Athlete Storytelling
Athlete portrait photography and storytelling videography directed, shot, and/or edited by Pete Donahoe.
Trae Young Signature Pickleball Paddle
Client
Paddletek Pickleball & Trae Young
Role
Director, Videographer, Editor
Year
03/2025
Performance
1.2M Organic Views
26.3K Interactions
1.8K Profile Visits & 325 Link Taps
564 Follows
I directed, shot and edited this social post for the launch of theTrae Young signature paddle by Paddletek. Final assets included an organic mixed media collab post between Trae Young and Paddletek and a paid social asset.
I followed up the launch by designing a giveaway post that was posted in collaboration with Trae Young to drive followers.
Paddletek New Athlete Introductions
Client
Paddletek
Year
Nov 2025 - Mar 2026
Role
Director
Goal/Purpose
Educate & Engage - Inform consumers of the growth of the Paddletek Brand
Performance
350K Views
8K engagements
2.2K Follows
As new players joined the Paddletek Ad Staff, I directed the creation of athlete introduction videos, all following a similar structure, so Paddletek’s audience knew what to expect. These videos and others were used on social, web, email, etc to communicate the roster changes to customers.
Summer Solstice: The Longest Day Of Play feat. Gabriela Gonzalez
For the Summer Solstice, I concepted and produced a campaign around influencer and multi-sport athlete, Gabriela Gonzalez, as she attempted to play as many sports as possible with Wilson equipment and sportswear on the longest day of the year. I creative directed and was the lone videographer and photographer on this full day shoot. This reel was posted on the @wilson instagram the very next evening, with photo selects posted on stories throughout the day to help build anticipation for the full piece.
Client
Wilson Sporting Goods
Year
06/2023
Performance
25.3K organic views
Veterans Day Paddle Launch feat. Jonny Pickleball
I directed, shot and edited this social post for the launch of a camo paddle color way, designed in collaboration with Jonny Pickleball, a US Army Veteran and professional pickleball player. This was launched on Veterans Day. Instead of just pushing sales of a camo paddle, I told the story of “why.” Why Paddletek? Why camo? Why veterans day? I did this by telling Jonny Pickleball’s story and how it influenced the design.
Client
Paddletek Pickleball
Role
Director, Videographer, Editor
Year
03/2025
Performance
47K Views
1K Interactions
382 Follows
Anthony Hamilton
Athlete portrait photography of influencer, actor, and professional dunker, Anthony Hamilton, shot and edited by Pete Donahoe at a brand photoshoot for Wilson Sporting Goods.
Client
Wilson Sporting Goods
Year
2021
Kysre Gondrezick
Client
Wilson Sporting Goods
Year
2022
Athlete portrait photography of then WNBA player, Kysre Gondrezick, shot and edited by Pete Donahoe at a brand photoshoot for Wilson Sporting Goods.
Superfan Series
I served as the photographer for Wilson’s Superfan Series’ episode in Cincinatti, which told the story of Bengals Superfan, the Bengals Captain. Selects were posted on the @wilson and @wilsonfootball Instagrams to help drive traffic to the long form episode on YouTube.
Client
Wilson Sporting Goods
Year
10/2023
Platforms
Instagram (Paid + Organic)
YouTube (Organic)
Performance
573K Paid + Organic Impressions
Behren Morton x Wilson Connected
In order to further educate the Wilson Football social audience about Wilson QBX Connected Football Technology, I worked with Texas Tech Quarterback, Behren Morton, who uses the technology weekly to improve his mechanics.
In the first piece, Behren walks the audience through how he and his team use the technology and how it helps him improve. I further utilized two other team members in this video to walk him and the audience through his performance metrics so that the viewers understand exactly what the system measures and how it can be groundbreaking.
I created the second piece to introduce Behren to the Wilson Football social audience to ensure they knew him and had a personal connection to him before consuming the piece about how he uses Wilson QBX Connected Technology.
These will be posted on @wilsonfootball on Instagram and TikTok.
Client
Wilson Sporting Goods
Role
Videographer, Editor
Year
11/2024
Platforms
Instagram (Organic), TikTok (Organic), Internal Sell In Kits
Goal/Purpose
Brand Eduaction - educate the viewer on how Wilson is innovating the sport
Performance
Ongoing
Amateur Athletes: Basketball
Client
Freelance
Year
2022
Role
Photographer, Editor
Freelance athlete portrait photography of amateur basketball athletes shot and edited by Pete Donahoe.
Athletes Appearances
Athlete appearance photography and videography, including Caitlin Clark, Kaleah Copper, Josh Jacobs, Jimmer Fredette, Drew Brees, and more.
Client
Wilson Sporting Goods
Year
2024
Role
Photographer, Videographer, Editor
Wilson Tennis
Client
Wilson Sporting Goods
Year
2023
Role
Photographer, Editor
Athlete portrait photography of Wilson Tennis models shot and edited by Pete Donahoe.
