My name is Devin Alley. I am a 18 year old photographer/videographer based in Knoxville Tennessee. My passion for sports started when I was a kid. I grew up watching Tennessee football and basketball with my dad and fell in love with sports. However playing sports wasn’t for me. I was always undersized. I played basketball in middle school but it never really worked out, so my freshman year of high school I picked up the camera after my close friend asked me to come take pictures for his rec league basketball team. I’d never taken a picture with a real camera before, but my mom had one, so I said to myself “why not?” The pictures weren’t good whatsoever, but I fell in love with sports photography that day. I would continue to take pics for all my friends’ rec league teams, then proceeded to go to 7on7 football games, until the coach at my high school asked me to come take pictures for the football team. That’s when the name 865flics was born, and I started taking photography more seriously. I also got into videography at that point. Ever since, I’ve been taking pictures and videos, growing my brand, and making an impact in sports photography in Knoxville. I plan to continue taking pictures and the goal is to take pictures for a college football team, and then eventually the NFL/NBA/big brand, athlete, etc.