon.
December 9, 2024 at 2:16 AM
This weekend, runners braved San Antonio's cold, wet weather to participate in the Rock ‘N’ Roll series races. After 16 years of hosting a Rock 'N' Roll marathon, the City of San Antonio and San Antonio Sports will host a new marathon next year.

www.expressnews.com/sports/artic...
December 9, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!

I photographed the 45th annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner at San Antonio's Convention Center. The event feeds about 25,000 annually with the help of about 4,000 volunteers.

Read more here:
www.expressnews.com/news/article...
and
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November 29, 2024 at 3:27 AM
The UTSA Roadrunners secured a bowl game with their 51-27 victory over the Temple Owls.

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November 23, 2024 at 5:09 AM
The UTSA Roadrunners are leading 28-17 at the start of the second half against the Temple Owls at the Alamodome.

@saenews.bsky.social #utsa #utsafootball
November 23, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Soaking up all the autumn I can 🍂
November 16, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Found a little bit of San Antonio in a Lansing, MI, thrift shop ❤️‍🔥
November 16, 2024 at 12:41 AM
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Washington Wizards, 139-130, at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Victor Wembanyama made a career-high 50 points in the game, breaking his 40-point record that he hit last March against the New York Knicks.
November 14, 2024 at 7:32 AM