UGA photographer’s last picture before sideline collision
Above all else, you must get the shot. That is the creed of the photojournalist.
Chamberlain Smith certainly came through in that regard.
On Tuesday, the UGA photographer who was run over on the Auburn sidelines this past Saturday, tweeted out the last image her camera captured before that fateful moment. It was, of course, an extreme closeup of Georgia running back Brian Herrien.
❤️YOU’RE THE BEST 🐐 I knew it would be a good picture 🤞🏾 https://t.co/APCcSU5ukF
— Brian Herrien (@brianherrienn) November 19, 2019
To Smith’s credit, the photo was in focus and quite good. In it, Herrien’s eyes appear to be widening and focused in the direction of Smith’s camera an instant before he would unavoidably collide with her.
Smith, who was kneeling several yards away from the boundary, suffered a concussion, a black eye and some cuts to her face as Herrien's knee caught her in full stride. She was immediately knocked unconscious before being revived by trainers and carefully loaded onto a backboard by emergency responders and transported to a local hospital.
Herrien, who was tackled by Auburn linebacker K.J. Britt on the play, was credited for a three-yard gain on the short pass from Jake Fromm. He would score on a five-yard screen pass on the very next play to give Georgia a 13-0 lead 20 seconds before halftime.
Smith, a UGA intern from Ringgold, is resting and recuperating at home this week. She plans to return to work as soon as possible.
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